Tag: river
Cheboygan bridge misses funding, despite being in ‘critical condition’
The Orchard Beach Bridge spans the Black River and is important for commuters and the first responders.
Salvage efforts remove fishing tug from Stokes Bay waters
The Coast Guard refloated the FV Gary M at the Stokes Bay dock for the second time in less than three months, but this time it was taken to Southampton and put on dry land. The fishing tug was lifted out on Nov. 26, as shown in a Coast Guard photo, and was placed on […]
Officials reject McDonald’s proposed on flood-prone northeast London land
A committee of the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority has rejected a proposal to build a strip mall and McDonald’s on a flood plain in northeast London. The authority’s hearing committee decided Tuesday to reject the application from Royal Premier Homes at 1310 Adelaide St. N. and 795 Windermere Rd., mirroring many of the same […]
Breaking Point: Minnesota’s mining legacy includes massive lake of wastewater
“Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant, she lives in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her nonfiction books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and the children’s story “A Family Tree” in 2024.
Festival of Northern Lights hit by unprecedented vandalism
Festival of Northern Lights volunteers are vowing not to be deterred despite unprecedented vandalism they have experienced to the festival displays this year. On Monday evening, festival chair Jamie Walpole issued a statement on the vandalism, which began before the lights were even turned on Nov 16, and has continued in the days since. “This […]
Flood risk too great to allow fast-food joint in northeast London: Upper Thames officials
Jack Moulton breaks down why officials are warning against the development.
Points North: Saving David
By Michael Livingston
Points North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.
This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio.
On a blustery September day in 2024, 68-year-old David Holtfreter decides to go kayaking in Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan.
Cargo ship runs aground in St. Lawrence River near Morrisburg, Ont.
The Tim S. Dool, a 225-metre-long lake freighter, became stranded in U.S. waters just east of Morrisburg, Ontario, on Saturday afternoon. Read the full story by CTV News Ottawa.
Brews News: Craft brewers roll out holiday favourites
Brewers are ripping open bags of barley and pushing hop-forward beers to the background in favour of stouts.
Downtown River Precinct work on 1st Avenue East nearing completion
City of Owen Sound officials are hoping Phase 2 of its Downtown River Precinct project will be completed by the end of the year. The city’s Operations Committee received a status update on the project from staff on Thursday, where it was told progress on the project has been very slow, but the hope is […]