Lake Michigan

Some people don't give up easily, including Village of Shorewood resident Paul Florsheim. He thinks everyone has the right to enjoy Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan shoreline. Here's where his case stands.

A Madison-based environmental law firm filed an appeal to Milwaukee Circuit Court on behalf of the Shorewood resident who received a citation for walking the shoreline beyond this public beach.

Milwaukee is home to plenty of trails for biking, kayaking and hiking. But one trail sign had a WUWM listener confused: What is the Water Current Walking Tour? We’re about to find out.

Did you know there’s treasure hiding in plain sight at Milwaukee’s beaches? Beach glass is broken glass that has been smoothed and frosted over time by tumbling in the freshwater waves and sand.

Aaron Zeleske, of Harbor District, Inc., hopes Deep Thought cultivates deep thinking about the about importance of Lake Michigan and how everything we do affects it.

Deep Thought, the abandoned boat on Lake Michigan, was removed months ago. Now, dozens of bidders hope to win the salvaged vessel in an auction.

Local surfer and Greenhouse Surfboards founder Ken Cole created the world’s first leaf-based surfboard to encompass what he believes is the art, soul and sustainable future of surfing.

Some people mark the new year by making a resolution, others do the Polar Bear Plunge and jump into Lake Michigan, and some fly a kite. That’s what will be happening Jan. 1 along Milwaukee’s lakefront at Veterans Park. We meet the man behind the 38th Cool Fool Kite Festival and learn how he got swept into the kite world.

The cold, deep underwater holes offer a look at Lake Michigan’s distant past.

It’s been over a month since the Milwaukee County Parks reopened McKinley Beach — it was initially closed in 2020 after at least four people drowned in dangerous currents.