The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources monitors water quality to determine whether it's safe to swim at your favorite beach. The state has about 190 beaches along the Lake Michigan and Lake ...

Home to more freshwater shoreline than any other U.S. state, Michigan is often referred to as America's Third Coast. While droves of vacationers flock to beaches overlooking the Pacific and the ...

Over the last 15 years, communities around Wisconsin have benefited ... grasses and replenishing sand at beaches to reduce stormwater runoff into Lake Michigan —allowing the beaches to remain ...