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The fourth annual Mackinac Bridge Swim required an unprecedented closure of the Straits shipping lane as 266 participants ...
On this day in Michigan history, July 29, 1959, the final rivet was driven into the Mackinac Bridge, marking its official ...
The massive oil spill in the Kalamazoo River 15 years ago polluted the water and shoreline and left oil-coated wildlife. More ...
Environmental advocates gathered Saturday in Battle Creek for a day of remembrance 15 years after the rupture of Canadian ...
Chelsea’s Kelley Giovannini swam 4.5 miles across the Straits of Mackinac on July 26, 2025, in the Mackinac Bridge Swim to raise funds for Michigan’s first responders.
All 266 participants finished the grueling swim alongside Michigan's iconic suspension bridge, raising $100,000 for local ...
The Mackinac Bridge spans the Straits of Mackinac between Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas. Here's what to know.
It has been 15 years since the Kalamazoo River was devastated by one of the worst inland oil spills in U.S. history.
For one of the few skippers based on Lake Superior, Dr. Matthew Songer has built quite a resume in the Chicago-to-Mackinac ...
Accompanied by clear water and sunny skies, 300 people will be swimming across the Straits of Mackinac this weekend.
The National Wildlife Federation says Michigan's environment department should fully review what damage drilling the tunnel ...