Despite being, well, a lake, Lake Michigan is large enough that it can produce waves. And over the Fourth of July weekend, those waves were so big – estimated around seven feet, by the National ...

Rock Harbor serves as the island’s primary hub, complete with a visitor center, the island’s only lodge, a small restaurant, and a marina where kayaks and canoes can be rented for exploring the ...

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

The lighthouse itself is a study in practical beauty—a two-and-a-half-story brick keeper’s dwelling with a 52-foot tower rising from its center like an exclamation point on Lake Huron’s shoreline.

Michigan boaters and swimmers face warnings today because of high waves and strong currents. Here's where the advisories are in place.

Dangerous waves and life-threatening rip currents posed hazards to swimmers and beachgoers on Thursday.

The difference in density refracts, or bends, the light waves that travel through the cold air. For example, Sheppard said, imagine a lighthouse shooting a beam of light across Lake Michigan.

MICHIGAN CITY — As colossal waves crashed into a pier, two small children can be seen hugging cement posts while nearly being swept into the tumultuous water.

Like recently, as captured below in this hypnotic drone video of slushy ice waves breaking on Lake Michigan. Although frosty and fierce, the video is somewhat soothing – it’s like something ...

A drone photographer captured two kids and an adult playing on shelf ice on Lake Michigan. The ice forms when waves are frozen along the banks. Officials warn playing on the ice is extremely ...