Tag: Lake Michigan
New Coast Guard commander for Lake Michigan finds ‘aloha’ in Milwaukee
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel spoke with Captain Rhianna Macon, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, about what inspired her to join the Coast Guard, what her job entails, […]
Lake Michigan and Lake Huron lost 3.2 trillion gallons of water in last month
The seasonal decline in the Great Lakes’ water levels is in full force. Here’s how your favorite Great Lake is reacting to the colder, less moisture time of year. Read […]
Public property. No trespassing? Man hopes his $313 ticket will reshape Lake Michigan shoreline access
Reports have surfaced in recent months of a not-so-jolly buccaneer working Lake Michigan’s Caribbean-clear waters just north of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is after the sole right to use the Lake […]
Michigan appeals court decision allowing Line 5 to continue operating in Straits of Mackinac
Michigan officials have been trying for years to shut down Enbridge’s Line 5 over claims that it is unsafe and liable to spill petroleum products into the Great Lakes
Swimmers brave frigid Lake Michigan for New Year’s Day plunge
Dozens of swimmers took to Lake Michigan in Ogden Dunes, Indiana, as part of an unofficial New Year’s Day polar plunge. The air temperature was 20 while the water temperature […]