My weekend routine, during the many years we lived on White Lake in White Lake Township, always included having to wipe down the white...

The song of the American bullfrog echoes across a muggy, Michigan summer night. The flight of the dragonfly across gentle splashing waves and the annual mayfly swarm fills the afternoon gentle breeze. The dance of otters, the laziness of turtles sunning themselves as the ever so majestic loons dive for their dinner and sing their songs to gather their mates.

A new statewide program that allows for the capture and euthanasia of Canada geese for qualified applicants has animal rights advocates questioning The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) while giving property owners additional routes for the removal of nuisance geese.

The United States banned leaded gasoline beginning with cars made in 1975. During this time, the nascent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which had just been founded in 1970 under the Clean Air Act, ruled that leaded fuel posed health hazards for humans, especially in brain development of fetuses, infants and young children. The last gallon of leaded gasoline was pumped into the last car by January 1, 1996. As a result, there was a dramatic decrease in ambient lead leve

With the April issue of LAKE magazine lakefront residents will note a slight diversion from our often mentioned editorial focus of just...

Algae – simple plants that live in oceans, lakes, rivers, ponds and even moist soil – is both beneficial and harmful and thrives in every…

State agencies test fish for contaminants regularly at Michigan’s inland lakes, streams and rivers. However, experts say the inability…

When the late Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson would eat out at Oakland County restaurants and other food institutions inspected

This March edition of LAKE officially kicks off the publishing schedule of the magazine for 2025, during which we will produce eight...

Unbeknownst to many Michigan residents, a large percentage of our lakes go through a transformative process every year that is both natural…