Tag: lake
A window into the past’: How preservationists hope to restore Lake Michigan shoreline
A multimillion-dollar project will begin later this year to restore the shoreline, bluffs and ravines at the Jean and John Greene Nature Preserve in Lake Forest, Illinois, along Lake Michigan. […]
Lake Zurich takes $52 million step to bring Lake Michigan water to town
Lake Zurich, Illinois, officials last week authorized revenue bond issues of $52 million to secure low-interest loans from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency as part of the village’s transition to […]
Lake Erie is frozen over. Is it safe to walk on?
Lake Erie is now nearly completely frozen over with rapidly growing ice cover due to persistent Arctic cold, making it the most ice-covered of the Great Lakes this winter. Officials […]
Cold persists; Lake Superior ice cover growing rapidly
A prolonged cold spell is rapidly increasing ice coverage on Lake Superior — with ice cover jumping from about 6% to around 31% in recent weeks — as persistent sub-zero […]
Frozen Lake Huron creates shortcut to Canada. International ice bridge opens for 2026.
The international ice bridge connecting the U.S. and Canada is officially open. When the conditions are right, an approximately 12-mile stretch of Lake Huron creates a frozen path between Drummond […]