Category: Great Lakes Commission
Lakeshore township gets state funds to remodel U.S. Coast Guard station for water rescues
A township in Michigan will receive $600,000 in state funds to help convert the shuttered Holland Coast Guard Station into a fire department water rescue base. Read the full story […]
MI reps. request Trump administration send at least 1 new icebreaker from Finland to the Great Lakes
Two U.S. representatives from Michigan are asking the federal government to send at least one new icebreaker ship to the Great Lakes as part of a deal between the U.S. […]
Federal layoffs would gut Great Lakes fisheries research center
The U.S. Geological Survey is planning to lay off 79% of the workforce of the Great Lakes Science Center that’s headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as part of a reduction […]
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum to hold public and private memorial ceremonies for 50th anniversary of Edmund Fitzgerald wreck
Every year, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum holds a private memorial ceremony for those with a connection to the Edmund Fitzgerald on the anniversary of the ship’s sinking. In honor […]
Ontario subsidizing energy project in Georgian Bay despite expert advice
The Ontario government pushed forward TC Energy’s proposal to build a large pumped storage project on Lake Huron’s Georgian Bay, despite early expert advice it would be costly and not […]