Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can batter and exhaust swimmers trying to swim back to land,” the National Weather Service Grand Rapids office cautioned in a warning ...

A good Samaritan pulled David Meneou, 65, of Joliet, and his son, Jameson Meneou, 20, of Lockport, from the water before ...

A high swim risk advisory is in effect after potentially life threatening rip currents and high wave activity is happening at ...

Michigan features beaches statewide along over 3,200 miles of shoreline. From the Great Lakes to inland lakes, national lakeshores to state parks, the state offers vast shores to explore.

According to the NWS, waves as high as seven feet could form along beaches in southern Lake Michigan, across Illinois, ...

Seven Michigan beaches are closed or under advisory due to high bacteria levels. Closures and advisories affect beaches in ...

Strong currents in Lake Michigan are expected to subside as wind direction and wind speed change Tuesday, July 8.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy flagged three beaches for closure and has another three under ...

Shifting winds to the north will create hazardous conditions for swimming and boating this afternoon and evening in the ...

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - As of Friday, 11 beaches across Michigan are either closed or under contamination advisories because ...

The sunsets and the view are literally spectacular,” said listing agent Amy Rudholm of the lakefront beach home. “If I’m ...

Swimming conditions are expected to be life-threatening during the rest of the Fourth of July holiday weekend with waves of 3 to 6 feet at all Lake Michigan beaches in the Chicago area.