These are some of MLive's top headlines you might've missed over the weekend to get you started on Monday, Dec. 15.

The Charles Mears State Park takes on a different but equally compelling character in winter, when Lake Michigan’s waves create spectacular ice formations along the shore and the beach becomes the ...

Michigan is filled with hidden treasures, but Pentwater shines as a perfect day trip destination where stress melts away and time slows down – proving that sometimes the best vacations are hiding just ...

Four years ago, in the wake of the infamous Midland dam failures, Michigan lawmakers appropriated more than $50 million to address other problem dams whose owners couldn’t or wouldn’t do so on their ...