Port Austin — The conditions seemed ideal: wispy clouds against a blue sky, light wind, temperatures in the high 70s. But two kayakers lasted less than an hour in Lake Huron, making a U-turn back to ...

They're not words you expect to hear straightaway about a marathon solo crossing by kayak of a Great Lake. Yet Mike Stout of Prior Lake insists solitude and serenity propelled him more than any wind ...

A surfer eyes the waves at Pere Marquette beach after spending some time surfing in 2012. (Libby March | MLive.com file) MUSKEGON, MI - A full day of events is scheduled for the first-ever Great Lakes ...

FENTON, Michigan --Kayaking has taken Rob Taylor to white water rivers, the Great Lakes, Alaska and the Georgian coast. "One of the cool things about the sport is you're so free to go everywhere and ...

Boating is a popular summer activity, whether you are tubing or skiing or simply heading out on a lake or river to find a bit of sand or 'party cove' to park and enjoy fresh air and, from a distance, ...

Imagine launching a kayak from a specialized tour boat rather than from shore to take in one of the Upper Peninsula's most iconic scenic wonders. The first-ever kayak launching vessel, designed to ...

While searching for an island campsite near the ruins of a submerged village in western Maine’s Flagstaff Lake the other day, I stopped kayaking to study a map. “It’s got to be here somewhere,” I ...