Lake News

Round Island Light in the shipping lanes of the Straits of Mackinac, which connect Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.

Federal regulators will let operators of the passenger ferry S.S. Badger apply for a permit to continue dumping coal ash into Lake Michigan.

Blizzard conditions and mild weather top the list of Michigan weather events on this day in history.

Despite the stormy weather every officer was present, also a large number of the members.

The Badger leaves Ludington's port in 2003 for Manitowoc, Wisconsin. More than 1,000 Chronicle readers have taken a poll about the Badger's environmental issues.

Where's the ice? A satellite image taken Friday, Jan. 27,. shows even Lake Superior's Whitefish Bay lacks ice because of an unusually warm January.

Recommendations in a watershed plan, joint community master plan and an economic development strategy have taken a leap toward reality with the completion of designs and preliminary engineering to develop a system of world-class places for people to enjoy the Portage Lake watershed.

Adam Medema, 28, of Grand Rapids, takes advantage of large waves to put his whitewater playboat kayak to use this fall on Lake Michigan at Pere Marquette Park in Muskegon.

An aerial photo of the On The Narrows Marina on Glen Lake on Labor Day in 1998. Greg Schmid's family lives adjacent to the marina, which would triple in size under a proposed expansion.

Count U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga as unwavering in his support for the Lake Michigan Carferry's attempt to keep its S.S. Badger operating between Ludington and Manitowoc.

In fact, Hissom, the Lakers' 189-pounder, hasn't had much competition from anyone.

The Palisades Nuclear Plant on Lake Michigan is one of the 10 oldest nuclear plants operating in the U.S. / Associated Press file photo If you made regular mistakes in your job, your boss would probably put you on probation and give you a few months to shape up.

After accurately recording wind speeds, water temperature, barometric pressure and other natural factors over Lake Michigan for 58 days, Grand Valley State University's wind research buoy was retrieved Dec.