Yet Sheboygan has legitimately earned its title as the “Freshwater Surfing Capital of the World,” attracting wave-riders from across the globe. When powerful northeasterly winds sweep across Lake ...

Lake St. Marys was one of the world’s largest artificial lakes 100 years ago. Starting in spring 1925, six new getaways ...

On Seattle stages this month and in September: an immersive office dystopia, anti-capitalist operas, singing dinosaurs and a play that may rival a demolition derby.

Observant hikers can still spot old foundations, stone walls, and other remnants of previous human habitation, creating a tangible connection to Pennsylvania’s agricultural past. The name itself – ...

If you are a beach-goer who has encountered an unusual number of weeds while trying to wade or swim in local waters this ...

A gradual drawdown at West Point Dam beginning Aug. 1 will gradually lower the level of West Point Lake for maintenance work.

Zahrie Walls died after being pulled from Chicago's Lake Michigan waters on Saturday near Navy Pier, police said.

A well-known Chicago hairstylist was identified as the woman whose body was recovered Saturday in Lake Michigan near Navy Pier. Zahrie Walls, 27, was found in the water just off East Grand Avenue ...

A 27-year-old woman died Saturday after she was pulled from Lake Michigan near Navy Pier. The woman was recovered from the water about 5:30 p.m. near the 600 block of East Grand Avenue, Chicago ...

A 27-year-old woman was pulled out of the water near Navy Pier around 5:30 p.m., and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.

From the Caribbean to the Pacific Northwest and beyond, Lonely Planet editors have picked the 23 best beaches in the US.

A new community access to Kitsap Lake in Bremerton has opened, just in time for summer. The city project to rebuild a boat launch, dock and fishing pier wrapped up in May, when the dock opened to ...