Located just outside the small town of Honor in Benzie County, Esch Beach (also sometimes called Otter Creek Beach) sits within the stunning Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, a 35-mile stretch ...

"Being able to access the shoreline and know that the water is so much healthier is more than gratifying," said Kathy Evans, an advocate for the lake's revival. The news became official on Oct. 1, ...

The Great Lakes region may not be the first place on your list when you think of the best places to retire, but there are a ...

Without Gordon Lightfoot's song, the Edmund Fitzgerald could have faded from memory along with the names of the roughly 6,500 ...

Across Michigan, the remnants of once bustling towns bear witness to a bygone era. Here's a look at 5 "ghost towns" that once ...

At least 2,484 Manistee County area residents rely on local food pantries. Leaders of those pantries are now preparing for a ...

A group of anglers attended the fall outing and annual sweepstakes fishing and fundraising event to support Flygirls of ...

Tucked away on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula sits a lakeside paradise that feels like the Great Lakes State’s best-kept secret.

A common merganser hen landing on the Rapid River in Northern Michigan with a backdrop of fall color graces the cover of the ...

Warm up with cozy mysteries from Manistee County Library: staff picks of books and films available at branches and online.

Illinois' Grand Prairie Water Commission went to market Monday in a debut deal as it builds infrastrcture linking the Joliet ...

The Detroit Lions have named Brent Sandee of Hudsonville High School the week nine recipient of the 2025 Detroit Lions High ...