The lure of cold water is undeniable as summer temperatures climb. However, as people flock to rivers and reservoirs across the region to beat the heat, that refreshing escape has turned tragic for ...

Twenty bright red life jackets, hanging on a wooden rack at Gary’s Marquette Park concession stand, now greet beachgoers as they walk to Lake Michigan. The Friends of Marquette Park’s Miller Beach ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — With warmer weather comes the swimming and boating season, and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources is aiming to keep Ohioans safe on the water. The ODNR's new safety initiative ...

HOLLAND, Mich. — The dangerous ferocity of Lake Michigan is something local emergency responders like Cal Keuning know well. "We work with the sheriff's department, we work with DNR, other police ...