Category: Great Lakes Commission
Eastern Lake Ontario receives marine sanctuary designation – Great Lakes Commission
Eastern Lake Ontario has been designated a national marine sanctuary. The designation recognizes the national significance of the area’s historical, archeological, and cultural resources. Read
Biting flies are swarming Indiana Dunes beachgoers: ‘I prefer the cicadas’ – Great Lakes Commission
A recent outbreak of biting flies has been creating horrible conditions on Lake Michigan beaches in northwest Indiana and southwest Michigan. Read the full story
DNR trying to boost dwindling perch numbers in Saginaw Bay – Great Lakes Commission
Yellow perch used to be a common catch in Saginaw Bay and people would come to Michigan’s Thumb from all over to fish for them.
Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center closed to public from June 3 through June 29 – Great Lakes Commission
The David R. Obey Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center near Ashland, Wisconsin, will be closed to the public from June 3 to June 29. During
Organizations working to keep an invasive, but healthy, species out of Lake Erie – Great Lakes Commission
Both state and federal organizations are working to keep Lake Erie and surrounding streams healthy, but an invasive species called the sea lamprey threatens local