Somewhere in the world, you can visit a place where what looks like nature's most precious gems wash ashore by the thousands, scattering like fallen stars across a beach as dark as midnight. These ...

There’s a beach in Iceland that doesn’t care about sunscreen or flip-flops. Instead of shells and seaweed, its treasures are chunks of glacial ice that wash up like misplaced diamonds. Diamond Beach, ...

Public areas and boat rentals at Diamond Lake Beach in Mundelein closed for the season three weeks ago but a good crowd gathered Saturday to mark the end of summer with the annual Doggy Dip, the last ...