Officials are launching a study to figure out how best to restore the area where Graham Creek meets Lake Ontario in Newcastle, Ontario. The Great Lakes Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative is […]
We know less about the bottom of the Great Lakes than we do about the surface of Mars, which is why the Great Lakes Observing System is leading a concerted […]
The multi-billion-dollar Great Lakes shipping industry is bracing for the impact of a potential 25% tariff on Canadian imported goods, as recently promised by President-elect Donald Trump. Shipping stakeholders worry […]
Long-distancer swimmer, Jim “The Shark” Dreyer, has crossed all five Great Lakes, setting world records along the way. And at age 61, he’s still not finished. His latest challenge is […]
A few years ago, the second only location in the Great Lakes to receive marine sanctuary designation came to Lake Michigan in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary […]
After nearly being wiped out in the mid-20th century, one of the Great Lakes’ top native fish species, the lake trout, has “fully recovered” in the Lake Superior, according to […]
An old workhorse tugboat will have a new home. On Friday, November 22, the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation proudly completed the formal transfer of the Robinson Bay […]
Dunkirk, New York, is one of seven U.S. Great Lakes cities to get a share of nearly $3 million from the National Coastal Resilience Fund for shoreline projects. The $2.98 […]
Whitefish Point, a sandy corner of Michigan’s eastern upper peninsula, juts out into Lake Superior. Of the 550 recorded shipwrecks on Lake Superior, more than 200 happened not far from […]
The wetlands of Michigan and the Great Lakes are quickly becoming popular migratory stops for one of the biggest birds to call North America home: the pelican. Read the full story […]
State grants are funding the renovation and preservation of buildings in Michigan’s Great Lakes shoreline communities. Money for projects near lakes Huron, Michigan and Superior is coming from State Historic Preservation […]
Former lifeguard Nathan MacIntyre is on a crusade to teach others about the dangers lurking in Southwestern Ontario Great Lakes after an especially deadly summer in the surf. MacIntyre, 43, is a massage therapist who worked 18 seasons as a lifeguard until 2016, guarding swimmers at Port Stanley’s main beach. Following the drowning death of 14-year-old Omer Buz there in July, MacIntyre’s passion for water safety was reignited. The 43-year-old is part of the Elgin County Drowning Prevention Coalition and hopes to raise awareness of rip currents through presentations to first responders and the public. He spoke with LFP reporter Brian Williams. Read More