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A professional sports photographer from London, Ont., spent weeks photographing the waves on Lake Erie. He focused on the last few months of the year when the Great Lakes often act more like oceans than lakes: the arrival of cold, windy weather comes with violent, spectacular waves. More...

A pair of architects are reinvisioning the relationship of Los Angeles, Calif., with water, starting with storm runoff. More...

Registration is now open for the 2016 Great Lakes Commission Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day in Washington, D.C., to be held Feb. 23-25. Events will feature dialogue on Great Lakes priorities by regional leaders and members of Congress who play a critical role in shaping Great Lakes policies. Register now! More...

London, Ont., photographer Dave Sandford is riding a wave - several of them actually - of photographic success. More...

The resulting return on the village investment will include significant environmental benefits that are critical when Clayton, N.Y., is home to a tourism destination hotel and businesses on the waterfront. More...

Recently, Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., voted against dismantling America's Clean Power Plan. This vote is in line with the continuous support he's also shown in protecting the Great Lakes. More...

Efforts are taking place along western Lake Erie to map invasive plant species and deal with problematic plants. Technicians visited more than 7,000 acres of marshy habitats last year to see how Lake Erie's coastal wetlands are changing. More...

It's been a warm December, but not warm enough that people flock to the beach - except for some hearty Great Lakes surfers in Toronto, Ont. More...

Decades of dispute and legal conflict are set to end with a milestone in fundraising for the White River Township Barrier Dunes Sanctuary on Lake Michigan, in Muskegon County, Mich. More...

A new documentary on the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald focuses on the lives of the 29 men who died 40 years ago when the freighter sank during a storm on Lake Superior. More...

Efforts are taking place along western Lake Erie to map invasive plant species and deal with problematic plants. Technicians based at the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, in Mich., visited more than 7,000 acres of marshy habitats in the past year. More...

It's been a warm December, but not warm enough that people flock to the beach. But that's exactly what some are doing right now, complete with their surf boards in Toronto, Ont. More...

In recent months, there has been an uproar over a proposed low-level nuclear waste facility being developed along the shores of Lake Huron in Ontario, Canada. More...

Decades of dispute and legal conflict are set to end with a milestone in fundraising for the White River Township Barrier Dunes Sanctuary, in Muskegon County, Mich. More...

Ogdensburg's Lighthouse and Potsdam Civic Center have been nominated to the N.Y. State and National Registers of Historic Places. More...