Nestled within the Cascade Range is an Oregon treasure — the great, blue 1,949-foot-deep Crater Lake — Oregon’s only national park and the deepest lake in the U.S. Although it’s a 20-square-mile lake, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — This summer will be the last chance to swim or boat in the deepest lake in the U.S. for three years. The National Park Service is preparing to begin a major renovation of the single ...

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness and outdoors intern Mariah Johnston talk about how to swim, boat and fish in the waters of Crater Lake National Park for the last time ...

The Chicago River Swim has been moved to Lake Michigan, organizers said Monday, a month after the city denied a permit for the open-water swimming event because of safety concerns related to the ...

Besides a variety of water activities, the lakes of the Black Hills offer an original environment. “The scenery with all the ponderosa pine forest and the beautiful cliffs and the mountains around the ...

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — Jim "The Shark" Dreyer is attempting his fourth swim across Lake Michigan on Monday. The swimmer is embarking on his 80-plus-mile journey from the Grand Haven shores to Milwaukee.

SCHROON LAKE, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A swimmer recently went the distance in Schroon Lake by swimming across the lake the long way. Becky Thompson was visiting her uncle who has a house on Schroon Lake when ...