Lake Michigan reached a short-term peak of 21 percent ice cover last week, creating unique winter images of the lakeshore.

The recent Arctic blast transformed the Lake Michigan lakeshore in Muskegon and Grand Haven into an icy wonderland.

She is also a Certified Stress Management Coach. Do blue light glasses actually work? Though they claim to reduce eyestrain and headaches and help you sleep better, no robust research confirms ...

The state's lighthouses are threatened by rising sea levels and intense storms – and adapting them to be more resilient is a challenge. After two storms walloped the Maine coast last January ...

(WXMI) — Many locations in West Michigan are about to double as warming shelters before single-digit temperatures descend over West Michigan this weekend. Nighttime lows are projected to fall ...

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World Monuments Watch says Maine's historic lighthouses are threatened by climate change and intensifying coastal storms, like the ones that battered some of the iconic beacons in January 2024.

Now that’s a title I can get behind! Speaking of lobster, let’s talk about the food scene in Rockland. The Rockland Breakwater Light: Standing tall since 1902, it’s like the maritime version of that ...

The Rockland Breakwater Light: Standing tall since 1902, it’s like the maritime version of that one friend who always knows the way home after a night out. Photo credit: Sarah B As you wander through ...

Photo: Rikard Osterlund For 12 evenings across January and February, 11 temporary light artworks and sculptures are dotted among the skyscrapers of east London for Canary Wharf Winter Lights.

If you've been outside shortly after sunset this month, it's likely that you've noticed one, and possibly two, bright points of light in the sky. Are they UFOs? The North Star or the Dog Star?