Hikers spotted stranded lake sturgeon in a low-water channel of Michigan’s Ontonagon River, prompting three rescue missions that ultimately saved 27 threatened fish. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Keweenaw […]
A September 30 celebration will mark 150 years of service at Hammond Bay Biological Station, a Lake Huron facility in Millersburg, Michigan, whose history spans maritime rescue operations, Coast Guard […]
By Anna Barnes Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division has received one-time funding of $350,000 for whitefish recovery. The ailing species has undergone a rapid population decline in recent years, and for the first time, recovery efforts have landed a specific line in the state budget. But officials said while the money will help rescue
A remarkable chapter in Great Lakes maritime history will be commemorated Tuesday as the Keweenaw Historical Society marks the 100th anniversary of the wreck of the City of Bangor and […]