Are Wisconsin's Great Lakes calling your name? Lake Michigan and Lake Superior are seeing temperatures in the mid to high 60s this week and will keep warming up as the season continues. Here's how ...

WILMETTE, Ill. (WLS) -- Swimmer Marian Cardwell finished a 24-hour swim in Lake Michigan Sunday. She swam for a full day, non-stop, along the Wilmette coastline to raise money for the Chicago Diabetes ...

A Beach Hazards Statement is issued by the National Weather Service on high swim risk days, and are largely dictated by the wind direction. High risk days for swimming and boating are typically ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police said a 26-year-old man has died after being rescued from Lake Michigan near Northerly Island Tuesday afternoon. Police said two men were swimming off of Northerly ...

The weather should cooperate with suitably warm temperatures, and Michigan's lakes are warm enough to feel downright cozy, but it could be risky to get into the water this weekend. The National ...

A man remains missing on Monday after going swimming in Lake Michigan near Highland Park over the weekend. On Saturday, around noon, Highland Park police and firefighters responded to a call about a ...

Lake Erie is currently the warmest Great Lake, with temperatures in the 70s and 80s. Many inland lakes, including Lake Hudson and Hubbard Lake, also have temperatures in the 70s. Michigan temperatures ...

CHARLEVOIX, MI - One of Michigan’s largest inland lakes has been named among 25 other lakes in the country as the best for swimming. Lake Charlevoix is on the Reader’s Digest list, in no particular ...