On Monday, Aug. 25, the shores of lakes Michigan, Huron and Superior are dangerous for swimmers and boaters. See the forecast.

More than 200,000 people in the Upper Midwest were advised to stay out of the water amid dangerous conditions on Wednesday.

Operations left behind uniquely colored beaches in Minnesota’s Silver Bay and Michigan’s Gay. But the materials are different ...

The girls, ages 8 to 14, were stuck for hours on the rocky island until they could be airlifted off by a rescue team from ...

The Coast Guard shared news of the rescue on its social media page: “Air Station Traverse City hoisted 4 children from a rock ...

The paddleboarders, ages 8, 10, 13 and 14, reportedly became stranded on an island after they lost their paddles.

As the sun was setting, I was walking along perhaps a half-mile of a beach. I was the only one there. I looked out at Lake Superior, the greatest (and largest) of the Great Lakes. That early August ...

Four girls were stuck on a small island in Lake Superior for five hours before being rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter ...

The helicopter took off from Traverse City and airlifted the children to awaiting medical crews, who cleared them before ...

The four girls, ages 8 to 14, lost their paddles while paddleboarding from Black Beach, officials say. Watch the video of ...

The girls made it out to a small rocky island off the coast of Silver Bay, but then became separated from their paddles, ...

The girls — ages 14, 13, 10 and 8 — had paddleboarded to the island from Black Beach in Silver Bay, Minnesota, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.