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This weekend, residents and visitors are taking to the water in boats, kayaks, floaties, makeshift picnic tables and anything else that can stay above water and carry them down the […]
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This weekend features a cultural celebration, patriotic family fun, environmental stewardship, and a major milestone.
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Hundreds of surfers of all skill levels gathered for the annual Great Lakes Surf Festival at Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon, Michigan on Saturday to celebrate Michigan’s surfing culture with […]
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After years of being plagued by high fecal bacteria levels, Bay View’s South Shore Beach in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was moved and reopened last year. The new beach is three times […]
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The remote-controlled BeBot can sift sand for plastic, glass and other debris hidden beneath the surface.
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A “microburst” – not a tornado – was the cause of damage during a wild storm in the beach community of Bayfield earlier this month, local researchers say. The Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University has released the findings of its look into the July 3 storm that lashed Bayfield
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Written by Bruce Krug (September 1965) and submitted by the Bruce County Historical Society On Nov. 21, 1883, the “Erie Belle” was destroyed in a boiler explosion two miles south of Kincardine. She was a wrecking tug owned by a Windsor firm. Previously “Erie Belle” had been a passenger steamer
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By Bauyrzhan Zhaxylykov
Nearly half of Great Lakes beachgoers rarely or never check water quality before swimming, according to a new study by researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University.
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A group of marine archaeology enthusiasts will take to a southwestern Ontario beach this summer to learn more about the fatal shipwreck of the SS Erie Belle that happened more than […]
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For more than 20 years, 21 beaches across five counties in Michigan have been monitored weekly throughout the summer months. Beach monitoring tracks factors that affect water quality and results […]
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Eight New York State Park beaches were closed to swimming due to water quality concerns, including elevated bacteria levels, harmful algal blooms, and impacts from recent rainfall. State officials continue […]
