Lake Michigan

Michigan is the world's fifth largest lake by surface area. It is 307 miles long and 118 miles wide, and has an average depth of 279 feet.  

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Wisconsin factory sparks concern for Great Lakes water use

By Chuck Quirmbach • Mar 7, 2018
Chuck Quirmbach

Foxconn Technology's plans for a Wisconsin factory were announced last summer with great fanfare. President Donald Trump led a White House event highlighting the factory that Foxconn says could eventually employ 13,000 people.


Quick fishing season preserves prehistoric Lake Sturgeon

By Ben Thorp • Feb 8, 2018

Every winter outdoor enthusiasts gather on Black Lake in Cheboygan County Michigan, not far from Lake Huron, on a crusade to catch the state threatened prehistoric fish.


Want to ride a Great Lakes freighter? Here's your chance

By • Feb 2, 2018
Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum

Have you ever wanted to travel on a Great Lakes freighter? For a mere $20, you can enter a raffle for a five-day trip, courtesy of a Michigan museum.

The raffle, being held by the Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum, offers a chance to ride this summer on the Wilfred Sykes or another ship in the Central Marine Logistics fleet.

Questions swirl over Foxconn's Wisconsin plant

By • Jan 31, 2018
David Cole, Wisconsin Public Radio

Foxconn's plans for an LCD display factory near the shore of Lake Michigan are sparking lots of questions about water use and environmental protections.

The Taiwanese company says it could invest up to $10 billion in the Wisconsin factory and employ up to 13,000 people. State officials tout the project as an economic development coup.

​But environmentalists worry about plans for drawing water from Lake Michigan.

Video: Ice balls, ice volcanoes and more ice on the Great Lakes

By • Jan 10, 2018
Dave Rosenthal

If you like ice, you have to love the Great Lakes, where it comes in all shapes and sizes. With the recent deep freeze, we're seeing a lot more ice than in the past few winters -- including a frosty Niagara Falls. ​Here's a look at some unusual shapes and sizes:

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