Nearly 100 people drown in the Great Lakes each year – an Upper Peninsula start-up called SwimSmart is working to address that. Read the full story by Second Wave Michigan.
The plan to reroute Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline around tribal land in northern Wisconsin will begin its hearing on August 12 to examine whether the Wisconsin Department of Natural […]
An engineering design study will determine what can be done with the Waukegan River system in Illinois to enhance the area as it flows into Lake Michigan. Read the full […]
Dozens gathered in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan Day to celebrate progress and address challenges facing the lake, with speakers emphasizing the importance of a collective effort to combat global […]
A new car and passenger ferry traveled through the Soo Locks last week on the way to its new home on Christian Island on the Canadian side of Lake Huron. […]
Four historic “tall ship” sailing vessels known as schooners are visiting Detroit this weekend, providing visitors a chance to see and feel how the world traveled two centuries ago, plus other places […]
Several areas in Wisconsin continue to recover today from the weekend’s historic heavy rainfall and flash flooding. Storm damage shut down Cana Island, a Lake Michigan island known for its […]
In Ontario, experts are sounding the alarm about the spread of water soldier, an invasive aquatic plant that could affect the environment, recreational activity and, eventually, the economy. Read the […]
The commemorative swim meant to complete the interrupted voyage of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald through the Great Lakes might itself not get to finish the journey because the boat escorting […]
A decades-in-the-making project that aimed to remove the Plainwell Dam and restore nearly a mile of the Kalamazoo River has wrapped up. Read the full story by WWMT-TV – Kalamazoo, […]
On September 21, for the first time in nearly 100 years, the Chicago River will host a sanctioned open water swim. Read the full story by WTTW – Chicago, IL.