Tag: Daily News
A taste of expanding the worth of the Great Lakes fishery
Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers is building toward 100% use of fish caught in the Great Lakes, highlighted by a recent “head to tail” Great Lakes fish cooking […]
How Great Lakes fish industry leaders hope to grow profit, lessen waste
On Monday, the Conference of Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers organized a head-to-tail cook-off that challenged culinary students at Kendall College in Chicago to use the entire fish […]
More mussels: DNR hires specialized biologist and launches new research project
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Fisheries Division will be hiring a full-time malacologist – a biologist who studies mollusks, including mussels and clams – which will kickstart a two-year […]
Why did Wisconsin lakes take so long to freeze this winter?
After a mild start to winter in Wisconsin, most lakes across the state are now frozen after a week of bitterly cold temperatures. But in the future, Wisconsin’s state climatologist […]
Great Lakes steel production falls by 10,000 tons
Steel production at mills in the Great Lakes region, clustered mainly along the south shore of Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana, fell by 10,000 tons last week, representing a decrease […]
Lake Erie is 13% frozen, expect less freezing in the future
Lake Erie is behind its typical freezing schedule, which depends on different weather patterns, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials. The recent cold snap has helped Lake Erie […]
Great Lakes fleet prepares for 2024 shipping season
Large freighters were on the move in Door County, Wisconsin, on Monday morning to find somewhere to go during the winter season. The Winter Fleet will remain in port typically […]
This weather phenomenon on Lake Michigan stunned meteorologists Friday
Last Friday, northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana were hit with an extremely localized but intense band of lake-effect snow created by whirlwinds known as mesovortexes. They are formed by convergence, […]
Buchanan joins Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
The city of Buchanan, Michigan, is a new member of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, an international coalition of more than 240 municipal and regional U.S. and […]
Windsor photographer braves icy cold to capture Lake Erie ‘volcanoes’
Amidst severe winter conditions last week, a Windsor-based photographer perched at Point Pelee on the northern shore of Lake Erie to photograph ice volcanoes, also known as ice shelves. The […]