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Bruce Beach Shore Break
A combination of sand movement and awareness of who to contact are likely why so many more shipwrecks were discovered in Lake Michigan last year. It’s possible that water level changes caused the sand bars to shift dramatically, uncovering shipwrecks in shallower waters. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
For World Water Day, the Ontario Salt Pollution Coalition is sounding the alarm on the damage done by road salt and is calling on the province of Ontario to do more to mitigate the risk of contamination to groundwater, rivers, lakes and drinking water. Read the full story by CBC News.
Staff from the Superior National Forest and three Bands of Chippewa Indigenous Nations recently met in Grand Portage, Minnesota, to engage together on “Shared Learning for Co-Stewardship.” The two-day training addressed Indigenous tribal sovereignty, treaty rights and trust obligations, traditional ecological knowledge, and tribal stewardship priorities. Read the full story by Red Lake Nation News.
Legislation that would establish a framework for Pennsylvania to develop a wind energy industry off its Lake Erie coast cleared an early hurdle in the Pennsylvania General Assembly on Tuesday. Read the full story by Erie Times-News.
Friends of the Thunder Bay Marine Sanctuary announced their children’s program lineup for this year’s Summer in the Sanctuary in Alpena, Michigan. The program is designed to get kids interested and involved with the Great Lakes through educational and immersive activities that get them near, on, and even under the water. Read the full story by The Alpena News.
The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary is one of 15 places in the country that have received the marine sanctuary designation from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan coast is home to dozens of shipwrecks that represent and preserve both a moment frozen in time and a window into the past. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
On March 21, 1953, the now historic S.S. Badger set off on its maiden voyage on Lake Michigan. The S.S. Badger and its sister ships are the last — and the largest — coal-fired, steam engine car ferries built in the United States. Read the full story by WWTV-TV – Cadillac, MI.
A couple who died in a two-vehicle collision that also killed another person are being remembered as dedicated parents whose “greatest joy in life was their children.” Read More
Southern Bruce County residents have lost more than $162,000 through scams already this year, including nearly $60,000 reported in the past week alone. Read More
On World Water Day, March 22, the Alliance for the Great Lakes, Ocean Conservancy, Illinois Environmental Council, and Loyola University scientists will hold a briefing with partners at the Museum of Science and Industry to discuss protecting the Great Lakes and waterways from the environmental and health risks of microfiber pollution. Read the full story by the Ocean Conservancy.
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