Category: Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Moment: Ten natural wonders of The Great Lakes Way – Great Lakes Commission
The Great Lakes Way is an interconnected set of greenways and water trails stretching from Port Huron, Michigan to Toledo, Ohio on western Lake Erie. Its purpose is to help […]
Why dragonflies are swarming around Lake Michigan in Milwaukee – Great Lakes Commission
If you’ve walked along the Milwaukee lakefront in the past few weeks, you might have suddenly found yourself amid a swarm of dragonflies. The insects are making their yearly migration […]
Multitude of issues affecting Lake Erie discussed at annual workshop – Great Lakes Commission
Several journalists recently gathered at the Ohio Sea Grant/Ohio State University Stone Laboratory research facility for an annual overview of a multitude of issues affecting the world’s 11th largest freshwater […]
Is the Lake Erie alligator alive and well? Sighting reported during fourth week of search – Great Lakes Commission
Many people are starting to lose hope that the gator of Lake Erie will ever be captured or seen again. Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority officials said it has not confirmed […]
Chicago’s ‘plover mother,’ Tamima Itani, recognized by Illinois as an outstanding volunteer of the year – Great Lakes Commission
The volunteer lead Great Lakes piping plover monitor at Chicago’s Montrose Beach was recognized by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources as one of 11 outstanding volunteers of the year. […]
Michigan contractor to build new $5.8M DNR fisheries vessel – Great Lakes Commission
A Presque Isle County steel fabricator has won a $5.85 million contract to build the R/V Steelhead II, a new fisheries research boat, for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. […]
Toxic blue-green algae a rare find at Hamilton’s lakeside beach – Great Lakes Commission
In Ontario, toxic blue-green algae that closed public access to the water along Beach Boulevard this week is the first such discovery along Hamilton’s stretch of Lake Ontario in at […]
Longest Canadian pier in the Great Lakes coming to Mississauga – Great Lakes Commission
Approximately 72 hectares of land formerly occupied by a coal-fired power plant in Mississauga will soon be home to the longest Canadian pier in the Great Lakes. The pier will […]
Line 5 opponents submit 150,000 comments on Enbridge’s reroute project near Lake Superior – Great Lakes Commission
More than 154,000 comments have been submitted on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ environmental assessment of Enbridge’s proposed 41-mile reroute of its Line 5 around the Bad River Band […]
Great Lakes winter trends mean warmer and wetter storms – Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes winters are trending warmer and the storm systems are wetter, according to research from the University of Michigan. Read the full story by WMUK – Kalamazoo, MI.