Hundreds take Waukegan Polar Bear Plunge: ‘I feel refreshed’

A record crowd ran into frigid Lake Michigan for the Waukegan Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day, despite temperatures of 14 ...
Lake and McHenry County Scanner

Waukegan’s annual Polar Bear Plunge sees record turnout of over 600 people leaping into Lake Michigan

Officials say Waukegan's annual Polar Bear Plunge event had over 600 people participating Thursday morning, the biggest ...

Dozens participate in Waukegan Polar Bear Plunge on frigid New Year's Day in Lake Michigan

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (WLS) -- The 27th annual Waukegan Polar Bear Plunge took place in frigid weather Thursday morning: It's a New ...
Detroit Free Press

Visiting Sleeping Bear Dunes? You'll need a pass. Here's how to get one

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore offers sandy dunes and beaches along Lake Michigan shores. You can buy passes from several sites in or near the national lakeshore or online. The National Park ...
MLive

How Sleeping Bear Dunes’ Alligator Hill got its name

EMPIRE, MI -- Michigan’s natural landmarks are inspired by the state’s wildlife, but one lakeside photo-op gets its name from a creature you’ll likely never see in the Great Lakes: alligators.