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The number of people who have drowned in the Great Lakes or been rescued has gone up in each of the last three years, and researchers are testing ways to better forecast dangerous nearshore currents. More...

This summer nine tall ships will be making their way to Green Bay, the only port of call in Wisconsin. More...

One of the largest gaps between Niagara Falls, U.S.A. and Niagara Falls, Ontario, involves one of the key elements of any tourism destination: quality hotel rooms. Now the American side is adding more rooms. More...

A photos series depicting Niagara Falls views on June 4, 2013; and a wind farm in Lackawanna, N.Y., considered one of the largest urban renewable power developments in the world. More...

Ashleigh Beacham, 15, will try the 52-km swim across Lake Ontario starting Aug. 16 in support of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. More...

The Great Lakes governors and the premiers of Ontario and Quèbec proclaimed June 2-8 Beach Safety Awareness Week. Dangerous currents and other water hazards pose a significant danger to swimmers, boaters and others enjoying the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. Be safe by using myBeachCast to track weather and beach hazard information! More...

In keeping with tradition, a colorful flotilla of vessels and their sailors will honor the 90-year history of the Mills Trophy Race this week, setting sail from the Toledo Harbor Light on Lake Erie near Toledo, Oh. More...

U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) applauded and echoed recent comments by Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn about separating the Mississippi River from the Great Lakes system. More...

A summit on the Great Lakes brought together U.S. governors and Canadian premiers in Michigan over the weekend to discuss environment and economy, but the issue of petroleum coke was not addressed. More...

Hundreds of scientists, environmentalists, economists and government officials from around the world are spending the week at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., to talk research on the Great Lakes. More...

A $2-million habitat restoration project on Belle Isle is expected to further the comeback story of fish on the Detroit River and make Detroit's island park a more desirable destination for anglers. More...

If there is any common ground when it comes to addressing low water levels in Lake Huron and Georgian Bay, it's that it'll take a boatload of money. More...

Getting through the mouth of a canal leading to Lake St. Clair is nearly impossible for large pleasure boats, residents along the Lange and Revere canals said. More...

More the 600 scientists are in West Lafayette this week for the 56th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research. More...

Lakes Huron and Michigan also continued their rise from near-record lows in late winter. The lakes rose another 5 inches in May, compared with the usual 3 inches for the month. More...

The cost to drive through Chicago does not even come close to the cost of the ferry, especially when taking a family. Still, for the privilege of not dealing with Chicago's ever-present traffic and the genuinely entertaining voyage, I'd gladly pay it again. More...

Roger Gauthier, a retired US Army Corps of Engineers senior hydrologist, discussed the causes of declining water levels in LakeMichigan, Lake Huron and Georgian Bay and he proposed possible solutions. More...

President Obama - who has lived near the Lake Michigan shoreline - has committed to restoring the lakes, and provided funding for that project during the economic hardship of the Great Recession. That commitment must continue. More...

The GLIN June Site of the Month is the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC). The LCC serves as a bridge between science and natural resources management by facilitating the flow of information among federal, state, non-governmental, and private organizations and agencies vested in natural resource conservation. More...

The Department of Environmental Protection is considering an expansion of the current Lake Erie coastal zone to a larger, watershed-based area to encompass all Pennsylvania watersheds that flow into Lake Erie. More...

Fednav Ltd., Canada's leading international maritime bulk carrier, is adding six new 34,000-tonne vessels to its fleet. They will consume 28 per cent less fuel and produce 28 per cent fewer emissions. The engines will emit 33 per cent less nitrogen oxide. More...

Those who view plugging the river as a quick fix to falling lake levels need to be disabused of the notion. It's complicated. More...

A consortium of 46 major stakeholders formally requested a Congressional oversight hearing to make certain that any proposed solution in the Asian carp crisis provide a permanent separation between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River systems.Read more at http://www.toledoblade.com/MattMarkey/2013/05/31/Groups-anxious-to-see-permanent-solution-for-carp-threat.html#dgLGj7B0pkxVZdSg.99 More...

Historic flooding in April led to troublesome buildup in the channels that feed Lake Michigan, with picnic tables, Dumpsters and even whole trees floating through them. More...

The Department of Environmental Protection is considering an expansion of the current Lake Erie coastal zone to a larger, watershed-based area to encompass all Pennsylvania watersheds that flow into Lake Erie. More...