Rubble ridges, which have been built parallel to the shore, help retain some sand without fully stopping the natural flow in the lake.

Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state. So it’s a good thing the West Michigan Tourist Association has once again released its Lake Michigan Lighthouse map. The free poster-sized ...

The Great Lakes in North America are the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world. While peering out beyond the Chicago lakefront, Lake Michigan almost feels more like an ocean than a ...

WAUKESHA - The proverbial pipe wrench has turned, and Lake Michigan's water has begun flowing through the city of Waukesha's precedent-setting new system in a transition that will last anywhere ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — We survived the third-snowiest winter on record in West Michigan. This is your reward: Beach season is back. The WOOD TV8 Lake Michigan Summer Beach Guide is better ...

Only 15% of the bottom of Lake Michigan has really been mapped, and that's comparable to our nation's coasts. So there's really a need to map these systems out. That is one outcome of this.