Ice conditions on Green Bay were favorable in late January for anglers targeting lake whitefish. The previous two winters featured poor ice conditions.

Every year from April to November, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is on the Great Lakes, surveying the important and diverse Great Lakes fisheries.

They eat crayfish, insect larvae, snails and small fish including the invasive round goby. In 2016, the mudpuppy was elevated to a species of concern in Michigan. Mudpuppies are also a species of ...

After a historically warm winter last year canceled several events, Michigan’s sturgeon season came back in full swing ...

Pritzker appears to be taking a jab at President Trump who signed an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.

The mixed-use development, likely including much-needed housing, is slated for 9 acres along 1,120 feet of Betsie Lake. The ...

This is the amazing moment a resident in Sarawak, Malaysia captures a goby fish walking on land on December 10, 2024. This particular type of goby is called a mudskipper. It is able to skip around on ...

The extreme cold is making for a fascinating look on Grand Traverse Bay at Traverse City, Michigan. Grand Traverse Bay is a bay on Lake Michigan. The large temperature difference between still ...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker humorously proclaimed the renaming of Lake Michigan to "Lake Illinois" and the annexation of ...

Anticipating a lack of federal funding under the new presidential administration, Illinois has postponed construction in a ...

Set in writer-director Sierra Falconer’s old stomping grounds — among the cozy, neighborly community that surrounds a scenic lake in northern Michigan — the pleasantly laconic anthology film ...

Parts of Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula could see a foot of new snow by Friday, thanks to lake effect moisture, the National Weather Service said. Winter weather advisories are in ...