lake michigan

At the shoreline, between lake and land, Melissa Wiatrolik reflects on those who were here before Michigan became Michigan. She had been raised in a…

On August 12, six swimmers emerged from Lake Michigan in Ludington in wetsuits, goggles, and swim caps — the whole shebang. As onlookers cheered, they…

Dead lake sturgeon have been turning up along the shore of Lake Michigan. Seven sturgeon carcasses have been found since mid-July on beaches in the…

Lakes Michigan and Huron have been at record levels for each month so far this year. But water levels are expected to decline before they reach the…

The United States faced growing turmoil in the mid-19th century as technological change, abolitionist and religious movements and westward expansion…

A new study by University of Michigan researchers finds climate change may help Asian carp overcome another invasive species to gain a foothold in the…

Today on Stateside, thousands have evacuated Midland County after dam failures led to an emergency. We check in with a hydrologist about what causes dam…

While waves and record high water levels pound away at shoreline properties, state lawmakers are trying to pound away on new laws to protect property.One…

A western Michigan lakefront home has fallen down a sandy bluff in an area plagued by erosion.Muskegon County officials had been monitoring the condition…

Sometimes, bad things can lead to good things.New research by ecologist Cory Suski of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign suggests that…