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Spikes in popular lake spook Seattle swimmers

AP — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:55:14 +0000

Nearly 50 metal spikes were mysteriously planted in the shallows of an urban lake popular with swimmers, alarming Seattle residents and leading to a police...

Garbage washes up on Lake Michigan beaches

AP — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:56:09 +0000

Hundreds of pounds of household garbage has washed onto Lake Michigan shores in the past couple of days, leading to an investigation by the Coast Guard and the temporary closure of a public...

Garbage washing up on Lake Michigan shore

AP — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:19:08 +0000

Hundreds of pounds of garbage have washed onto a 10-mile stretch of Lake Michigan beaches in Michigan.

Officials: Lake Michigan water levels receded

AP — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:04:12 +0000

After warning of a possible big wave, or seiche (SAYSH), Park District officials say water levels on Lake Michigan appeared to have swelled about a foot before...

Chicago beaches under swim ban for possible seiche

AP — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:58:27 +0000

Park District officials have ordered a swimming ban on all of Chicago’s beaches because of a possible seiche (SAYSH), or large wave.

China 'quake lake' to be tourist spot

AP — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:06:47 +0000

China plans to turn a huge lake formed from the Sichuan earthquake disaster into a tourist destination, a state news agency reported Tuesday.

Lake fires back at AMA for childbirth statement

AP — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:52:21 +0000

Ricki Lake is firing back at physicians groups that have singled her out for bringing attention to at-home childbirth.

Minn. city sets reward for legendary creature

AP — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:14:44 +0000

Some in eastern Minnesota say there’s a large, serpentlike creature living in the Mississippi River’s Lake Pepin below Maiden Rock. If it exists, it could fatten your bank...

Coast Guard rescues 7 from boat on Lake Michigan

AP — Sat, 31 May 2008 03:55:32 +0000

Officials say a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter and rescue swimmer saved seven people from a sinking boat on Lake Michigan.

Ancient Lakes of Antarctica Living Biological Labs Millions of Years Old

Beesan — Sun, 11 May 2008 21:04:24 +0000

Buried beneath several miles of ice in Antarctica are lakes ranging in size from Lake Ontario to lakes the size of Manhattan. Lake Vostok, the largest subglacial lake on Earth, is believed to harbor ancient life that has been isolated from open...