Joe Buczek is manager of digital content and promotion at CBS Detroit. He previously worked at WWTV, the Grand Traverse Insider, the Leader and the Kalkaskian, the Oakland Press and the Morning Sun.

Bookmark this for your next Michigan drive, pick a beach town, grab something simple, then let the water do the reset.

At the Grand Haven beach on Monday, Australian Josiah Brooks experienced his first true winter storm alongside his fiancée.

From the towering dunes of Michigan to the rocky drama of Lake Superior, the Great Lakes offer world-class beach days without ...