Tag: Great Lakes
Huron homemade houseboat hits hardship; captain calls it quits in the Thumb
Canadian builder, owner, and pilot of the houseboat, The Neverlanding, wanted to sail her through the Straits of Mackinac, down Lake Michigan to be in Chicago by Christmas. Wintry weather […]
Where can the public walk along Lake Michigan? Shorewood case may settle the issue
The outcome of a municipal court trial in Shorewood, Wisconsin, could become a decisive flashpoint over public access to Lake Michigan’s shoreline. Similar legal battles have been settled in other […]
Great Lakes books for your holiday gift list
By Eric Freedman
Looking for a holiday gift for a reader who loves the Great Lakes? Here are five prospects to consider – and what our reporters learned from interviewing their authors this year.
The post Great Lakes books for your holiday gift list first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.
Tribes move whitefish upriver in bid to revive Great Lakes runs
As once-abundant Great Lakes whitefish slide toward population collapse, biologists are trying something that would have sounded far-fetched a decade ago: hauling live fish upriver and simply letting them go. […]
The mystery of a Lake Michigan shipwreck, and a woman left tied to the mast
A shipwreck from 145 years ago still litters the bottom of Lake Michigan near Frankfort, Michigan, that sparked a haunting mystery that continues to be part of Great Lakes lore: […]