Invasive New Zealand mudsnails detected in southern Michigan — what residents need to know
Great Lakes Commission
Invasive New Zealand mudsnails have been detected in Bear Creek, Kent County, marking their first known appearance in Michigan’s southern Lower Peninsula. Their rapid reproduction threatens native stream invertebrates and […]
Woods Hole research ship heads to Lake Superior to hunt neutrinos
Great Lakes Commission
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s research vessel Neil Armstrong is making its first-ever Great Lakes voyage to Lake Superior, where it will deploy underwater detector arrays to help scientists study […]
Lake Michigan’s role in WWII highlighted at Michigan Maritime Museum
Great Lakes Commission
The Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven, Michigan, has brought back its “Lake Michigan’s Call to Duty” exhibit, highlighting Lake Michigan’s vital role in World War II through military training, […]
Listing of the Week: $549,000 for an ultra-private cottage with two bunkies on Little Hawk Lake
Cottage Life

11047 Little Hawk Lake, Algonquin Highlands, Ont. Lake: Little Hawk Lake Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 1 Lot size: 0.74 acres Frontage: 152 ft. Asking price: $549,000 Taxes: $1,466.60 per year Listing … Continued

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Millions of fish died at an Ontario nuclear plant in 2025. Now its operator faces federal charges
Great Lakes Commission
The company that operates the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario faces two federal charges after millions of fish died in the plant’s cooling water intake system in 2025. The […]
Joliet approves $751 million 2027 budget, puts $150 million toward Lake Michigan water switch
Great Lakes Commission
In Illinois, the city of Joliet approved a 2027 budget directing $150.4 million to its transition from from deep wells to Lake Michigan water. Read the full story by the […]
S.S. Badger opens reservations for 2027 Lake Michigan adventures
Great Lakes Commission
Reservations are now open for the S.S. Badger’s 2027 season. The historic car ferry across Lake Michigan connects Ludington, Michigan, to Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Read the full story by MLive
EDITORIAL: Ohio officials need to share all they know on how water got into Fairview Harbor salt mine — and the broader risks
Great Lakes Commission
Late last month, a salt mine 2,000 feet under Lake Erie was evacuated and shut down after “a significant inflow of water” into the mine. The longer-term implications and risks […]
A ‘bathtub’ along Lake Michigan opens to hold tons of toxic sediment
Great Lakes Commission
In an effort to clean up more than a century of pollution in Milwaukee’s waterways, a 42-acre “bathtub” has opened along Lake Michigan to hold tons of toxic sediment. The $123 […]
Avon Lake voters pass lakefront redevelopment charter amendment
Great Lakes Commission
Voters in Avon Lake, Ohio, approved a charter amendment that aimed to give more citizen control over plans to remediate the 23-acre former Avon Lake Power Plant site on the […]
Public land donations help Lake Ontario nature reserve and rare bird sanctuary expand
Great Lakes Commission
Five separate donations of “vital” urban land parcels have allowed a nature reserve in Whitby that is a migration home to 75 rare bird species to expand its borders by […]