Gichigamiin Museum opens in Evanston to showcase Native peoples of Great Lakes region

Gichigamiin Museum opens in Evanston to showcase Native peoples of Great Lakes region
Great Lakes Commission
The Gichigamiin Indigenous Nations Museum in Evanston, Illinois will reopen October 1, after renovations, with two major exhibitions and a free public celebration planned for Indigenous Peoples’ Day later that […]
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Lang: Why Canada is shutting down its 70‑year peacekeeping legacy

Lang: Why Canada is shutting down its 70‑year peacekeeping legacy
The London Free Press
The country that invented peacekeeping barely cracks the Top 100 in the world in personnel contributions to UN missions
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Dyer: Humanity is a mixed bag. Don’t despair

Dyer: Humanity is a mixed bag. Don’t despair
The London Free Press
We are marking a couple of anniversaries this month.
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Tuskegee wreckage found in the Great Lakes provides a unique opportunity to uncover untold stories

Tuskegee wreckage found in the Great Lakes provides a unique opportunity to uncover untold stories
Great Lakes Echo
Wreckage of aircraft recovered from Lake Huron and the St Clair River is uncovering untold stories of the Tuskegee Airmen, predominantly African-American fighter and bomber pilots and crew who fought in World War II. By Joshua Kim.
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How Downriver Detroit’s working communities fought for their region’s environment

How Downriver Detroit’s working communities fought for their region’s environment
Great Lakes Echo
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva Downriver Detroit developed during the 20th century as an industrial region, but it was never just an industrial space. Alongside factories and working-class neighborhoods, there were wetlands, waterfront areas, nature preserves, farms and residential communities with different types of environments that shaped the region. This relationship lies at
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Archaeological survey of steam tug wreck site underway in Lake Huron

Archaeological survey of steam tug wreck site underway in Lake Huron
The Lucknow Sentinel
The S.S. Erie Belle exploded in Lake Huron on Nov. 21, 1883.
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