EMPIRE, MI -- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is calling on its nature lovers to help clean up what’s left of its iconic Lake Michigan overlook. The wooden platform of the Lake Michigan ...

In the 16 years Andrew Stokes has lived near Bear Lake, he can’t recall a single instance of a bear being struck by a vehicle near its turquoise-blue waters. As the Idaho park manager for Bear ...

The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a popular tourist attraction on the coast of Lake Michigan in northwest Michigan. The national lakeshore features sand, beaches, forests, inland lakes ...

You may already know Big Bear Lake as Southern California’s accessible all-season outdoor playground. What you might not know is that it’s also a sky island ecosystem. Soaring above the ...

U.S. Coast Guard warns beachgoers of "armed" phosphorus pyrotechnics missing in Lake Michigan after a military exercise, urging caution along the shoreline.

The popular Lake Michigan Overlook on the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore's Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive has been removed, National Park Service officials said last week in social media posts.

The National Park Service said a famous Lake Michigan overlook platform at Sleeping Bear Dunes has been removed after the winter. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays Watch Now ...

The Coast Guard is warning of multiple "phosphorous pyrotechnics" that could be floating in Lake Michigan water or washed up on beaches after one was discovered on a Chicago beach this Memorial Day.

EMPIRE, MI - Each year, thousands of visitors step out at stop #9 on Sleeping Bear Dune’s Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive and marvel at the view in front of them. The huge, perched dunes roll and ...

The Lake Michigan Overlook platform at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has been removed due to erosion. Shifting dunes undercut the platform's supports, creating a safety hazard.

Young expects the reliance on Lake Michigan to only grow in the coming years as other sources, such as underground aquifers, are depleted. Water insecurity has several aspects, she said, including ...

Females return to the lake and lay their eggs on the water's surface. The eggs sink to the bottom where they develop into new generations. Each egg mass can contain over 1,000 eggs.