A quiet Lake Huron beach turned out to be hiding something much older than it looked. While rock hunting in northern Michigan, they found 360-million-year-old Devonian fossils, including large ...

Don't let stereotypes of cornfields and pastures fool you, Indiana is home to a variety of diverse landscapes that are easy ...

These U.S. lakes are very cold but worth visiting. From New York to Oregon to Minnesota, these lakes offer lots to do, like ...

Somewhere along the shores of Lake Michigan, there’s a town where people have cracked the code on what retirement should ...

Washington is full of earthly treasures. Local rockhound experts share their tips for how to find and collect agates, quartz ...

Fast-melting snowpack across Northern Michigan and days of excessive rain across the state have created flooding issues on both peninsulas. But how is all that rain and snowmelt impacting our Great ...

Indian River — Upstream from the beleaguered Cheboygan Lake and Dam Complex, homeowners along the inland lakes feeding into the Cheboygan River have watched their lakes, popular for summertime boating ...

After years of talk, study and approvals, an initiative to bring Lake Michigan water to Lake Zurich will begin to have a physical presence in town this summer. The village board this week approved a ...

Heart-pounding photos capture the moment a man was swept into the frigid waters of Lake Michigan and then rescued by a quick-thinking bystander. The man ended up in the icy drink in South Haven around ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. For years, state Rep. Marcus Evans Jr. has championed a plan to make Illinois ...