Milwaukee’s famous abandoned boat, Deep Thought, has a new captain. The boat, which served as a temporary visitor attraction on Lake Michigan’s shoreline, sold for $2,525 on Aug. 5 after a less-than-stellar […]
The south end of Lake Michigan is currently about one-half foot higher than the rest of the lake, due to a seiche that occurred early Thursday morning. Read the full story […]
The 29th Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht Race officially started Saturday August 2 in Whitefish Bay, Michigan. It is the world’s longest known freshwater sailboat race at 350 miles across […]
Two Ohio state lawmakers want to ban any drilling for oil and gas under public state lands or the bed of Lake Erie. In early 2023, Ohio governor Mike DeWine […]
While docked after studying algae blooms in lakes Erie and Superior, the crew of the Great Lakes research vessel Blue Heron noticed a black, tar-like substance oozing from the rudder […]
On late Tuesday night, a 1,000-foot tugboat, Presque Isle, was travelling along the southeast side of Neebish Island on the St. Marys River when it had maneuverability issues before dropping […]
Ottawa County, Michigan, is experiencing a groundwater shortage as wells dry up amid moderate drought conditions. Despite the fact that Ottawa County is surrounded by lakes, rivers, and streams, its […]
More than 70 volunteers joined Save the River’s Trash Free River Days Weekend to remove 1,501 pounds of trash from the Upper St. Lawrence River last week. The volunteers retrieved […]
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) confirmed a recreational angler reported finding a dying grass carp – a massive invasive fish – floating in Baie du Doré on […]
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District will start a maintenance dredging project at Manistique Harbor in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula as early as August 7. The $1.865 million project […]
This year’s Manure Expo, held at the fairgrounds in Fulton County, Ohio, showcased the high-tech transformation of manure management. New tools on display at the expo aim to solve the […]