Lake Michigan

Watch the beauty and fury of Lake Michigan waves being pushed by strong and gusty winds as it pummels Ludington Lighthouse.

As if suddenly cued by the turn of the calendar, the Gales of November swept across Lake Michigan battering the shoreline and everything in between.

So far, there been 53 drownings on Lake Michigan this year. Three of those occurred at the Holland State Park pier.

A water safety advocacy group just recently released a new statistic of drownings in Lake Michigan, and they are at a high this week.

Including - once upon a time - me.

High winds coming from the northwest are causing some problems for beachgoers along Michigan's west coast shoreline. It's been a bit of a drop from the last few days.

Might wanna stay out today.

This is such a great #PeopleDoingGood story. So many people took the time to help this family find their dog after she fell out of their boat Saturday.

Gale warnings about to go into effect.

But - which one? You might be surprised.