Swimming beaches in New York state parks are tested at least once a week for bacteria levels, impaired water quality. See ...

Three agencies in Western New York are receiving grants for Great Lakes Basin projects, the State Department of Environmental ...

A recent report found that all Lake Ontario beaches in the Rochester area exceeded healthy levels of bacteria on at least one ...

A new report finds unsafe bacteria levels at many Great Lakes beaches, including Ontario Beach in Rochester. Climate change ...

A report from Environment America found Ontario Beach had potentially unsafe water quality on 42% of test days in 2024.

The 37th Canandaigua Art & Music Festival will be held this weekend, bringing together juried artists nationwide in more than ...

Epic summer adventure? Try splashing in all five Great Lakes in one day. Here are three routes you can try, including a ...

The Rochester area is still having some air quality concerns on Tuesday because of smoke from Canadian wildfires.

It took three days and nearly 700 miles of running, but Drew Cook conquered the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario, going wire to wire to earn his first NPFL victory and the $100,000 winner's payout.

In 1889, the schooner Bavaria was found intact—its crew vanished. Dive into the eerie mystery of Lake Ontario's Marysburgh Vortex.

It took three days and nearly 700 miles of running, but Drew Cook conquered the mighty St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario, ...

Here are 8 upcoming summer festivals to check out this summer in the Finger Lakes: The 37th annual Art and Music Festival ...