Descendants of the captain who perished when his the Africa disappeared hauling coal from the United States to Owen Sound 128 years ago have been offered a chance to visit the site of the recently discovered shipwreck. Local filmmakers Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick discovered the shipwreck of the Africa on the bottom of Lake […]
Local filmmakers working on a documentary about invasive quagga mussels in the Great Lakes discovered what’s believed to be a wreck of a 128-year-old wooden steamship in Lake Huron. The discovery happened in June after Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick received a tip that scientists doing a fish study off Bruce Peninsula’s west coast noticed […]
Grey Bruce OPP responded to eight marine-related calls on the weekend on Lake Huron. On July 29 at 1:14 p.m. the Grey Bruce OPP Marine Unit helped rescue a disabled vessel on Lake Huron. With the assistance of the Coast Guard the vessel made it to shore safely, a July 31 police news release said. […]
Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police responded to eight marine-related calls on the weekend on Lake Huron. Saturday at 1:14 p.m. the Grey Bruce OPP Marine Unit helped rescue a disabled vessel on Lake Huron. With the assistance of the Coast Guard the vessel made it to shore safely, a police news release said Monday. At 2:27 […]
Local MPPs recently announced the Ontario government will invest $6 million to support 30 multi-year projects aimed at helping protect, conserve and restore the Great Lakes. The investments are aimed at reducing plastic litter, excess nutrients and road salt entering lakes, rivers and streams, and advancing climate resiliency while restoring environmentally degraded areas of the […]
Local MPPs recently announced the Ontario government will invest $6 million to support 30 multi-year projects aimed at helping protect, conserve and restore the Great Lakes. The investments are aimed at reducing plastic litter, excess nutrients and road salt entering lakes, rivers and streams, and advancing climate resiliency while restoring environmentally degraded areas of the […]
Huron OPP said additional resources are being deployed “to preserve public safety” ahead of a potential rally
A rescue call that ended with the deaths of a boat operator and volunteer firefighter started when two people fell off a personal watercraft near the Lake Huron town of Bayfield, provincial police say. Emergency crews were called to a boat operator in distress near Bayfield, a Huron County beach town north of London, just […]
The Bayfield Centre for the Arts has launched its Bayfield Sails Project at Clan Gregor Square in Bayfield.
Erosion, a growing issue for our coastlines, is only going to get worse, according to a panelist at the recent Is the Coast Clear Conference, put on by the Lake Huron Coastal Centre.