Category: Lake Superior
Fifty years later: The little-known story of the families the Fitz left behind
“Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy” is a new book by Thomas Nelson with Jeremy Podair. Below is an adapted excerpt from the chapter “Just Call Toby,” that details the legal mess families were put through after losing their loved ones on the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Canadian researchers concerned about Great Lakes cleanup after U.S. budget cuts
On the north shore of Lake Superior, a group of researchers based out of Lakehead University are working hard to rehabilitate sections of the lake. In 1972, Canada and the … Continued
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As mussels ravage Great Lakes whitefish, Lake Superior survives — for now
By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; 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.
Experts confirm that Lake Superior experienced a meteotsunami in June
On the morning of June 21, residents watched from the shoreline as Lake Superior appeared to drain like a bathtub. But no plug had been pulled. Instead, the Great Lake … Continued
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All water is local
“Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant, she lives in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her nonfiction books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and the children’s story “A Family Tree” in 2024.