Category: Great Lakes
How a 150-year-old company with a floating zip code helps ships on the Detroit River – Great Lakes Commission
Vessels in the Detroit River don’t have to dock to get deliveries; the J.W. Westcott company brings mail and supplies right to them as they
Algoma Steel slapped with two new environmental charges for 2022 oil spill – Great Lakes Commission
A total of seven ‘significant’ spills have occurred on Algoma Steel property on the St. Marys River in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, in the past
Coast Guard: Lake Superior freighter has 13-foot crack, but likely not from collision – Great Lakes Commission
The Great Lakes freighter Michipicoten hobbled near Isle Royale, Michigan, over the weekend suffered a 13-foot crack in its hull, but the mishap likely wasn’t
OSU lands $4.9M federal grant to train ‘climate-ready’ workforce along Lake Erie shoreline – Great Lakes Commission
The Biden Administration is providing $60 million for climate-adaptation training to students living in nine ecosystems, including the western Lake Erie shoreline in Ohio. Ohio
Today in history: ‘Roaring’ Dan Seavey, known as Michigan’s only pirate, steals a cargo ship – Great Lakes Commission
On June 11, 1908, Dan Seavey commandeered a Great Lakes cargo ship and sailed it to Chicago. “Roaring” Dan Seavey is known as the only