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Two beaches have temporarily closed and several more are on contamination advisory.

The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project has been monitoring the green, yellow and red flags used to indicate surf conditions at beaches along Lake Michigan — and says they are often clearly wrong.

A new report looks at some of the most polluted beaches in Michigan. In 2019, several dozen of Michigan’s beaches tested were unsafe at one point or…

Water levels in the Great Lakes have been rising, and that means shrinking shorelines.Drew Gronewald is a hydrologist with the University of Michigan’s…

It has been a dangerous month on Lake Michigan. While there has been a below average number of drownings in the lake overall this year, there was a…

The Knight Foundation’s Cities Challenge awards were announced recently. One of the projects it’s funding is an urban beach along Detroit’s riverfront.It…

June marks the beginning of beach season in the Great Lakes – but it also means more people are at risk of drowning.So the city of Holland is trying…

Swimmers and boaters in Michigan need to be more careful on the water."We're at 23 fatal drownings on the five Great Lakes so far this year. It's about…

After two drownings in Lake Michigan in recent weeks, some are calling for a better warning system when beach conditions are dangerous.The Muskegon…