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By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva This year, El Niño could delay fall color in the Great Lakes region.

By Naomi Maxwell The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has only two air quality monitors in the Upper Peninsula, one near Marquette and the other in Seney National Wildlife Refuge. The Michigan Environmental Council and other organizations say that’s too few to protect public health in light of worsening wildfires and wildfire smoke.

Lakeshore Keepers is starting restoration work at Big Sable Point Lighthouse on Michigan’s shore of Lake Michigan this fall as preparations begin for a major restoration project planned for 2027. […]

The SONS of Lake Erie are working with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and Department of Natural Resources for the annual fish habitat placement, assembling 60 wooden habitat structures […]

The Buffalo Water Board is suing 17 companies it accuses of contributing to PFAS contamination in Lake Erie, alleging chemicals used in firefighting foam have polluted the water supply serving […]

Gale-force winds are expected to sweep across the Great Lakes, whipping up occasional offshore waves nearing 30 feet in southern Lake Michigan. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Industry leaders are attending the Huron Marine & Economic Forum in Goderich, Ontario, to discuss global trade on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway. Read the full story by […]

The Great Lakes Commission is calling for stronger efforts to combat harmful algal blooms and address a looming water workforce shortage following its 2026 Annual Meeting, held last week in […]

857 West Kosh Rd, Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Twp, Ont. Lake: Lake Kasshabog Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 Lot size: 1.03-acre property and 1,567 sq. ft. above grade cottage and 725 sq. ft. downstairs … Continued

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By Anna Wildman A stretch of Lake Superior beach in northern Wisconsin will remain closed to the public next spring and summer with the hopes of luring back a nesting pair of endangered piping plovers, which were recently spotted there for the first time in nearly a half century.

The only thing better than a weekend at your own cottage is a weekend at someone else’s, am I right? You get all the relaxation and enjoyment of a couple … Continued

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In the spring of 2022, my husband began building our cottage on some land we bought 90 km outside of Montreal. Gray is a professor, and he had that one … Continued

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