Tucked away along Michigan’s western coastline, this Ottawa County Parks gem offers a sanctuary where the chaos of everyday life dissolves faster than an ice cream cone on a hot July afternoon.

Drive Michigan’s Gold Coast to find beaches, dunes, and orchards from New Buffalo to Mackinaw City in one scenic year-round ...

Unlike some of the more popular beaches along Michigan’s western shore, you won’t have to stake your claim at dawn to get a decent spot. Even on summer weekends, Olive Shores maintains an uncrowded ...

New beach closure analysis shows improvements for Michigan, but one beach stands out as stubbornly problematic.