Michigan’s summers are made for water. With more than 11,000 inland lakes and miles of Great Lakes shoreline, the state offers no shortage of spots to swim, wade or float. For many residents and ...

At the end of September, swim beach advocate Olivia Lundeen emailed each of the 11 candidates vying for a Loveland City Council seat and got nearly all of them to join her cause.

There's a recreational reservoir that Colorado residents know well, as it's open all year and offers plenty of trails, ...

It’s a Godless 90 degrees. You’ve escaped the inferno of your non-airconditioned apartment and high-tailed it to Madison Beach. The dock is waiting for you to jump off of it into the cool of Lake ...

"Just do it." Yes, that’s a 20-year-old advertising slogan and practically a cultural joke now. But that tagline gets startlingly real as my bare toes clasp a gnarly rock ledge and I stare 30 feet ...

There have already been 45 drownings in the Great Lakes this year. Four of the drownings happened in Lake Superior. As we’re entering August, which is one of the deadlier months for people and ...

This Fresno County lake was made especially for relaxing and cooling off in, but high levels of certain bacteria may put a damper on your outing.

An Iowa lake has been named one of the 26 best lakes for swimming in the U.S. this summer, according to the Reader's Digest. But is it actually safe for swimming? The Iowa Department of Natural ...

MIDDLETOWN — Due to intermittent, pervasively high levels of E. coli, Crystal Lake has been closed to swimming more often than not this summer. Two parents sat on blankets as their children played on ...

Whether you’re in the Berkshires or the Pioneer Valley, western Massachusetts offers a variety of scenic swimming spots that provide more than just a place to cool down, they deliver the full summer ...