Tag: Lake Huron
What is lake-effect snow, and why does it slam the London region so often?
Londoners know it when they see it, lake-effect snow closing in and blanketing the region.
Lake Huron site north of Toledo ruled out as host for Canada’s spent nuclear fuel
On Thursday, Canada announced that land near the Lake Huron shoreline will not be used to permanently bury its spent nuclear fuel. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization instead narrowed its […]
LIVE: School buses cancelled, police issue warning amid blast of snow
Have snow photos? Send them in for possible inclusion in our ongoing storm coverage. Email us at lfp.website@sunmedia.ca The London region faced its first significant snowfall of the season with sweeping snow squalls that cancelled school buses and grounded planes on Monday morning and prompted a warning from provincial police. Environment Canada was calling for […]
Winter arrives with a wallop as lake-effect squalls cover parts of Grey-Bruce with snow
Warm lakes plus cold air means winter is here. The Ontario Storm Prediction Centre expects the snow squalls blanketing much of the area will continue into Tuesday. Snow squall warnings are in place throughout the region as of Sunday afternoon with snowfall accumulations exceeding 50 cm in parts of Grey-Bruce and Owen Sound this weekend. […]
Lake Huron site north of Toledo ruled out as host for Canada's spent nuclear fuel
The potential for Canada using land near the Lake Huron shoreline to permanently bury all of that nation’s spent nuclear fuel is apparently over.
Scientists are trying to make whiskey using rye seeds that were submerged in a Lake Huron shipwreck for nearly 150 years
On November 12, 1878, the James R. Bentley was sailing across Lake Huron when a fierce storm blew in and took the schooner down. Now, after spending the past 146 […]
Goderich pays tribute to late mayor with plaque unveiling
GODERICH – Rain and heavy winds on the morning of Saturday, Nov. 23, didn’t stop the community from paying tribute to its late mayor, John Grace. Family, members of the community and Goderich council gathered to unveil a plaque for the John C. Grace Boardwalk along the Lake Huron shoreline. Three plaques are placed along […]
Maritime Time: Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary
More national marine sanctuaries are coming to the Great Lakes.
Steamer rests under 8 feet of crystal-clear water after wrecking in Lake Huron 157 years ago
The 183-foot steamer Portsmouth ran aground off the shore of Michigan’s Middle Island during a storm on Nov. 15, 1867. It now rests in eight feet of crystal-clear Lake Huron […]
Mackinaw City hosts contest to name trail that connects Lake Huron to Lake Michigan
A popular Michigan trail that runs from Lake Huron to Lake Michigan was recently given a new name — “Tip of the Mitt Trail” — following a community-wide contest. Read […]