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We think of the Great Lakes as shark-free, but as legend has it, a young boy named George Lawson was attacked by a shark while swimming in Lake Michigan near Chicago in 1955. Is this story true or just a bunch of bull shark?
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Since 2010, more than 1,200 people have drowned in Great Lakes waters, according to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project.
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Beach access is now being permitted in some locations after heavy rains on Saturday led to a sewage spill in the Boardman River. After E. coli tests were…
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The public health advisory for Grand Traverse County has been lifted today. E. coli levels in the Boardman River have now returned to a safe level for…
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More than 300 people braved the Straits of Mackinac Sunday for the 13th annual Mighty Mac Swim.Interlochen Public Radio’s Kaye LaFond rode along on a…
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Boyne City plans to make it illegal to jump into the river from a stretch of boardwalk and other locations.Mayor Tom Neidhamer says police noticed large…
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Easling Pool in Traverse City is set to reopen on Wednesday. Grand Traverse County’s only public pool is under the new management of Grand Traverse Bay…
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Grand Traverse County wants the YMCA to run its troubled swimming pool. County commissioners voted Wednesday night to turn management of the Easling Pool…
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Research suggests border collies help keep beaches clean by chasing away gulls that leaving their droppings in the sand and on water.
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http://ipraudio.interlochen.org/DangerousCurrents_WEB.mp3As summer water temperatures warm-up, more people are enticed into playing in the big waves. And…