Author: Great Lakes Now
U.S. Coast Guard rescues 18 from Lake Erie ice floe Sunday
The Coast Guard reported personnel in a helicopter saw the group of around 18 people and several ATVs on an ice floe around 1 p.m. Sunday. The ice floe had separated from land near Catawba Island in Lake Erie, which is slightly southwest of Pelee Islan…
Great Lakes Moment: Overwintering ducks on the Detroit River create a sense of wonder
After nesting in spring and early summer in the North America’s Great Plains, many canvasback ducks migrate in fall to overwintering grounds on Lake St. Clair, Detroit River and Lake Erie. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
COMMENTARY: Fish tales from Hamilton Harbor: Bringing the bay back to health has been frustratingly slow
Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on sewage treatment and sewer system improvements, habitat restoration, among other things. But the results have been generally disappointing, especially when it comes to fish recovery. Read the full stor…
Michigan city’s winter festival postponed because of too much winter
A Michigan’s city’s winter festival has been postponed because of too much winter. Due to the inclement weather, St. Joseph has postponed its 2022 Ice Fest until Feb. 25-27. The annual festival had been scheduled for this weekend. Read the full story b…
Public facilities authority awarded $180 million in final half of 2021
The Minnesota Public Facilities Authority awarded just over $180 million in the second half of 2021 to 26 Minnesota cities to improve water service and protect waterways. This funding resulting in a total of $193 million invested in Minnesota’s w…
Many speak out against proposed Enbridge pipeline reroute in northern Wisconsin
Many of nearly 300 people who attended a 10-hour-long virtual public hearing spoke out against a $450 million plan to reroute an oil and gas pipeline across northern Wisconsin. Read the full story by the Star Tribune.
NMU to research best incubators to bring Arctic grayling back to Michigan
Northern Michigan University is working with the state to bring the Arctic grayling back to Michigan with research focused on finding the best in-stream incubators for the native fish. Read the full story by MLive.
An increase in cruise ships docking at Port Milwaukee is bringing $6M to help accommodate the traffic
A big increase in cruise ships docking at Port Milwaukee is bringing around $6 million in improvements to help accommodate that traffic. And a major piece of that funding will be a $3.5 million grant to help expand maritime infrastructure for larger cr…
$3.7M grant to aid Lafarge port upgrades
Lafarge and the City of Alpena, Michigan will receive $3.7 million as one of 25 grantees of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s port infrastructure development grants, awarded at the end of 2021. The investments in the Alpena port, and others across the nation, will strengthen supply chains and speed up delivery of goods to residents. […]
See animation of growing Great Lakes ice coverage
An animation from the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) shows the growing ice coverage from Dec. 3 when there was almost no ice to Jan. 31 when the five lakes were 40% frozen over. Read the full story by MLive.