Imagine being in France, swimming in a gigantic lake surrounded by quaint villages and limestone boulders. This French lake ...

These are some of the things the internet and social media have to say about whether it's OK to swim in Lake Michigan ... that occur in the bay of Green Bay and Lake Erie. Microcystis thrives ...

mostly because of contaminants in the lake water. "A lot of it is contamination from fecal matter, which is from the geese and the dogs that come around here" Alice Kaufman with Green Foothills said.

Boats float around Lake Cachuma. Santa Barbara County is exploring how to change the rule that prevents visitors from swimming in the reservoir. Credit: Daniel Green / Noozhawk photo The long ...