Tag: lakes
Director emeritus of Great Lakes museum reflects on national award – Great Lakes Commission
The Great Lakes Museum director emeritus, Mr. Gillcrist, made significant efforts to preserve Great Lakes history over the past 25 years which earned him the 2024 C. Patrick Labadie Award […]
Maumee River area takes another step toward restoration goals – Great Lakes Commission
In Ohio, the Maumee River and other Toledo-area waterways are one step closer to meeting restoration goals outlined by a 1987 U.S.-Canada agreement, in part because Glass City Metropark is being […]
Groundbreaking ceremony marks start of Forrestal School rebuild at Naval Station Great Lakes – Great Lakes Commission
An elementary school at Naval Station Great Lakes that needs significant improvements including AC installation and accessible drinking water, is being demolished and rebuilt. Read the full story by WGN […]
Invasive freshwater jellyfish an emerging threat to juvenile wild salmon – Great Lakes Commission
The peach-blossom jellyfish appears to be growing and expanding its northern range in British Columbia thanks to recent warm summers. There isn’t enough data yet to say for sure, but […]
Lake Erie is turning green…with algae – Great Lakes Commission
Lake Erie, the smallest of the Great Lakes by volume, recently put on a show when it turned a vibrant green, a stark departure from its usual deep-blue hue. The […]
Contract awarded to dredge Barcelona Harbor – Great Lakes Commission
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $1.5 million contract to Michigan-based Ryba Marine Construction Co. to dredge the federal navigation channel in Barcelona Harbor on Lake Erie near […]
Sheboygan County hatchery supports Lake Michigan’s fish population – Great Lakes Commission
At Kettle Moraine Springs Hatchery in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, hundreds of thousands of salmon and trout are raised each year, playing a critical role in sustaining the fish population in […]
Soo Locks construction project ‘on track’ for 2030 completion – Great Lakes Commission
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District’s New Lock at the Soo project awarded a $222.7 million contract for the next construction phase to Kokosing Alberici Traylor, LLC of […]
No, there’s not an oil spill in the lake – Great Lakes Commission
Offshore from Evanston, Illinois, Northwestern University set up a yellow turbidity curtain – which may be mistaken for an oil spill contamination boom – in Lake Michigan. The curtain will […]
Algal blooms and E. coli dampen Ohio beach tourism – Great Lakes Commission
According to a recent study, the presence of algal blooms or E. coli in Ohio’s waterways can drive away visitors and the tourism dollars they bring with them. Researchers studied […]