"For me, it's a plan and money." In a federal bill introduced this year by two Michigan representatives, $200 million would be set aside to map the lake bottoms by 2030. While the bill hasn't ...

At least 87 people drowned in the Great Lakes this year, and more than half of the deaths happened in Lake Michigan, ...

By 1870, Chicago accounted for 75 percent of all of Lake Michigan’s exports, making her one of the busiest ports in the world. There were more ships arriving and leaving the Chicago port every ...

(Google Maps) Back in the summer of 1969 ... but still did what no man had done before: He traveled across Lake Michigan in a bathtub. Recommended Videos Yes, for real. The tub’s captain ...

LAKE SUPERIOR, MI - It was 49 years ago today that the Edmund Fitzgerald was being loaded with 26,000 tons of iron ore, ...

The geographic quirk of Isle Royale does help to define Michigan's water boundaries with the state of Minnesota and the ...

Go horseback riding along Lake Michigan's eastern shore at Silver Lake State Park Beach, or go swimming in or fishing at Silver Lake. To avoid thick crowds, visit the family-friendly beach at ...

In 2022, a team of researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) set sail on Lake Michigan to map the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary, a federally ...

As results for the 2024 U.S. presidential election pour in, the nation's attention is zeroing in on three states in the Great ...

Sunday marks 49 years since one of the most famous and deadly Great Lakes shipwrecks: the sinking of the ore-carrier SS ...

To continue to provide revenue to the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission, shall the current millage, which has be ...

Michigan's median property tax rate is relatively high, and fuel taxes are high compared to other states. The Great Lakes State currently has a flat state income tax of 4.25%, but municipalities ...