Beaver Island in Lake Michigan is known for its inky skies and starry nights, its vast views of the constellations, galaxies and the Milky Way, glimpses of the Northern Lights and an occasional ...

The area spans 2.5 million acres of Lake County in Southeastern Oregon. It was certified this month by DarkSky International, a U.S. based nonprofit that aims to reduce light pollution.

She said the sanctuary is in the middle of a deep forest about 15 miles south of the town of St. James. More: Gray wolf ends up in southwest Michigan, far from U.P. habitat, sparking DNR mystery ...