Paul Vriend's photo of a beaver swimming at Jackson Park leads the notes package from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Visit Miller Beach is partnering with NWI Thrive and the Legacy Foundation to seek to turn the new bike trail along Lake ...

While Pritzker never said his proclamation was a joke, it was likely in jest of President Trump's Executive Order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. However, the lake was named "Lac ...

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Ice seems temporary. It melts in a glass. It disappears at a sunbeam’s touch. It ebbs with the first relief of spring. But ...

U.S. Steel mines iron ore in Minnesota and sends it across Lake Superior on freighters a thousand feet long. At Sault Ste.

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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced plans Friday to rename Lake Michigan as Lake Illinois and annex Green Bay. In a seemingly satirical video posted on X, formerly Twitter, the governor revealed he ...

They disappeared over a hundred years ago. Now, Michigan is closer than its ever been to Arctic grayling returning to its rivers. The 2025 Black Lake sturgeon season ended after just a few minutes ...

Michigan's shortest fishing season was back in 2025, but only for 17 minutes. The 2025 lake sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake in Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties began at 8 a.m. Saturday ...

The event returns to North Avenue Beach on Sunday, March 2, as thousands of fearless weather warriors tackle the icy waters of Lake Michigan for an incredible cause. Polar Plunge Chicago is the ...

HAMLIN TOWNSHIP, MI – This iconic Lake Michigan lighthouse had a short season in 2024 due to construction at Ludington State Park, and it will open later than usual in 2025 for the same reason.