Tag: lake
Gun Lake Tribe releases sturgeon hatchlings into the Kalamazoo River – Great Lakes Commission
Hundreds gathered as the Gun Lake Tribe released roughly 160 hatchery-raised lake sturgeon into the Kalamazoo River on Friday. The fish eggs were collected in April 2024 from mats put […]
Annual state survey by DNR nets giant lake sturgeon in Lake St. Clair – Great Lakes Commission
Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) fisheries biologists caught a 75-inch, 125-pound sturgeon – the biggest ever caught by the DNR – during a state survey in Lake St. Clair. […]
Loved ones mourn man, 26, killed in Labour Day canoe mishap
The 26-year-old Port Stanley man killed in a canoe mishap on a St. Thomas lake is being remembered as an animal lover and avid outdoorsman who put his friends and family first. Ryan Davies, a plumbing apprentice for a Kitchener-based contractor, died after the canoe he was in capsized on Lake Margaret on Labour Day. […]
‘He was just gone’: Missing man’s sister appeals for tips in 2022 disappearance
Rumours have swirled through the Lake Erie village of Port Burwell about the fate of a man who disappeared without trace more than two years ago.
Finnish forward makes London Knights debut in pre-season victory
Jesse Nurmi wants to play a lot of hockey games this season. He came to the right place. The new London Knights import forward suffered through an injury-riddled campaign last year. So he is eager to help the club get back to the Memorial Cup final again â just like his friend Kasper Halttunen did […]
Shipwreck peeks out of sand at Lake Michigan beach – Great Lakes Commission
The remains of the 131-year-old Minnehaha shipwreck are easy to spot as they peek out of the sand along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Manistee County, Michigan. The Minnehaha ran […]
Ultra swimmer abandons attempt to cross Lake Michigan again – Great Lakes Commission
An ultra swimmer nicknamed The Shark was back on shore Wednesday, having given up on yet another quest to cross Lake Michigan after 40 hours in the water. Read the full story […]
NOAA to celebrate Lake Ontario sanctuary designation – Great Lakes Commission
After nearly a decade of waiting, Oswego County, New York, is celebrating the designation of the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary and inviting the public to join in the festivities. […]
What Ludington State Park will look like after $3M in upgrades – Great Lakes Commission
Ludington State Park is known for its seven miles of sandy Lake Michigan beachfront, an iconic lighthouse, and a one-mile stretch of the Big Sable River, popular for fishing, paddling […]
A spectacular failure: The “Salt Combines” of Huron
Peter McEwan and Sam Platt’s discovery of salt in the Maitland River flats in May 1866 ignited a salt boom in Southwestern Ontario. A lot of southern Ontario was on the Michigan salt bed that stretched from Kincardine to Windsor and over to central Michigan. It was an extraordinary find of an inexhaustible mineral vital […]