The creek at the Great Sand Dunes National Park might not look the same this summer after an unusually low amount of snowpack this winter.

Most people think you need to book a flight to see impressive sand dunes, but Whitefish Dunes State Park near Sturgeon Bay proves that some of the Midwest’s most spectacular landscapes are hiding ...

Michigan visitors can search for fluorescent rocks with a UV light as darkness falls along the shoreline of Lake Superior in ...

If you’re planning to camp, Topsail Hill Preserve offers some of the nicest camping facilities in the Florida state park system. The campground features full-facility campsites with water and electric ...

March is a beautiful time to experience North Carolina, with scenic towns, peaceful parks, and charming places that make getting out and exploring feel easy.

Lake Superior has its highest percentage of ice cover this season, researchers say, as ice on the Great Lakes remains above 50% for the season. As of Monday, March 2, the Great Lakes are 50.19% ...

The "Great Lakes, Great Read" program is a shared reading initiative across the Great Lakes region. The 2026 book list features three titles for various age groups about the region's history and ...

LANSING — More than 30 years ago, a group of scientists planted 4,200 seeds of the rare Pitcher’s thistle in the sandy dunes of the Great Lakes. At the time, no one knew if the new populations would ...

Pitcher’s thistle photographed in Great Lakes Coastal dune habitat. (Andrew Bowker /U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) LANSING — More than 30 years ago, a group of scientists planted 4,200 seeds of the ...

With Donald Trump, there isn’t the thinnest layer of respect for America’s 60-year legacy of environmental protection. For crying out loud, Richard Nixon, of all the commanders in chief, established ...

The rise of data centers supporting the AI boom is expected to increase energy demand by 2 to 3 percent annually in the Great Lakes region, stressing local grids and raising consumer costs. The ...

Steam from St. Joseph Energy Center, a gas-fired power plant, rises over New Carlisle, Indiana, where Amazon Web Services has built a data center. Photo @ J. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue A six-decade ...