Tag: Tourism
Great Lakes Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework expanding to improve regional management of invasive Phragmites – Great Lakes Commission
Ann Arbor, Mich. – The Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework (PAMF) is initiating the first cycle of a new program that will improve Phragmites management across
London plans to hike hotel tax to keep pace with other cities
Politicians have endorsed hiking London’s hotel tax, even if some hotel and business owners don’t agree with it. Councillors voted 13-1 at a meeting Tuesday of the strategic priorities and policy committee in favour of a motion raising the municipal accommodation tax to five per cent from four. The tax is charged on hotel, motel […]
Points North: Labor of Mixed Emotions | Great Lakes Now
By Morgan Springer
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.
Growing up, Nic Theisen thought farming was a terrible way to make a living.
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 […]
Airport drops Bishop, Owen Sound from new name
The once Owen Sound-owned airport east of the city has a new name: Major-General Richard Rohmer Meaford International Airport. The new name accomplishes a few things, airport owner Rick Horwath said at an opening ceremony to announce the new name, tout airport revitalization efforts and to promote aviation. While the Owen Sound Billy Bishop Regional […]