Find a message in a bottle on Lake Michigan and win a stay in the tallest lighthouse on the Great Lakes
Messages in a bottle floating somewhere in Lake Michigan contain something extra - free stays at the White Shoal Light, a lighthouse situated between Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsula.
Truck into Lake Michigan, Sheboygan woman dead
A Sheboygan woman is dead after her vehicle went into Lake Michigan on Wednesday, Sept. 20.
Waukesha Lake Michigan water switch delayed, new date announced
Waukesha will begin its switch from groundwater to Lake Michigan water on Oct. 9, officials announced Thursday.
Milwaukee's McKinley Beach construction resumes in effort to reopen
At Milwaukee's McKinley Beach, construction resumed Thursday in an effort to reopen. The stretch of Lake Michigan shore has been closed since 2020.
Lake Michigan waterspouts, people along shore capture sight
Waterspouts out over Lake Michigan were spotted Wednesday morning, Sept. 13.
Lake Michigan water project, Waukesha celebrates completion
More than 70,000 people in Waukesha will soon start using Lake Michigan water – the biggest public works project in city history 20 years in the making.
Lake Michigan water project; Waukesha celebrates its completion
Waukesha Mayor Shawn Reilly, officials, and regional partners celebrate the completion of a project to deliver a safe and sustainable supply of Lake Michigan water from Milwaukee to Waukesha Water Utility customers.
Lake Michigan schooner wreckage found intact; Wisconsin coastline
Shipwreck hunters have discovered the intact remains of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881
Man claims he found rat's foot in bowl of Olive Garden minestrone
"I took a bite, felt something stab the inside of my cheek, it felt like a needle," said Howie."I lunged and choked myself almost, so when I hacked it up and realized, into a napkin, it was, uh.'"
Virmond Park stairs, Lake Michigan shore access opens in Mequon
Virmond Park in Mequon held a grand opening Friday, Aug. 18 for a new floating stairway from the top of the park's bluff down to Lake Michigan.
Wastewater treatment, Milwaukee pilot system unveiled
Marquette University and Rapid Radicals Technology on Thursday unveiled a pilot system designed to help treat wastewater and prevent sewer overflows.
Lake Michigan drownings, water safety experts issue warnings
The body of a paddleboarder who drowned in Lake Michigan was recovered Tuesday. Experts say drownings are a public health issue.
Harrington Beach paddleboarder's body recovered, identified
The Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office announced the body of a missing paddleboarder was recovered Tuesday morning, Aug. 8.
Attempt to swim across Lake Michigan, man forced to quit due to weather
Poor conditions forced a 59-year-old Michigan man to quit an attempt to swim across Lake Michigan after just hours in the water.
SS Badger out for season; ramp system damaged
A historic ferry that carries traffic across Lake Michigan between Michigan and Wisconsin is out of service for the rest of the season after its ramp system was damaged in July, the vessel's operators said.
Kenosha drowning; 58-year-old man drowns, overcome by current
Kenosha police say a 58-year-old man drowned off Simmons Island Beach on Saturday, July 29.
Lake Michigan marathon swimmer aims to swim more than 80 miles
A man who swam across Lake Michigan in 1998 said he's returning 25 years later for a longer splash.
Milwaukee Harbor Patrol stresses water safety; 'We want education'
Boating season is in full swing – and with construction on the Milwaukee River, police stress the importance of water safety.