Tag: lakes
Twin Ports shipping executive tapped to lead seaway development
A Superior, Wisconsin, native, Mike McCoshen, was sworn in as the new top official at the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. Read the full story by the Duluth […]
Michigan officials weigh measures to reduce cyanobacterial blooms on Lake Erie
NOAA is predicting the annual cyanobacterial bloom on the western end of Lake Erie will be mild to moderate this summer. Cyanobacteria is not currently detectable by satellite in western Lake Erie. But it is expected to begin forming next month.
Wake boats make big waves, bigger clashes on Michigan lakes. Time for limits?
High-powered boats designed to create big waves are dividing watersports fans and lakefront residents angry about property damage and erosion. A battle is brewing over whether to regulate them….
Waves of Change: Meet Ojibwe leader, activist and water walker Sharon Day
Waves of Change is an online interview series highlighting the diverse faces and perspectives shaping the environmental justice movement throughout the Great Lakes region.
Sharon Day is enrolled in the Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe and makes her home in Minnesota, where she is a founder and the executive director of the Indigenous Peoples Task Force, a vital provider of culturally appropriate health services, programs and housing.
Cleveland Metroparks breaks down accessibility barriers with all-terrain wheelchairs
By Zaria Johnson, Ideastream Public Media
This story was originally published by Ideastream.
Cleveland Metroparks is expanding access to its trail network for visitors with disabilities. It’s acquired two new wheelchairs – one a motorized Action Trackchair, the other, a manual GRIT Freedom Chair, for use on and off the beaten paths.