Lake News

A home on North Shore Drive in Grand Haven was destroyed by fire. Photo by WZZM 13's Jon Mills.

Connor Goulet, of East Grand Rapids, left, and his crew member Keegan Cox, of East Grand Rapids, right, compete during a practice race on Reeds Lake as part of last year's Butterfly Junior Nationals.

Chicago Police, theU.S. Coast Guard, and Indiana officials are searching for a plane that may have crashed in Lake Michigan.

There's quite a bit to talk about this weekend as far as weather is concerned. The good news is that for Saturday, winds are looking to be lighter, temperatures a bit less warm, and, most importantly,A there is someA rain in the forecast.

From Caseville to Charlevoix, our Great Lakes State has no shortage of summertime destinations.

Lake Michigan Carferry President Bob Manglitz was captured in a youtube.com video Thursday speaking about the problems the S.S. Badger encountered when arriving for the first time in the 2012 season in Manitowoc.

This weekend brings the first holiday of summer, which means many of us will be taking off for our favorite spots in this wonderful state.

From Silver Lake and Sleeping Bear Dunes to Saugatuck and Caseville, our Great Lakes State has no shortage of summertime destinations and as Memorial Day weekend starts, you can bet the seasonal migration "Up North" will as well.

As the holiday weekend approaches, the Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers that the use of salmon eggs or minnows for bait is restricted in some waters, as part of a continuing strategy to slow the spread of viral hemorrhagic septicemia .

Spring Lake goalie Audrey Gray and Fruitport goalie Lindsay Armstrong both came up with big stops in the shootout, but it was Gray and the Lakers who pulled out a shootout victory and claimed the Lakes Eight Conference tournament title.

From roughly 8:15 PM until sunset , a portion of the sun will be blocked by the moon - a solar eclipse.A Go to this site to learn more and see what the eclipse might look like over Lake Michigan.

Bill Steffen, famous for his WOOD TV explanations of local weather phenomena, said it was a mirage that bounced the street lights of downtown Milwaukee across Lake Michigan and down onto the beach at Grand Haven last night.

The Muskegon Charter Boat Association is taking an official position as a group to recommend that Chinook salmon stocking in Lake Michigan be eliminated for the next two years.

"It is a beautiful site, wooded, very natural. It is where they filmed the Tom Hanks movie Road to Perdition in 2000.

Jonathan Freye and Susan Walker enjoyed an excursion out on The Lake Express Saturday.

The Grand Valley State University research buoy 35 miles out in Lake Michigan measures the potential for wind power on an underwater ridge that comes close to the surface in the middle of the lake.