Schmidt is a captain of the "Nicky Boy II," one of the fleet of four boats the Port Washington-based charter fishing company ... on board for $14 that covers Lake Michigan," Schmidt explained.

Fishing, at any rate ... About halfway up the sandy and extensive shore of eastern Lake Michigan, charter boats in early August leave slips at Ludington, Michigan, before the sun finds them.

A body that was pulled out of Lake Michigan Friday matched the description of a swimmer who went missing last week near a beach in in Evanston. Around 6:40 a.m., a fishing charter boat found the ...