Category: Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes Commission awards more than $1.4 million to reduce runoff and improve water quality – Great Lakes Commission
Ann Arbor, Mich. – The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) announced today that it will award more than $1.45 million in grants through the Great Lakes
Invasive sea lamprey treatment begins on Bad River – Great Lakes Commission
In Wisconsin’s Ashland and Bayfield counties, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be applying lampricides to the Bad River with the goal of killing sea lamprey larvae burrowed in […]
Hamburg shoreline plan floats $80 million marina. There would be lots to navigate – Great Lakes Commission
The most ambitious proposal for a marina along the Lake Erie shoreline in Hamburg, New York, includes two marinas on either side of Hoover Beach, creates small islands to protect […]
‘We’ve never seen this before.’ High PFAS level found in Muskegon Lake foam – Great Lakes Commission
High concentrations of toxic PFAS chemicals were found in surface water foam this summer on Muskegon Lake in west Michigan. Although there are known legacy sources of PFAS in the […]
Jackson to get $2.7M state grant for water main replacement – Great Lakes Commission
Jackson, Michigan, is among many communities to receive sizable state grants in a push to rehabilitate Michigan’s water infrastructure, officials said. Read the full story by MLive.
Maritime time: Coho fever – Great Lakes Commission
In September of 1967, anglers poured out onto Lake Michigan in search of a new fish: salmon from the Pacific Ocean. Many people abandoned common sense in their pursuit of […]
U.P. shipwreck museum adds webcam with views of lighthouse, sunrises over Lake Superior – Great Lakes Commission
A new webcam has been added to a shipwreck museum in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. This live video feed boasts views of the Whitefish Point Light Station, sunrises over Lake Superior, […]
A tiny, endangered fish lies on the path of Highway 413. Canada has a plan, but no new power to protect it – Great Lakes Commission
Fisheries and Oceans Canada has a new plan to protect an endangered minnow found along the route of Ontario’s proposed Highway 413. But the federal plan falls short offering new […]
Portage Lake Garden Club cleans 40 pounds of trash from Onekama beach – Great Lakes Commission
Portage Lake Garden Club members and friends cleaned up the beach at Captain John Langland Park in Onekama, Michigan, on Saturday as part of the Alliance for the Great Lake’s […]
How deep is Lake Erie? How was it named? Facts about Ohio’s Great Lake and its cousins – Great Lakes Commission
You can fish on the Great Lakes, go boating, swim, and partake in water sports, all the while enjoying the spectacular views they provide. But how deep is each lake? […]