Free fishing weekend in Wisconsin offers chance to reel in without a license

Free fishing weekend in Wisconsin offers chance to reel in without a license
Great Lakes Commission
It is officially free fishing weekend in Wisconsin. Wet a line without a fishing license, trout stamp, or salmon stamp January 18th and 19th in most waters, thanks to the […]
Great Lakes Commission, Department, free, green, Wisconsin

Big Abe’s Net

Interlochen Public Radio
One calm September day, Big Abe LeBlanc set his fishing net in Lake Superior. Then he called law enforcement and turned himself in. What happened next changed fishing in the Great Lakes forever.
Interlochen Public Radio, beach, boats, body, building, car, changes, Chicago, children, closed, Community, court, Courts, Crime, decision, Department, died, down, driver, Driving, drowning, fall, federal, federal government, first, fish, free, Government, Great Lakes, harassment, help, history, home, hours, house, Hunting, huron, Indigenous, Indigenous Communities, Invasive species, kids, lake, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, lakes, Life, local, looking, man, march, mark, Michigan, Minnesota, new, north, office, open, other, photo, Plans, power, president, Pride, Racism, Region, risk, rural, saw, show, sun, tires, trailers, us, wanted, Water, who, Wisconsin, work

‘A crisis’: Lake whitefish survey paints an even more dire picture

Interlochen Public Radio
One scientist thinks lake whitefish could disappear from certain parts of the Great Lakes within the next five years.
Interlochen Public Radio, Community, down, federal, first, fish, Food, found, funding, Government, Great Lakes, green, huron, job, lake, lake huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, lakes, local, Michigan, other, us, Water, Wisconsin

COMMENTARY: Rawley Point Lighthouse has been a beacon on Lake Michigan for 130 years

COMMENTARY: Rawley Point Lighthouse has been a beacon on Lake Michigan for 130 years
Great Lakes Commission
The Rawley Point Lighthouse, operated by the U.S. Coast Guard, is a historic landmark of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Celebrate the history and impact of this lighthouse over the last 130 years. Read […]
Great Lakes Commission, history, Lake Michigan, Michigan, Wisconsin

How the robin became the state bird (and why not everyone is on board)

Interlochen Public Radio
Let’s settle this once and for all. What bird best represents Michigan? Vote throughout January in IPR's State Bird CAWcus.
Interlochen Public Radio, birds, children, Contest, Detroit, fish, Florida, history, Life, Michigan, Ontario, president, Pride, study, travel, Wisconsin, Women

IPR’s ‘State Bird CAWcus’

Interlochen Public Radio
Should the robin be unseated as Michigan's state bird? IPR's State Bird CAWcus wants to hear what you think! Make your case and vote for a winner throughout January.
Interlochen Public Radio, Contest, history, Michigan, Wisconsin

As climate change threats loom, Great Lakes mapping effort supports resilience

Great Lakes Commission
A mapping initiative dubbed Lakebed 2030 supports ongoing efforts to make the Great Lakes region more resilient to climate change. The project is working to identify areas prone to erosion, […]
Great Lakes Commission, climate, Climate change, Damage, Events, extreme weather, Flooding, Great Lakes, project, Region, weather, Wisconsin

How could Enbridge’s oil spill in Jefferson County go from 2 to nearly 70,000 gallons?

Great Lakes Commission
More details have emerged about Enbridge’s Line 6 oil spill in Wisconsin, as well as drone footage captured earlier this week by an activist who works to protect waterways. The […]
Great Lakes Commission, Oil, protect, Wisconsin

COMMENTARY: How 5,000 Christmas trees sank in Great Lakes ship disaster

Great Lakes Commission
The Rouse Simmons, a three-masted schooner, unsuccessfully attempted to carry 5,000 Christmas trees through a in a fierce blizzard near Kewaunee, Wisconsin, in 1912. Read the full story by the […]
Great Lakes Commission, Christmas, Great Lakes, Windsor, Wisconsin

Lake Michigan, Superior warmer than average going into winter

Great Lakes Commission
For the last two winters, historically low ice coverage on the Great Lakes made ice-fishing trips impossible for Wisconsin charter companies. This year, with winter just days away, Lake Michigan […]
Great Lakes Commission, Great Lakes, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Michigan, Wisconsin

Unreliable winters bring new ideas, from different offerings to lobbying

Interlochen Public Radio
Among the longer-term approaches to address increasingly unreliable winter weather, some groups are pushing against fossil fuels.
Interlochen Public Radio, Beer, Business, climate, Climate change, development, Energy, federal, Flooding, Great Lakes, Guns, hiking, Homes, inflation, Michigan, Minnesota, money, office, Parking, policy, protect, Region, saw, Snow, Tourism, Trail, travel, weather, Western, Wisconsin

Enbridge pipeline oil spill in Wisconsin larger than all of the company’s spills combined in 2023

Interlochen Public Radio
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is investigating a 69,000 gallon oil spill from Enbridge Line 6, about 60 miles west of Milwaukee.
Interlochen Public Radio, Department, federal, Great Lakes, Homes, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Natural gas, Oil, report, Safety, Transportation, Wisconsin
Subscribe to Wisconsin