Category: Lake Ontario
In 1804, the HMS Speedy vanished on Lake Ontario. The mystery has captivated cottagers every since
The waters of Lake Ontario can turn violent in an instant. For three generations, my family has had a cottage on Presqu’ile Point, a spit of land that hooks out … Continued
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This Toronto professor took an E. coli-infested lake basin from unswimmable to crystal clear
If you take a stroll along Toronto’s Queen’s Quay waterfront on a Sunday afternoon, you may notice a unique array of vessels and what appear to be toys on the … Continued
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Experts discover a mysterious shipwreck in Lake Ontario
While in search of the Rapid City—a schooner that was shipwrecked in 1917—divers instead discovered a much older vessel that could potentially predate the century-old wreck by 50 years. The … Continued
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For the first time in a decade almost all of the Great Lakes’ water levels are below average. Here’s why
Cottage owners on the Great Lakes may notice a change in the waterbodies this spring. A report from Environment Canada says that all the Great Lakes’ water levels, except Erie, … Continued
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Could wind turbines on the Great Lakes solve Ontario’s electricity needs?
As Ontario’s electricity needs ramp up, groups are lobbying the provincial government to tap into the untouched wind power of the Great Lakes. According to non-profit Ontario Clean Air Alliance, … Continued
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