Lake News

Heidi Marie Jansen and David Allan Girard were married June 26, 2009, at the home of Ron and Marcia Clark of Jackson, uncle and aunt of the bride.

On November 17, 2009, the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and other Michigan organizations are proud to present Michigan's Root Beer Summits: Conversations on Race and Ethnic Diversity.

State conservation officers say they caught three men fishing with an illegal gill net in Lake Michigan's Big Bay de Noc.

Salmon are still being found in some locations around Michigan, but it is getting harder to find fresh fish, the state Department of Natural Resources said.

Amid all the hullabaloo over health care in Congress last week, a revealing battle over Great Lakes shipping played out almost unnoticed in the background.

Spring Lake scored two solid wins over Lakes Eight Conference rival Fremont and non-confernece foe Western Michigan Christian on Thursday, but fell to host Whitehall at the Vikings' quad.

Three new ordinances dealing with permitting transient merchants to operate, and precious gem and metal dealers and pawnbrokers to set up shop were introduced at a recent meeting of the Commerce Township Board of Trustees.

Tuesday the Lake Effect Machine was roaring for a time, and Wednesday morning, snow was even coming in off the south tip of Utah Lake.

Interested in a family getaway to northern Michigan this summer? Maybe you want to get away with your spouse for a romantic weekend getaway.

Never mind the multimillion-dollar plans to build soundstages in Pontiac and Allen Park.

Posted 54 minutes ago at 10:13 pm. Beautiful weather and a large crowd made for a successful fundraiser on Sunday, July 26, when the 5th Annual Bruno's Remembrance Ride took place.

We are still uncovering family mementos and mysteries from the boxes we packed when cleaning my parents' home in Michigan.

Even the National Weather Service and the US Coast Guard pull their floating bouys off the big Lakes before the devastating ice of winter can rip them apart, yet we have people who think trying to keep huge commercial-scale wind turbines out there would be A Good Thing.

Grand Valley State University's efforts to launch a wind turbine testing project on Lake Michigan will receive a $1.4 million federal grant.

In 1871, after months with little to no rain, Michigan was as dry as a desert. Creeks, swamps and wells dried up, the trees shed leaves early, and the area resembled a giant timberbox.

Immediate action is needed to prevent a flood-prone Illinois river from releasing scores of ferocious Asian carp into Lake Michigan, where they could wreak havoc on the ecosystem of the Great Lakes and surrounding bodies of water.

It's hard to believe that as many as three to four thousand ships are sitting at the bottom of the Great Lakes.

Spring Lake got a glimpse of the course it will be playing on at Thursday's Division 3 regional, as the Lakers battled at Katke Golf Course on Tuesday during the Big Rapids Invitational.

Cancer is no longer keeping Sammi Bergeman from cheering. Click to enlarge The Spring Lake High School junior returned to the cheerleading squad for the school's Homecoming game against Newaygo on Friday night.

Spring Lake Public Schools Superintendent Dennis Furton was busy this morning at Spring Lake Middle School telling parents who missed announcements on local radio and television stations that school was closed for the day.