Month: October 2025
$27.5M center linking business and academia to benefit Great Lakes takes big steps toward reality
Progress is well underway on the $27.5 million Freshwater Research & Innovation Center just north of Traverse City, Michigan. Read the full story by Crain’s Detroit Business.
Indiana lawmakers advance bill requiring rescue equipment on Lake Michigan
A bill unanimously passed by an Indiana Senate committee would require the installation of ring life buoys on Lake Michigan piers and public access points. The goal is to have […]
You can’t stop the lake
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has designated 250 miles of shoreline along Lakes Michigan, Superior, and Huron as high risk for erosion. The debate on how […]
Michigan fishery officials may ax Black Lake sturgeon season due to dangerous ice
Due to an unprecedented lack of ice, Michigan fisheries officials are trying to decide whether to cancel sturgeon season on Black Lake near Onaway, Michigan. Read the full story by […]
Decades-long phosphorus study of Lower Fox River shows why it’s a big problem for Lake Michigan
The Fox River in Green Bay, Wisconsin, contributes more phosphorus to Lake Michigan than any other tributary. And while Wisconsin has strict rules to limit the amount of phosphorus flowing […]