Millions of alewife died over the winter and are now washing ashore. Fear not, however, as the die-off can be seen as Mother Nature’s way of keeping checks. Read the […]
Smoke plumes visible in Metro Detroit likely emanated from a marsh fire across Lake St. Clair on Squirrel Island in Ontario, Canada. Read the full story by the Detroit News.
Firefighters rescued a northern Michigan man on April 12 after he sank up to his waist in sand on the shore of Lake Michigan near Leland while rock hunting with […]
The Minnesota Department of Health has updated its advice on how much fish is safe to eat from certain lakes with so-called “forever chemicals.” The changes to the fish consumption […]
Fed by creeks and springs that gurgle from the dolomite bedrock underlying the peninsula, three hidden, undeveloped lakes – Dunes, Arbiter and Schwartz – lie in the silhouette of these shivering […]
Victory Cruise Lines is relaunching in April with Great Lakes and Canada cruises. Those include All 5 Great Lakes cruises, which visit Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior, sailing from […]
The White House Executive Order issued April 9, called “Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance,” directs the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with other cabinet members, to find opportunities to encourage investments […]
Essential functions at the federal Great Lakes research lab that monitors toxic algae blooms and helps forecast Michigan weather have been “crippled” by the Trump administration’s wave of federal firings. […]
A new designation, if approved, will provide “special protection in perpetuity” to Indiana’s Lake Michigan shipwrecks by designating them as “submerged land preserves.” Read the full story by Northwest Indiana […]
A long history of Great Lakes pollution has discouraged the Anishinaabe practice of fish consumption, but a mobile app is safely bringing the tradition back. Read the full story by […]
Experts: Lake Michigan’s future in face of federal cuts may depend more on state and local resources
There are concerns about how federal funding cuts might hamper environmental enforcement in the Great Lakes region, but state and local governments along with volunteer organizations in recent years have […]
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission says it is hopeful that efforts to prevent invasive carp from migrating into the Great Lakes will continue as planned, given the recent discussion at […]