Tag: lakes
Whitefish decline a ‘big’ problem in Great Lakes, DNR biologist says
The Great Lakes whitefish population is in steep decline, particularly in the main waters of lakes Michigan and Huron. Invasive quagga and zebra mussels are largely to blame for the […]
Historic tugboat donation boosts training at Great Lakes Maritime Academy
The Robinson Bay, a historic tugboat, was donated by the U.S. Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation to the Great Lakes Maritime Academy in Traverse City, Michigan, providing cadets […]
NMGL promotes hands-on learning with ‘Capt. Scupper’s Kids Club’ activity
The National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo, Ohio, is connecting young people to engineering and education through a hands-on summer program that will instruct participants how to design, […]
Video: Freighter’s near sinking shows risk still exists on the Great Lakes
It’s been 50 years since a freighter sank on the Great Lakes, but the the Michipicoten’s close call shows the risk still exists….
A record year for Great Lakes piping plovers
The Great Lakes piping plover recovery effort has been ongoing since the mid-1980s when the population got as low as a dozen nesting pairs. This year, the number reached 85 nesting pairs for the first time.