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Four swimmers rescued off Port Stanley beach where teen still missing
Four swimmers were rescued Monday off Port Stanleyâs main beach, just a day after a 14-year-old London boy went missing at the same Lake Erie beach.
One month, five fatal motorcycle crashes on London-area roads
Loved ones are mourning a 65-year-old motorcyclist whose death in a crash was the first of five deadly collisions that have killed six people on motorcycles across the London region over the past month alone
Search along Lake Huron shoreline continues for missing men
Fifteen volunteers searched the Lake Huron shoreline Sunday for signs of two men missing since 1995 and one man missing since January, but had no luck. Kirk Weidemann and Erwyn Cecil “Rody” Lippett went for an evening fishing trip in the lake July 21, 1995 and never returned. They left their Brucedale Conservation campsite about 8 p.m. Their […]
Wolves are hitting campgrounds on Isle Royale in search of food, park warns | Bridge Michigan
Do bears have competition for being renowned picnic-crashers in Michigan? Wolves on Lake Superiorâs Isle Royale are getting into campground trash, so park rangers up food and trash regulations….
Dad desperately tried to save teen swimmer now missing at Port Stanley: Friend
PORT STANLEY â A London father, seeing his two sons struggling in the water at the main beach here, waded into the surf in a desperate attempt to save them even though he can’t swim, a family friend says. Lifeguards were able to save the dad and his 17-year-old son, but they were unable to […]
I Speak for the Fish: The Quest for a Largemouth | Great Lakes Now
I Speak for the Fish is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor Kathy Johnson, coming out the third Monday of each month. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit Public Television.
NOAA seeks advisory council for proposed marine sanctuary in Pa. portion of Lake Erie – Great Lakes Commission
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking people to give advice about a proposed national marine sanctuary in Lake Erie adjacent to Erie, Pennsylvania. Adding a sanctuary would enable NOAA […]
Search resumes for teenage London swimmer missing in Lake Erie
PORT STANLEY â The search resumed Monday for a missing 14-year-old London swimmer in Lake Erie, off the main beach here, with police warning volunteers to stay away amid stormy conditions. âThe family and the OPP would like to thank the volunteers for their search efforts to date. However, due to the potential of adverse […]
Ship emergency on Lake Superior is latest safety mishap for Great Lakes freighter operator – Great Lakes Commission
A Great Lakes freighter called the Michipicoten is now in Fraser Shipyards after cracking and taking on water near Thunder Bay, Ontario. Read the full story by the Star Tribune.
Police, volunteers search Lake Erie for missing Port Stanley swimmer
PORT STANLEY â Police launched an extensive search through Lake Erie around this popular beach town after a swimmer entered the water on Sunday afternoon and didn’t resurface. It was about 2:30 p.m. when the main beach â typically filled with huge crowds on sunny summer weekends â was cleared. Six Ontario Provincial Police cruisers, […]