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 ...

Life’s a beach,” said that famous ’80s t-shirt slogan — if only it were true. In reality, life is anything but. However, in a ...

While the beaches and dunes provide a soothing vacation destination, the more than 100 lighthouses highlight the dangers its waters created for the many ships resting on the lakebed. Lake ...

A popular viewing platform at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has been removed due to erosion. The dune on which the ...

The wooden viewing platform overlooking Lake Michigan was removed this winter because of winds cutting away at the sand at ...