As Michigan looks ahead to the new year, state environmental officials are laying out priorities for protecting the water ...

On Sunday, Jan. 4, Great Lake researchers reported a total ice coverage of 15.77%, the highest percentage of the season that ...

Lake Mead and Lake Michigan rank as some of the most "dangerous" lakes in the country, according to a WorldAtlas report.

Some of the most dangerous ice, according to outdoors officials, is what's known as "shelf ice" forming along the Great Lakes ...

Yes. Though, it is rare for the entire lake system to freeze over, ice coverage can still reach 90% or more. According to GLERL's records, two lakes have frozen over completely: Lake Superior in 1973 ...

The Great Lakes reached their highest ice coverage (52.23%) since February 2022. Lake Superior was the last of the Great Lakes to become ice-free on May 11, 2025. As of June 6, 2025, water ...

All the Great Lakes are forecast to have huge waves during the Sunday-Monday storm, but Lake Superior's are expected to be ...

The waves of Lake Superior chop as the Copper Harbor Light Lighthouse greets visitors coming back from Isle Royale National Park in far northern Lake Superior. It may seem like summer across the Great ...