For a closer look at Lake Michigan's shore, here are some roadside parks in the northwest region: Arcadia Scenic Turnout on M-22 near Arcadia. Lake Michigan Shores Roadside Park on U.S. 31 near ...

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Lake Michigan was the second-coldest of the five Great Lakes with an average of 51.1 degrees. Lake Ontario posted a high reading of 54.3 degrees, but was 41.9 degrees near Toronto, May 22.

State Sen. Sara Feigenholtz is pushing a measure for greater safety measures on DuSable Lake Shore drive including potential research on AI powered cameras.

While the air outside is warming up, the Great Lakes will remain cold for weeks to come. Here's when it'll be swim weather.

Access to Highway 415 from Northwest Beaver Drive near Saylorville Lake will be closed until the end of August. The miles-long detour here: ...

A great egret poses in one of the wetlands areas of the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive in August 2024 in this file photo. The drive is celebrating its 10th birthday on Sunday, May 4, 2025.

While the air outside is warming up, the Great Lakes will remain cold for weeks to come. Here's when it'll be swim weather.

MDOT operates and maintains 85 roadside parks along Michigan's highways, with some near a waterfall or only a steps from a Great Lake.

Here are some roadside parks in southeast Michigan along M-25 (Michigan's Thumbcoast) to take a break near Lake Huron: Thompson Scenic Turnout in Huron County, near Caseville.