Lake Michigan’s frozen surface created a spectacular landscape in late January after an extended stretch of winter weather. Aerial footage captured by Brendan Walsh shows a vast expanse of ice stretching to St Joseph’s lighthouse,

The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids said areas of Michigan saw as much as 2 feet of snow this past week. Here's where the highest totals were.

The Great Lakes' ice coverage was lagging behind average for much of the winter. Now, coverage is above average for some lakes.

The ice coverage in Lake Erie has rapidly expanded to 80% this week. February and March are peak maximum ice coverage periods for the Great Lakes.

The dip of Arctic air into the Midwest expanded ice coverage across all 5 Great Lakes, some seeing greater increases than others.

The extreme cold air and the still quite warm Great Lakes are combining for some fascinating weather conditions. One of those conditions is waterspouts.

Great Lakes Fact or Fake? is a new book by Dave Dempsey. Below are adapted excerpts from the book, which bring readers along while he answers 41 myths about the Great Lakes. FACT or FAKE? There was a time when many people in the Great Lakes watershed drank sewage.

The U.S. Coast Guard said that with ice forming, its fleet of icebreakers has begun working to keep shipping underway on the Great Lakes.

According to a recent study, recreational fishing in the Great Lakes is worth $5.1 billion. The Great Lakes Fishery Commission hired Southwick Associates to calculate the economic output. The area studied includes sportfishing in the eight Great Lakes states and Ontario.

As temperatures continue to fall throughout Michigan, the Great Lakes Dream Center in Bay City will be utilized as a warming center, according to the city.

Lake Erie ice coverage has increased dramatically in just a week with the latest January cold blast. The lakes are now closer to average for this time of year and one ship even got stuck in the ice. Here are the details.

Emergency responders received an initial report of two people stranded on the ice flow around 12:40 p.m. Jan 22. Coast Guard rescuers from the Saginaw River station and Air Statio