The service will run through Aug. 31, connecting downtown to Pere Marquette Beach and circulating between Lake Michigan parks to help reduce beach traffic congestion.

For more than 30 years, the Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy has worked to preserve and protect natural areas across the ...

To be considered safe for swimming, the E. coli counts must be below 300 per 100 milliliters. Samples are takes 1 foot below the surface (between 3 and 6 feet in depth) and sent to a laboratory for ...

Temperatures will reach a high of mid-40 degrees Wednesday, before warming up slightly on Thursday to highs in the 50s.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore offers sand and recreation in nature along 25 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline. Here's ...

Lake Erie, one of the region's five Great Lakes, lies on the southeast coast of Michigan. Here's what to know.

On the banks of the East Twin River, the historic Rogers Street Fishing Village and Great Lakes Coast Guard Museum features ...

Enjoy the great outdoors with scenic hiking trails, secluded beaches, and hidden gem wineries at this tip-of-the-mitten ...

Here’s how the story of piping plovers Monty and Rose unfolded along the Lake Michigan coast — and how their legacy lives on still.

USA TODAY's 10BEST Readers' Choice Awards has named two Michigan glamping sites among the top 10 nationwide. Here's what to know.

After Traci Lynn Martin’s mom died, she knew she couldn’t keep putting off her dream: Becoming the first person to kayak around the Great Lakes in one year.