Category: Great Lakes
Steamer rests under 8 feet of crystal-clear water after wrecking in Lake Huron 157 years ago
The 183-foot steamer Portsmouth ran aground off the shore of Michigan’s Middle Island during a storm on Nov. 15, 1867. It now rests in eight feet of crystal-clear Lake Huron […]
Lake Michigan water levels drop to lowest in years amid warmth and lack of rain
Lake Michigan’s water levels have dropped below long-term averages for the first time in 10 years. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune.
After decades, lake trout restored to sustainable levels in Lake Superior
Lake Superior’s top predator fish is at a sustainable population. The lake trout population has recovered to the point it no longer has to be stocked. Read the full story […]
Friendly snowy owl joins Great Lakes ship crew
Before arriving in Two Harbors, Minnesota, a friendly snowy owl landed on the Great Lakes freighter James R. Barker on Monday, much to the crew’s delight. Read the full story […]
Mackinaw City hosts contest to name trail that connects Lake Huron to Lake Michigan
A popular Michigan trail that runs from Lake Huron to Lake Michigan was recently given a new name — “Tip of the Mitt Trail” — following a community-wide contest. Read […]
Great Lakes Maritime Academy to receive tugboat for training
Northwestern Michigan College’s Great Lakes Maritime Academy is receiving a donated vessel, the Robinson Bay tugboat. The tugboat will give students more hands-on learning opportunities. Read the full story by […]
Put-in-Bay gets $10.4 million for ferry infrastructure upgrades
A $10.4 million award from the U.S. Department of Transportation will go to the Put-in-Bay Township Port Authority for a new breakwater project and expand the ferry dock infrastructure on […]
How Native Americans are saving lake sturgeon
Tribal communities have played a pivotal, but often overlooked, role in lake sturgeon restoration efforts in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Too many beavers harm Michigan’s trout streams, conservationists warn
Beavers are considered ecological architects, but certain conservationists are worried there can be too many in some areas of Michigan. Read the full story by MLive.
Waves of Change: Meet Protect the Porkies founder Tom Grotewohl
Waves of Change is an online interview series highlighting the diverse faces and perspectives shaping the environmental justice movement throughout the Great Lakes region.
This month, we spoke with Tom Grotewohl, a resident of Wakefield Township in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and founder of the Protect the Porkies campaign.