Tag: Lake Michigan
Discovery of Lake Michigan shipwreck recalls history of Cleveland shipbuilding
The recent discovery of the Lac La Belle, which sank to the bottom of Lake Michigan in 1872, does more than scratch it from the list of long-sought shipwrecks. It […]
A nuclear shift buoyed by billions, and the waters of the Great Lakes
Restarting an aging reactor and building next-generation modular plants on the shores of the world’s largest freshwater system
Crying Over Spilled Sewage
Kevin Shafer is obsessed with rain. As the head of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, it’s his job to be. But when a thousand-year storm comes out of nowhere and dumps over a foot of rain, Kevin is faced with a decision: send sewage into people’s basements or into Lake Michigan.
Lake Michigan shipwreck hunter finds elusive steamer lost in 1872
A shipwreck hunter has located the Lac La Belle, a sidewheel steamer that has eluded searchers for more than a century. The wooden-hulled American passenger ship sank October 13, 1872, […]
Lake Michigan shoreline walker case moves to Court of Appeals
In Wisconsin, a Madison-based environmental law firm filed an appeal to Milwaukee Circuit Court on behalf of a Shorewood resident who last summer received a citation from the village for […]