Category: Lake Superior
Fish, mines and Indigenous Rights ensnared in court case in northern Ontario
By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal
Emma and photographer Christopher Katsarov Luna spent four days in northwestern Ontario, including visits to White Lake and Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg.
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
National parks see a record number of visitors, including in Wisconsin
By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
This article was republished here with permission from Wisconsin Public Radio.
Wisconsin saw more visitors at sites managed by the National Park Service last year, and America’s national parks had a record number of visitors.
News of the growing demand at the parks comes as the Trump administration has cut staff to manage them.
Lake trout recovery in Superior sign of lamprey removal success
Just-announced staff cuts and hiring freezes from the Trump administration will jeopardize the ongoing success of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) decades-long battle against sea lamprey, according to officials. While states, provinces and U.S. and Canadian tribes are involved in the labor-intensive efforts, the USFWS performs most of the in-stream treatments in the U.S.
The fascinating history of the Great Lakes Yemeni sailors
Abdullatif Ahmed was just 23 years old when he first stepped foot on the Medusa Challenger, a 1906-built Great Lakes bulk freighter.
“Before I came to America in 1990,” he said, “I had never even seen the sea.”
Born and raised in Juban, a rural district in southern Yemen, Ahmed was drawn to the Great Lakes by family history and opportunity.
The cross-country search for a site to store nuclear waste has ended just north of Lake Superior
This story was originally published in The Narwhal. After a 14-year search, Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation and the Township of Ignace, Ont.—roughly 200 kilometres northwest of Lake Superior—have been selected as … Continued
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