Tag: lake
Lake Erie water levels changed by wind, reveal hidden items on bottom
A bomb cyclone winter storm brought wind gusts over 50 mph to much of Michigan and those winds pushed water out of western Lake Erie in a massive way exposing […]
Great Lakes volatility on display. Why ocean waves are less risky.
Gale force winds producing waves not seen since the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975 are hitting the Great Lakes. Giant waves in some parts of Lake Superior were […]
How pink salmon made it to the Great Lakes. And why they get so big there
Pink salmon hail from the Pacific Northwest but were stocked in Lake Superior in 1956. By 1979 the species had spread throughout the Great Lakes. Read the full story by […]
Lake Superior State University issues 50th annual “Banished Words” list. First up: “6-7”
Lake Superior State University celebrated the 50th anniversary of its “Banished Words” list by issuing an extra list for banished words that just … won’t … die.
Wiarton night sky lights up, power out for couple hours
Hydro One says a tree which touched a power line created an outage for almost 7,000 customers on the Bruce Peninsula about 10:25 p.m. Dec. 20. Video circulating online showed the night sky was lit up by a bright light on a windy and snowing evening south of Wiarton. The contact with the power line […]