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Many travelers find that a Michigan whitefish basket is a Midwest obsession that transcends a simple lunch stop on the way to ...

The perch and walleye bite shut down fast. Rain, stubborn fish, and one lost jumbo followed—until an underrated fish ...

Glen Blackwood, longtime fly shop owner and PBS host, is remembered for mentoring a generation of Michigan anglers and ...

Head to the Match Lake and you’ll find 8ft-10ft on the pole line in most swims. Meat will work well for the big skimmers ...

Is the blue pike extinct or just hiding? Explore the history, the massive harvests and the science behind why this legendary ...

According to NOAA ice analysis updated this week, average ice cover across all five Great Lakes remains below 10%. This is tracking near average for mid-December. That’s not unusual. Historically, ...

It looks like the Great Lakes region might get another relatively normal ice year − a relief given recent trends. The U.S. National Ice Center released its 2025-2026 seasonal outlook this week, ...

Seasonal ice has begun to form on Lake Superior, but the Great Lakes ice season has barely started. Historically, ice creation begins in earnest in early December and ice remains on the lakes until ...

The Great Lakes have the potential to generate three times more electricity than all eight surrounding states currently use. Unlike oceans, Great Lakes states, not the federal government, have ...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (ABC 4) — Shoppers at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets near Detroit can enjoy extraordinary Black Friday deals and family-friendly holiday attractions at the state of Michigan’s ...

Thanksgiving travel could be snarled across the Great Lakes snowbelts, as the FOX Forecast Center tracks what it expects to be the most significant lake-effect snow event of the season thus far, ...