Most passengers on Great Lakes cruises are from the U.S. and Canada; however, the number of French- and German-speaking tourists is climbing. Read the full story by MLive.
New rules from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy on when and how the largest animal farms dispose of manure and liquid wastes are being praised by […]
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has several improvements underway in Erie, including a plan to increase the number of steelhead trout it produces and a new vessel. Read the […]
Chicagoans and Northwest Indiana residents are living on land that once belonged to Potawatomi Tribes. The Potawatomi Pokagon Band claims the land as where their Tribe was born. Read the […]
The city of Lorain, Ohio has invested millions in cleanup and infrastructure to prepare the former steel industry site for mixed-use development to reshape its waterfront. Read the full story […]
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is taking steps to terminate Michigan’s Au Train Dam’s operating license following years of unresolved safety violations. The move marks the most serious enforcement action […]
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy says there’s not enough money to take care of Michigan’s dams — especially the ones that have put off maintenance for […]
On October 1, the federal government shutdown began, halting many research projects tied to federal agencies, including those vital to the University of Michigan’s Great Lakes programs. The Cooperative Institute for Great […]
As cold air rushes over the Great Lakes in late fall and early winter, the ingredients for powerful snowstorms fall into place. Lake Erie may be the smallest of the […]
Hidden in the Milwaukee Public Library’s Central Library is a little-known collection of artifacts related to ships that have traversed the Great Lakes for the past 400 years — including the […]
A type of algae called M. wollei appeared in Lake St. Clair in 2010. It’s vexing residents. Local, state, and federal agencies have a plan to control it. Read the […]
Every year as summer ends, Indigenous Michiganders head out onto lakes and rivers to collect wild rice, a staple food with cultural significance to these communities. Read the full story […]