Peak swimming temperatures in the Great Lakes typically occur in late summer/early fall. Swimming in cold lake water can lead to cold shock and hypothermia. The official start of summer is June 20, ...

A Lake Michigan home on the market is offering an living experience like “something out of a film.” Listed at $6.75 million by Liz Engel and David Isljamovski of Century 21, the 4-acre estate at 2526 ...

August is the best time of the year to take a dip in Lake Michigan, when its waters hover in the balmy upper 60s. Experts say so, and Chicago’s crowded beaches offer proof. But an invisible hazard can ...

Officials in Santa Barbara County are exploring the possibility of allowing visitors to swim in Lake Cachuma, a human-made reservoir in the Santa Ynez Valley where swimming has been banned since its ...

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) - Jace Morgan is the kind of person who pushes the boundaries of what humans can do. He’s a professional athlete and coach who’s completed ultra-endurance races across ...

As the sun rose over Lake Superior on the morning of August 24th, over 150 people went to Park Point to participate in the first annual Great Lake Superior Swim. This was a swim race in Lake Superior ...

Bryan Huffman is the first Michigander to compete in the Triple Crown of Open Water swimming, sucessfully swimming the Catalina Channel in August 2024, the 20 Bridges Swim in 2023, and the English ...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include details of DeWitt’s finish. Stroke after stroke, Rachael DeWitt, 30, completed her 16-mile marathon swim of Skaneateles Lake just before 3 p.m ...

AND RIGHT NOW, EASTERN LAKE IS HEADED INTO ITS SECOND STRAIGHT WEEK UNDER A SWIM ADVISORY. POLK COUNTY CONSERVATION SAYS E-COLI TESTS ONCE AGAIN SHOWED HIGH LEVELS OF THAT BACTERIA. BUT THE BEACH IS ...

Warm weather doesn't always mean warm lakes, and while summer in Michigan is approaching, residents planning their next trip to one of the Great Lakes should wait a little longer before jumping in.