Beaches, Lakes & Rivers

Welcoming waters invite swimmers, boaters, floaters and beachcombers to bask in their glory.

On July 22 over 200 sailboats will gather at the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse, just off of Navy Pier, for the start of t... Read More

Make Memories In The Mitten State This Summer! Read More

Michigan has unusual destinations to delight the whole family. Read More

The quaint harbor towns along the Lake Michigan coastline have attracted Chicagoland travelers for generations. Read More

Pack the sunscreen and a stack of beach towels and hop in the car, Michigan’s beaches are calling! Read More

Star Wars fans are in for a treat with the mystifying music ice makes when stones are skipped across a frozen lake. P... Read More

The end of summer doesn’t mean the end of boating adventures, and the Inland Waterway provides and then some. Read More

Thanks to the waters of the Great Lakes and the state’s geological history, Michigan is one of the best states in the... Read More

While they have Lake Michigan—and its spectacular sunsets—in common, each of the state parks along its shore offer so... Read More

Awesome Sand Dunes The Great Lake State’s west coast boasts countless beaches and a variety of sand dunes (surp... Read More

The communities of Petoskey and Harbor Springs, near the tip of Michigan’s Mitten, have been destinations for summert... Read More