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A number of rescues were initiated after boaters and swimmers alike got into trouble while facing the strong wave action. One rescue attempt isn’t over. But emergency crews in South Haven are more inclined at this point to view the efforts as a potential recovery operation.

It took them almost 21 hours to swim the 60 miles across the lake.

What is happening?

Heading into the weekend, the roller coaster is taking a headlong plunge in some coastal areas. And seemingly in the blink of an eye, did another abrupt changeover and went back up to near normal overnight.

North Beach in South Haven remains closed Monday while crews decide what their next steps will be after a man went missing in Lake Michigan during red flag warnings.

Are 'Ice Volcanoes' the new 'Ice Balls' along the Michigan shore?

Several thousand bowling ball-sized ice balls began washing up on the shore at Holland State Park. And to make it even more fun, some big bruisers, the size of beach balls and larger, were spotted bobbing in the Lake Michigan waves just offshore.

The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is the Great Lakes' most famous shipwreck. There are 9,000+ more; here's where to find them and how to explore the remains.

While many Michigan residents were busy stocking up at the grocery store and preparing to hunker down for a pending storm, a brave few suited up and grabbed their surf boards to hit the frigid waters of Lake Michigan.

The two walked out onto the pier a little before midnight. Both were swept off the pier by a high wave and into the near freezing water.