Lake Michigan

Snyder To Transfer $11M For Dredging Great Lakes

Gov. Rick Snyder will call for spending $11 million this year to dredge Michigan harbors in danger of losing their connections to open water because of low Great Lakes levels.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/02/02

US Coast Guard Warns Of Unsafe Ice On Lake Erie, Other Great Lakes

The U.S. Coast Guard is warning that warmer temperatures over the next few days are likely to cause unsafe ice conditions on Lake Erie and the other Great Lakes.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2013/01/11

Several Cabins Destroyed In Fire At Mich. Resort

Officials say several cabins have been destroyed and a firefighter hurt in a blaze at a resort in southwestern Michigan.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/11/12

Planners To Work On Vision For Lake Michigan Trail

Government planners from Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin anticipate being among those meeting this week to work on plans for a proposed 1,640-mile trail network around Lake Michigan.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/11/04

Freighter Sam Laud going down the St. Clair River from Lake Huron in Port Huron. (credit: istockphoto)

Lake Michigan-Huron Water Level Near Record Low

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says water levels on Lakes Michigan and Huron are nearly at record low levels because of drought and evaporation.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/10/31

Sandy Kicking Up 20-Foot Waves On Lake Michigan

Superstorm Sandy is so vast it’s kicking up near record-high waves of 20 feet out on Lake Michigan, several hundred miles from the center of the storm that’s pounding the East Coast.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/10/30

Dropping Lake Michigan Level Hits Homes, Boats

Lake Michigan water levels are down 11 inches from 2011, and record low levels could be ahead if the drought persists.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/09/03

Body Found In Search For Missing Boaters

The U.S. Coast Guard says crews searching Lake Michigan for two missing boaters have found a body and a debris field in the waters off West Michigan.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/08/17

Jeff and Sara Tow (Facebook Photo/Through The Blue)

Couple’s Attempt To Cross Lake Michigan Ends Miles From Shore

Currents and exhaustion have kept a Michigan couple from finishing a planned 50-mile swim across Lake Michigan to raise awareness about postpartum depression.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/08/16

Lake Michigan (credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Couple Will Try To Swim Across Lake Michigan

A Michigan couple planning to swim 50 miles across Lake Michigan to raise awareness about postpartum depression have pushed back their start because of bad weather.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/08/13

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