Tag: History
A brief history of FishPass – Great Lakes Commission
After many years of planning, a state-of-the-art scientific facility has broken ground in Traverse City, Michigan. FishPass is an experimental fish passage system that will replace the aging Union Street […]
London swim star Maggie Mac Neil eyes Olympic history at Paris Games
Never underestimate Maggie Mac Neil
Paisley comes together to celebrate 150 years
Lawrence Gregg has called Paisley home for all 84 years of his life, and in that time as a resident, business owner, farmer and school bus driver he has come to know a lot of people. On the weekend as the small central Bruce County village marked its 150th anniversary with a giant Homecoming celebration, he […]
Summer movie season keeping film crews busy in London
Just call London, Hollywood North. One film is being shot in the city and two more are on tap to get cameras rolling in August, said Andrew Dodd, director of Film London, the city agency charged with expanding the film industry here. The film schedule may grow even busier as Film London also received support […]
Brews News: Beertown beverage curator shares four summer trends
Whatâs up with beer this summer?
Lend a hand while Owen Sound booster Jan Chamberlain is out of action
In small towns across Canada, women are truly community heroes. In our small town of Owen Sound, one amazing woman leader stands out – Jan Chamberlain – who has made civic pride her life-long career. Now in her 80s, Jan’s efforts remain full of passion and purpose, building on her keen sense of belonging to […]
Western University takes step toward cutting ties with author Alice Munro
Western University has paused the research chair named in honour of local Nobel laureate Alice Munro, perhaps the first tangible sign her legacy will be affected after her adult daughter revealed a dark family secret. The Alice Munro Chair in Creativity, established after the Huron County writer’s 2013 Nobel Prize win, was designed to “lead […]
A very heavy piece of Great Lakes shipping history relocates back to Sturgeon Bay – Great Lakes Commission
The historic 1,000-pound anchor from the Oak Leaf, a schooner-turned-barge that sank in Wisconsin’s Sturgeon Bay in 1928, was recently moved to Bullhead Point, a small spit of land jutting […]
As climate change alters lakes, tribes and conservationists fight for the future of spearfishing | Great Lakes Now
By Melina Walling and John Locher, Associated Press
HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) — Chilly nights on northern Wisconsin’s Chippewa Flowage don’t deter 15-year-old spearfisher Gabe Bisonette. He’s been learning the Ojibwe practice for so long now that when his headlamp illuminates the eye-shine of his quarry, he can communicate the sighting to his dad with hardly a word.
Michigan gets grant toward preserving history of Green Books | Bridge Michigan
The funds will be used hire a consultant to survey locations included in the Negro Motorist Green Book, which listed safe spots for Blacks….