People wearing Santa hats swam on Christmas in the Orankesee lake in Berlin, following a tradition that is expected to be ...

August is the best time of the year to take a dip in Lake Michigan, when its waters hover in the balmy upper 60s. Experts say so, and Chicago’s crowded beaches offer proof. But an invisible hazard can ...

Across the UK, a quiet shift in midlife exercise is underway. A decade ago, the cultural image of midlife fitness was the ...

The opening of South Carolina’s newest state park has become a flash point for conversations about access to one of the state’s biggest lakes. With Pine Island scheduled to open to the public in ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Is it safe to swim in Lake Erie? The answer, most of the time, is yes. But it’s always good to check before you head to the beach. The Ohio Department of Health, in conjunction with ...

"Just do it." Yes, that’s a 20-year-old advertising slogan and practically a cultural joke now. But that tagline gets startlingly real as my bare toes clasp a gnarly rock ledge and I stare 30 feet ...

MATTOON, Ill. (WAND) - A warning has been issued discouraging swimming in Lake Mattoon due to a toxic algae bloom. The City of Mattoon has issued a “Do Not Drink” advisory for all residents connected ...

A split-second distraction sent Brittney Garrett plunging into Lake Waco. Her will to survive in freezing rain and lake water ...

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