Opal Creek and 150 miles of Forest Service roads remain closed due to fire damage and hazard trees. McCoy Motorized Area, French Creek Road, and Whitewater Road are open with some limitations.

The plan to drop Detroit Lake to the lowest water level in its history will be delayed at least one year, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The federal agency will study what’s known as a ...

One common factor has likely played a role in water levels plunging in the Detroit River and Lake Erie this fall, along with the running aground of two freighters in Detroit in November: wind. U.S.