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Ultra swimmer abandons attempt to cross Lake Michigan again
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — An ultra swimmer nicknamed The Shark was back on shore Wednesday, having given up on yet another quest to cross Lake Michigan after 40 hours in the water. An online tracker showed Jim Dreyer returned to Grand Haven, Michigan, where he started his planned...
Swimmer known as the The Shark is trying again to cross Lake Michigan
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — An ultra swimmer is trying again to cross Lake Michigan, from Michigan to Wisconsin, just a few weeks after trouble with a GPS device forced him to give up after 60 miles (96 kilometers). Jim Dreyer set out after 6 p.m. Monday in Grand Haven. He said the...
Marathon swimmer says he quit Lake Michigan swim after going in wrong direction with dead GPS
A man attempting an epic 80-mile (128 kilometer) swim across Lake Michigan said he gave up on the third day after losing two batteries for a critical GPS device and ending up badly off course. Jim Dreyer, 60, was pulled from the water last Thursday after 60 miles (96 kilometers). He...
Summer tourists flock to boardwalks and piers while sticking to their budgets
NEW YORK (AP) — Small businesses along popular vacation destinations like boardwalks and piers in the U.S. say the number of tourists flocking to the waterfront is back to normal, meaning pre-2020 levels. But while the affluent are spending freely, lower-income vacationers are sticking to...
Marathon swimmer ends his quest to cross Lake Michigan after two days
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — A 60-year-old swimmer who crossed Lake Michigan in 1998 apparently has ended his effort to repeat the feat. An online tracking device shows Jim Dreyer appeared to turn around and return to shore by boat Thursday in western Michigan, two days after he began...
Marathon swimmer who crossed Lake Michigan in 1998 is trying it again
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — The Shark is back in the water, trying to repeat his 1998 feat of swimming across Lake Michigan. Jim Dreyer entered the lake at Grand Haven, Michigan, on Tuesday and began swimming to Wisconsin. The route to Milwaukee is expected to cover roughly 83 miles...
Wreckage of schooner that sank in 1893 found in Lake Michigan
ALGOMA, Wis. (AP) — Marine archaeologists have discovered the wreckage of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in the late 1800s. The Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association announced this month that its searchers found the Margaret A. Muir in 50 feet (15.2 meters) of water...
Burris skippers Maverick to record time in Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac
CHICAGO (AP) — Sanford Burris skippered Maverick to a record-breaking finish in the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, finishing the course of 289 nautical miles up Lake Michigan in 22 hours, 24 minutes and 23 seconds. That was 1 hour, 6 minutes and 11 seconds faster than the old...
Crews search Lake Michigan for 2 Chicago-area men who went missing while boating in Indiana waters
HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — Crews were searching Lake Michigan for two suburban Chicago men Saturday, more than a day after they went missing as a large group of people were boating along northwestern Indiana's coastline, authorities said. Strong winds and high waves were creating “very...
Man who diverted national park river to ease boat access to Lake Michigan is put on probation
EMPIRE, Mich. (AP) — A man convicted of diverting a national park river to ease boat access to Lake Michigan was sentenced Tuesday to probation. Andrew Howard was also banned from National Park Service property during the five-year period, including Sleeping Bear Dunes National...
