Swimming

Jim Dreyer didn’t used to be the kind of person who would end up with a nickname like 'The Shark.'

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?

Since 2010, more than 1,200 people have drowned in Great Lakes waters, according to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Grand Traverse County wants the YMCA to run its troubled swimming pool. County commissioners voted Wednesday night to turn management of the Easling Pool…

Research suggests border collies help keep beaches clean by chasing away gulls that leaving their droppings in the sand and on water.