A new decades-long study found that fish-eating gulls and terns nesting on Michigan shoreline areas known to have long-standing industrial contamination reproduce less, have fewer chicks that survive, and develop […]
The Association of Municipalities of Ontario calculated there were at least 1,400 homeless encampments in the province in 2023
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The invasion of sea lampreys in the Great Lakes had devastating impacts on native fish until Vernon Applegate, a scientist and unlikely hero, found a control method. Read the full […]
One of the largest vessels to use the Port of Cleveland — the 1004-foot-long, 50-foot-tall James R. Barker — on Thursday found itself stuck in ice as it attempted to […]
Ann Arbor, Michigan – A report released by the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) found that 35.4 billion gallons of water per day were withdrawn from the
In 1878, a 178-foot ship full of rye encountered fierce winds, stuck a shoal, and sank. A shipwreck enthusiast found the ship and 36,000 bushels of rye that went down […]
A local woman’s passion for preservation has led to the restoration of 271 headstones — and counting — at South Kinloss Cemetery in Lucknow. “A lot of these were pioneer children. They died here and then their parents picked up and moved on, so there’s no one left for them,” explained Cherie Brogreen. “I […]
Cleaner water could have negative impacts on certain types of fish in Lake Erie, a study by researchers at Ohio State and other universities found. This is due to reduced […]
Alexander Cook holiday cards have been a big seller at the National Museum of the Great Lakes shop in Toledo, Ohio, for more than 50 years. After Cook’s death at […]
Red Lake Nation leaders and state officials with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources disagree on how to combat zebra mussels at Upper Red Lake. Until 2018, Upper Lake and […]
In March, Brookside Public School student Harlyn Madge was diagnosed with a brain tumour. She died just one month later, on April 24, two days after her seventh birthday. In October, staff and students at the school were joined by members of Madge’s family in planting flowers as a tribute. “During the time of grief, […]