From his lakefront dock in Crystal Rock, 70 miles west of Cleveland, Dean Koch still gleefully reminisces on his career as a commercial fisherman in the heyday.

A shipwreck found almost by accident, sitting 300 feet deep in northern Lake Michigan, is being described as one of the “most intact wooden schooners” in the world.

The Great Lakes One Water Partnership is a multi-year, basin-wide collaboration whose purpose is to limit the impact of extreme weather events and flooding in 31 coastal Great Lakes communities.

This year’s algal bloom in western Lake Erie was about as bad as scientists expected. But it could have been worse.

BAY CITY, MI — On a recent stormy Thursday morning, Dave and Cindy Ferrio gathered in the great room of their home on Saginaw Bay, looking out at the waves crashing into their seawall.

CHICAGO, IL — Wildlife agencies are stepping up waterway testing efforts following a spike in invasive Asian carp DNA detections in the Chicago River about five miles from Lake Michigan.

OTTAWA COUNTY — All along Lake Michigan, the erosion problem is doing a lot more damage to beaches and parks than just cutting them down to size.

What once was a source of relaxation has become increasingly stressful for homeowners along the Lake Michigan shoreline.

FERRYSBURG, MI -- Tom Cotter and his wife, Mary Carole, moved into their dream home on the Lake Michigan shoreline about a week ago.

St. Joseph residents get approval to seek immediate erosion protection

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Months after President Donald Trump reversed course on plans to eviscerate the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday released a five-year plan to protect and restore its ecosystem.

The Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation plans to release it’s Coastal Action Plan by mid-December.