Across the Great Lakes, electricity and gas costs are rising, with utilities in Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin seeking hundreds of millions in additional rate hikes. Read the full story by […]
Several Great Lakes advocacy groups have called for a second Great Lakes icebreaker which could help open up commerce on the Great Lakes during the winter. The funding was briefly […]
The Robinson Bay, a historic tugboat, was donated by the U.S. Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation to the Great Lakes Maritime Academy in Traverse City, Michigan, providing cadets […]
A lake trout recently caught off Sheboygan, Wisconsin, may offer a sign of the long-term success of Great Lakes restoration efforts. Read the full story by the Huron Daily Tribune.
Coming soon to the Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven, Michigan, will be a film series featuring stories about underrepresented communities connected to the Great Lakes. Read the full story […]
Each year, Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources recruits teams of volunteer lighthouse keepers to staff the Tawas Point Lighthouse in two-week shifts. Read the full story by Michigan Public.
The water levels in the Great Lakes are continuing their seasonal rise into the summer months, with predictions for them to peak later in July or August. Read the full […]
Ontario’s beaches are getting their own personal Roomba this summer. In June, the non-profit Pollution Probe launched BeBot, a beach cleaning robot, at Sibbald Point Provincial Park in Sutton West. … Continued
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The Detroit River Canadian Cleanup has released its annual report for 2024-25 outlining restoration milestones for the Detroit River, successfully restoring 11 of the 14 beneficial use impairments with expected removal of […]
After nearly four decades and $80 million of cleanup efforts, Muskegon Lake in Michigan is finally on track to being delisted as a Great Lakes Area of Concern after restoration […]
Gabby, the oldest Great Lakes piping plover, had two new chicks at Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore. Read the full story by MLive.