Known for its surreal turquoise water and postcard-worthy sandbars, Torch Lake has earned the nickname “Caribbean of the North.” Stretching 19 miles and plunging nearly 300 feet deep, it’s Michigan’s ...

Want an island vacation on a lake budget? Head to Michigan, where there’s a lake that’s darn near a dupe of the Caribbean Sea! Torch Lake in northern Michigan is enormous, and its alluring turquoise ...

The Torch Lake Nature Preserve, which the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy just opened last summer, has a relatively short hike along the flanks of the eastern bluffs that rise high above the ...

TRUE BLUE Gallery on Helena Road in Alden sells art “for the sake of the lake.” The gallery is managed by the Torch Conservation Center, a local nonprofit organization whose goal is to educate ...

Help protect Torch Lake and the surrounding lakes with these recommendations from Three Lakes Association, Torch Lake Protection Alliance and Torch Conservation Center. From deep-rooted plants to ...

A tornadic waterspout spun across Torch Lake in northwest Michigan Monday evening, Sept. 22, and was caught on video and in photos by people in the area. At 5:57 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 22, a tornado ...

For this week’s Amazing Northern Michigan Homes, Whitney Amann and photojournalist Jeremy Erickson take you to a wonderful house on the shores of Torch Lake with a fantastic floor plan and close to ...

TORCH LAKE, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) – Stand Up for Great Lakes returned to Torch Lake for the eighth year. The non-profit has spent almost a decade cleaning up Torch Lake after the Fourth of July. From a ...

ANTRIM COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The annual Torch Fest brings hundreds of partygoers to the Torch Lake sandbar. While law enforcement looks after the people, some local residents are looking out ...