Category: Great Lakes Commission
Earthquake detected in Lake Ontario near shoreline in upstate NY. What to know
A 2.2-magnitude earthquake shook in Lake Ontario just north of Wayne County, New York, on Wednesday night at a depth of 7.9 kilometers below the surface. Read the full story […]
How Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum remembers Edmund Fitzgerald
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum that stands on the shore of Lake Superior holds the bell of the Edmund Fitzgerald and hosts an annual ceremony at which family members gather […]
Traverse City’s Freshwater Research Center makes an impression at Global Oceans Conference
For the first time, the Global Oceans Conference set up shop on the shores of the Great Lakes in Chicago. The Freshwater Research Center showed off its budding status as […]
What’s a seiche? Strong wind gusts often rock Lake Erie’s waters. What happened this week
A low water advisory was put in place for Western Lake Erie’s exposed shorelines after strong steady winds and gusts up to 40 mph pushed waters toward the opposite end […]
It could cost $20M to reopen ‘Miracle Mile’ trail overlooking Lake Michigan
In Michigan, the 1-mile segment between Petoskey and Bay Harbor on Lake Michigan’s shoreline has been closed since late 2019 due to erosion caused by record high lake levels. Reconstruction […]