Plan an unforgettable escape to Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands with this ultimate guide to kayaking, caves, and Lake Superior ...

More than 9 million people were told to avoid the water during peak summer recreation because of "life threatening" ...

Epic summer adventure? Try splashing in all five Great Lakes in one day. Here are three routes you can try, including a ...

Rip currents, which drown more than 100 people every year at U.S. beaches, also occur in the Great Lakes, and were responsible for about 25 drownings there last year.

While the Great Lakes are beautiful, they can also be dangerous. As we head into summer, beachgoers should be equipped with the tools and knowledge on how to stay safe.

There were 85 Great Lakes drownings in 2023 and 71 to date this year as of August 2024, according to the National Drowning Prevention Alliance and Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project. The National Weather ...

America's Great Lakes Shoreline" highlights the cultural & natural landscapes of the Great Lakes, where he grew up.

Checking beach monitoring websites like BeachGuard is not a surefire solution either. These two findings are central to a public health research project, the Great Lakes Microbial Water Quality ...

Statistics show Lake Michigan is the deadliest lake in the country. Find out how to keep you and your children safe.

Over the past 20 years, our beach cleanups removed more than 9.7 million individual pieces of trash and more than 535,000 pounds of litter from Great Lakes shorelines. Of that litter, 86% was plastic.

County health departments routinely collect water samples to test for bacteria levels to ensure water is safe for swimming.