Many places in Michigan, including cities and streets, have French-origin names, a remnant of the state's past. Here's what to know.

When the Lady Elgin sank on Lake Michigan in 1860, British journalist and politician Herbert Ingram was lost to the deep, but 165 years later his pocket watch has returned home. The steamship ...

When the Lady Elgin sank on Lake Michigan in 1860, British journalist and politician Herbert Ingram was lost to the deep, but 165 years later his pocket watch has returned home. The steamship ...

LUDINGTON, MI – Views from this Lake Michigan lighthouse are now accessible to all – no stairs required. Two webcams are now live atop the Ludington North Breakwater Light, offering panoramic ...

To better embody its mission of substance abuse prevention and intervention, the Permian Basin Regional Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse has changed its name to Basin Lighthouse. Executive ...

Michigan has over 60 lighthouses dispersed around the Great Lakes, with Lake Huron hosting 22 lighthouses along its shores in the state. Here are five cool lighthouses to visit along Lake Huron ...

A boat erupted in flames on Lake Havasu on Saturday morning of Memorial Day weekend, threatening to spread through the busy marina. Luckily, as they prepared for an uptick in emergency calls over ...

Mildred Bernard Martinez founded the preschool bearing her name in 1934. She opened the school to serve young Black children during segregation. It was originally located at 5315 LaSalle St ...

WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — The Warwick Neck Lighthouse will soon be up for auction, 12 News has learned. The General Services Administration recently listed the historic lighthouse property online.

Christopher Thuss was fishing on a foggy evening near Manitowoc, Wisconsin, when his sonar detected something strange beneath the surface of Lake Michigan. “I was slowly taking my time going ...

Walling off Duluth-Superior’s valuable harbor from Lake Superior are twin sand spits extending from each state’s mainland. At the end of the 3-mile Wisconsin Point is this 55-foot lighthouse built on ...

(WJAR) — The Warwick Neck Lighthouse will be up for an online auction. According to the General Services Administration's website, the historic light station in Warwick is coming soon for public ...