Month: September 2024
Researchers investigate loss of biodiversity in Great Lakes
Several species of fish and mussels are disappearing from the Great Lakes, and a team of researchers at the University of Windsor is trying to find out why. Read the […]
Great Lakes Basin focus of wild rice restoration program
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community has been conducting a program of manoomin (wild rice) restoration for more than a decade as the amount of wild rice in the western Upper […]
Macomb County touts blue economy projects
In Michigan, the annual State of the Lake address succinctly described the importance of Lake St. Clair to its residents with a review of various restoration projects, efforts to ensure […]
Province partners with local group to protect Great Lakes
The Ontario government will invest $6 million to support 30 multi-year projects aimed at helping protect, conserve, and restore the Great Lakes. The project areas include the southeast shores of […]
Hundreds of dead bats mysteriously wash up on Lake Michigan shore: ‘The craziest thing ever’
There’s a mystery unfolding in northwest Indiana, where hundreds of bats washed up on the shore of Lake Michigan on Saturday. Read the full story by WBBM- Chicago, IL.
Edgewater Park health advisory: Heavy rains spill sewage into Lake Erie for the 2nd time in 2 weeks
The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District has posted a health advisory at Cleveland’s Edgewater Park following heavy rains that caused sewage and stormwater to overflow and be dumped into Lake […]
Report shows Great Lakes-Seaway benefits Indiana the most
According to a report, Indiana is the state with the greatest economic impact from cargo handling by ports and terminals along the Great Lakes-Seaway system. Read the full story by […]
Michigan resident flips freighters into homes
Tony Gatliff, a 42-year Grosse Pointe Farms resident and former ship’s officer and pilot for the Ford Motor Co. Fleet, has taken on the unique project of creating cottages out […]
Stratford police: Parental abduction suspect, daughter may be here
RCMP officers this month conducted an extensive investigation and believe Malleck has taken custody of the youngster with the intent to deprive her father of his parental rights.
Blue-green algae found in Lake Superior near Shuniah, ON
The Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has confirmed the blue-green algae in a water sample collected on July 25. People are reminded to avoid water whenever a […]