Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The National Weather Service says the swim risk along much of Lake Michigan's shores will be high on Aug. 9-10. Swim risks in ...

Michigan’s summers are made for water. With more than 11,000 inland lakes and miles of Great Lakes shoreline, the state offers no shortage of spots to swim, wade or float. For many residents and ...

Dangerous swimming conditions are being forecast for a big stretch of Lake Michigan’s most popular beaches on Sunday. Waves are expected to build up to 6 feet high by Sunday afternoon along beaches ...

A 37-year-old man was rescued on Lake Michigan after he drifted a mile from shore on Friday, Oct. 3. He was on a swimming tube when he drifted out of sight, and he was unable to swim back. Thanks to a ...

Michigan's Great Lakes pose threats for swimmers and boaters on Wednesday, Aug. 20, as officials issue small craft advisories and high swim risks. "Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 51-year-old man from northwest Indiana who planned to break a record swimming across Lake Michigan and back called off his attempt. Scott Weston Wolford, of Chesterton, Ind., hoped ...

A man remains missing on Monday after going swimming in Lake Michigan near Highland Park over the weekend. On Saturday, around noon, Highland Park police and firefighters responded to a call about a ...

As the weather cools, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is beginning to remove swim buoys and flags from Great Lakes beaches, closing designated swim areas for the season. Once buoys are ...

Dr. Bryan Huffman is a Holland-area ophthalmologist and open-water endurance athlete who uses his marathon swims, known as "Bryan's Big Swims," to raise money for the Holland Aquatic Center Foundation ...

The weather should cooperate with suitably warm temperatures, and Michigan's lakes are warm enough to feel downright cozy, but it could be risky to get into the water this weekend. The National ...