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Sailing ships re-enacted the victory over the British 200 ago during the War of 1812. The Port Clinton News Herald says the 2013 battle turned out the same, but with better technology: people captured battle scenes on cell phones More...

The $1.78 million project is funded by a federal Boater Infrastructure Grant, as well as $300,000 in Niagara River Greenway funds, which is matched by the city. More...

Business is looking up for the new excursion line based at the Silver Bay Marina using the 64-foot Wenonah, a boat with a long history on the North Shore. More...

The colour develops from blue-green algae, which thrive in warm temperatures. More...

The Indian Summer Festival returns to the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Wis., to celebrate its 27th year as the largest Native festival of its kind in the country! The festival takes place Sept. 6-8, 2013, and includes the "Gathering of the Water," a tribal perspective and prayer for the water. More...

Indiana's port authority has launched a few major construction projects at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor. More...

This photograph taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station highlights a late summer bloom across much of Lake Ontario. More...

Ontario is pledging $2 million per year to keep a world-famous experimental research area open in the northwestern part of the province, which has been used since 1968 for fundamental freshwater studies. More...

It's all about water this year at the Indian Summer Festival, an annual celebration of the Great Lakes tribal nations Friday through Sunday at Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee. More...

Scientists have assembled computer models geared to help beach managers, water plant operators, local health departments, boaters, swimmers and anglers make informed decisions about water use in the Huron-to Erie Corridor, based on a number of dynamic dimensions of the rivers and lake. More...

The GLIN September Site of the Month is the Battle of Lake Erie Bicentennial. In September of 1813, during the War of 1812, Oliver Hazard Perry of the U.S. Navy and his crew prevailed over the British fleet in the Battle of Lake Erie near Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Two hundred years later, we celebrate the bicentennial of this historic battle. More...

Repairing the Niagara Falls' damaged sewage treatment plant is blowing past last month's estimate of $2 million. The plant was damaged in July after a fierce storm overwhelmed it, causing up to 150 million gallons of raw sewage to flood the lower Niagara River. More...

The U.S. and Canada should crack down on sources of phosphorus runoff blamed for a rash of harmful algae blooms on Lake Erie, according to the International Joint Commission. The algae produce harmful toxins and contribute to oxygen-deprived "dead zones" where fish cannot survive. More...

The International Joint Commission released a draft report: Lake Erie Ecosystem Priority: Scientific Findings and Policy Recommendations to Reduce Nutrient Loadings and Harmful Algal Blooms. The report examines lake-wide changes related to phosphorous enrichment, compounded by climate change and aquatic invasive species. The public is invited to comment online and also attend a series of open houses and public meetings. More...

Michigan's St. Clair County Board of Commissioners recently passed a resolution questioning the wisdom of Ontario Power Generation's plans to construct an underground depository for nuclear waste less than a mile from Lake Huron. More...

Swimming in Lake Superior has never been easy without a wetsuit, but if you're going in with just a swimsuit late August is usually one of the best times. On a hot day near Marquette, Mich. last weekend, three college students jumped off what are called the Black Rocks and into the relatively cool water. Even a visiting journalist took the plunge. More...

Metroparks of Toledo Area often hosts campouts by scouts and other groups. But starting Labor Day weekend, anyone can camp out at Oak Openings. More...

A state supreme court justice from Niagara County has dismissed a competitor's legal challenge aimed at reopening a contract currently held by the Maid of the Mist Corp. to operate boat tours at the base of the Falls. More...

Repairing the Niagara Falls' damaged sewage treatment plant is blowing past last month's estimate of $2 million. The plant was damaged in July after a fierce storm overwhelmed it, causing up to 150 million gallons of raw sewage to flood the lower Niagara River. The plant is functioning again, but new storm-caused problems are being discovered, including corrosion of electrical systems damaged by water. More...

The U.S. and Canada should crack down on sources of phosphorus runoff blamed for a rash of harmful algae blooms on Lake Erie, according to the International Joint Commission on Thursday. The algae produce harmful toxins and contribute to oxygen-deprived "dead zones" where fish cannot survive. More...

Two Michigan Beaches were recently recognized on CNN's travel web-site. Sleeping Bear Dunes and the Grand Haven State Park were listed as "20 can't-miss U.S. beaches." And while both sites are worthy of the national spotlight there are dozens of beaches in West Michigan just as fine. More...

A species of invasive Asian carp has been found for a second time this year just below the dam at Dunnville, Ontario. More...

Two Michigan Beaches were recently recognized on CNN's travel web-site. Sleeping Bear Dunes and the Grand Haven State Park were listed as "20 can't-miss U.S. beaches". And while both sites are worthy of the national spotlight there are dozens of beaches in West Michigan just as fine. More...

Two northwestern Indiana cities are pushing rival proposals for developing a new $400 million port that would become Indiana's second shipping port on Lake Michigan. More...

Casual boaters who wander into the water off Put-In-Bay on Monday could find themselves floating into a war zone circa 1813. More...