The USA TODAY 10BEST Readers' Choice Awards picked 10 west and northern Michigan beaches as the state's best. Summer is nearly here in Michigan and now's the time to start planning a trip to the beach ...

The beach features sandy shores along Lake ... iconic lighthouse with scenic sunset views, great for swimming, building sandcastles and sunbathing, surrounded by nearby restaurants and ice cream ...

From scenic lakefront escapes to vibrant countryside adventures, Ohio offers endless possibilities for memorable staycations, ...

The Chautauqua Town Historical Society is hosting an open house from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 24, at the Mayville Depot ...

Their Lighthouse Blend provides the perfect ... Photo credit: Sheldon Kauffman The area’s microclimate, moderated by Lake Erie, creates ideal conditions for growing grapes – particularly for ice wine, ...

And of course, during summer months, Cedar Point amusement park—the “Roller Coaster Capital of the World”—is just down the ...

If you’re looking for a unique family getaway, you’ll find tons of fun things to do on Put-in-Bay with teens. Put-in-Bay on South Bass Island has a reputation as a party island, which kept my ...

Today we're the only people ice fishing within sight in the middle of Lake Erie (it's beautiful). We're geared up with the Stingnose and jigging for perch through the ice as I share a lot of ice ...

McCoy said more than two dozen of the ice cones sprang up along Lake Erie’s shoreline at Evangola as the result of the recent weather. Although ice volcanoes are usually an annual phenomenon in ...

Lake Erie was wide open at the start of the new year and, slowly, about 15% of the lake was frozen over with ice by Jan. 15, according to statistics compiled by the National Oceanic and ...

Take a look at the ice image in Figure 4 below, from March 9, 2019. At first glance, it doesn’t make sense that Lake Ontario, just a bit smaller in areal size than Lake Erie and well to the ...