The University of Michigan recently received nearly $200,000 in state funding to figure out ways to make cargo shipping, recreational boating, commercial fishing, ports and ferries more sustainable. The project’s goals will be in line with the state’s MI Healthy Climate Plan that sets targets to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Read the full story by WCMU – Mount Pleasant, MI.
The wreck of the James R. Bentley, a 170-foot-long schooner, has sat 165 feet beneath the surface of Lake Huron since 1878. Within its hold was an unlikely treasure. A group of divers sponsored by a Northern Michigan distilling company aimed to retrieve a few scoops of 145-year-old rye seeds aboard the ship. Read the full story by The New York Times.
The City of Lorain, Ohio, plans to invest over $15 million in revitalizing its Lake Erie lakefront on the eastern shore of the Black River, with hopes of creating a park, improved public boat ramp and space for mixed-use development. Read the full story by The Chronicle-Telegram.
The phosphorus load, the nutrient that feeds harmful algae, into western Lake Erie is trending downward, but the 40% reduction target has yet to be met consistently. Read the full story by The Associated Press.
Ohio State Sen. Paula Hicks-Hudson has been elected by the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus to represent Ohio on its executive committee for the next two years. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.
Sea lampreys are the newest residents at Michigan’s Cranbrook Institute of Science. The Great Lakes Fishery Commission provided the sea lampreys along with an enclosure and tank fittings for the exhibit which will allow guests to get up close to the invasive species. Read the full story by the Birmingham-Bloomfield Eagle.
The F.T. Barney, a two-masted schooner, collided with another ship and sank within minutes on Oct. 23, 1868, off the shore of Presque Isle, Michigan, in Lake Huron. Today it’s one of the best-preserved shipwrecks in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by MLive.
The Department of Natural Resources will hold meetings in November on the future of smallmouth bass management in Door County waters, including a potential “catch and immediate release” rule. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
More than a hundred naval personnel joined city officials at Ontario’s Windsor riverfront Tuesday morning to greet and honor HMCS Harry DeWolf, one of Canada’s newest naval vessels. Part of a month-long deployment in Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, the docked ship docked will be opening its decks to the public on the weekend. Read the full story by the Windsor Star.
Two cities, Tawas and Bay City, along Michigan’s “Sunrise Coast” are hoping to bring tourism and boost local economy by becoming a stop for Great Lakes cruise liners. Read the full story by MLive.
The St. Lawrence River Institute hosted the 31st Annual River Symposium from October 23 to 25, drawing researchers, students, policymakers, and community members where the event explored the theme “River Connections: Land, Water & Community,” highlighting the interdependence of ecosystems, nature, and human communities. Read the full story by the Seaway News.
As swimming season draws to a close, unofficial tallies show 88 people have drowned in the waters of the Great Lakes so far in 2024, an increase from 2023. Read the full story by MLive.