A gale watch is in place for Michigan's Great Lakes ahead of strengthening winds that could create 22-foot waves.

Michigan's beaches could see 8-foot waves and life-threatening currents on Monday, Aug. 25, and officials have issued small craft and swim risk advisories for beach-goers. "High wave action along the ...

Dangerous swimming conditions are expected in Lakes Michigan, Huron, and Superior due to large waves and strong currents. A high swim risk is in effect for Lake Superior beaches in Marquette and Alger ...

Before the gale watch, local news reported on the large waves expected. Specifically, the Detroit Free Press projected, “14- ...

LUTSEN — A 61-year-old man died Tuesday after a large wave pulled him from shore into Lake Superior. The Cook County Sheriff’s Office said it responded to a report of someone in the water near 4840 W.

The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald still hits close to home in Wisconsin. Half a century later, the legacy lives on through memorials, museum exhibits, ...

National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists urged more than 200,000 beachgoers to stay out of the water at Lake Superior in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin on Wednesday as the lake, fraught with ...