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As waters of Georgian Bay and Lake Huron continue to drop alarmingly, it is comforting that two of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's top ministers sat down with Georgian Bay Association representatives to discuss water levels. More...
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Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn spent the afternoon of Oct. 10th visiting the dredge site of the Mud-to-Parks project. That's the project that's helped Chicago recover a piece of the lakefront that was previously thought to be uninhabitable - the old U.S. Steel South Works. More...
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Nearly a decade after it was destroyed, the Tourist Park Dam in Marquette, Mich., has now been rebuilt. The Marquette Board of Light and Power; the Lake Superior Community Partnership; city elected officials and city employees were on hand for a ribbon-cutting this afternoon. More...
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The Lake Carriers' Association said that shipments of coal on the Great Lakes totaled 3,049,705 tons in September, an increase of 6.3 percent compared to August, but a drop of 10.1 percent compared to a year ago. More...
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Governor Pat Quinn spent the afternoon of Oct. 10th, visiting the dredge site of the Mud-to-Parks project. That's the project that's helped Chicago recover a piece of the lakefront that was previously thought to be uninhabitable - the old U.S. Steel South Works. More...
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Nearly a decade after it was destroyed, the Tourist Park Dam in Marquette, Mich., has now been rebuilt. The Marquette Board of Light & Power, the Lake Superior Community Partnership, city elected officials and city employees were on hand for a ribbon-cutting this afternoon. More...
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Ten of the Midwest's finest chefs will compete for $1,000 in "A Salute to Lake Superior's Sustainable Fisheries," a professional chef cook-off and public tasting event. More...
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Numerous Lake Ontario counties and towns are jointly undertaking an update and expansion of the regional harbor dredging management plan, which was completed in 2000. Two public meetings will be held to review preliminary findings and receive public feedback. More...
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Environmentalists won't know until spring whether their efforts this fall to fight invasive phragmites on the Lake Michigan shoreline have been effective. More...
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Canadian officials Tuesday announced a $16 million investment to understand and control algae in the Great Lakes. More...
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It's mighty puzzling that the Asian carp threat to the Great Lakes isn't gaining much traction as a presidential election issue. There is much to discuss. More...
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The request of Waukesha, Wis., to divert Lake Michigan water inland to serve its residents will grind to a halt at the end of this year if Oak Creek's top utility official persists in his refusal to sign and carry out a water sales agreement with Waukesha. More...
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In a measure to improve water quality, beach officials and scientists in the Great Lakes region are recruiting dogs to chase seagulls. More...
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To combat the declining water levels on Lake Michigan, the Washington Island Ferry Line and the Town of Washington continue to pursue funding to dredge the navigation channel in Detroit Harbor. More...
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More than 66 percent of Detroit residents favor a deal by Gov. Rick Snyder and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing to turn Belle Isle into a state park, according to a Detroit News poll. More...
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Another search for Asian carp will take place in Chicago-area waters next week following more discoveries of their genetic material close to Lake Michigan. More...
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Environmentalists won't know until spring whether their efforts to fight invasive plant phragmites on Lake Michigan shoreline have been effective this fall. More...
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The Wawa town council approved a quarry for the shores of Lake Superior six years ago, which would have brought 20 jobs to the town. However, a citizen's group appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board and the recent recession have stalled the project. More...
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Property damage claims from flooding on the Boardman River are swelling. Flooding stemmed from the Saturday morning breach of a structure at the Brown Bridge Dam, which is being removed in a sprawling project intended to return the Boardman River to a more natural state. More...
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Grand Valley State University's newest water research scientist believes global climate change is for real and he has come to Muskegon to study its effect on the Great Lakes. More...
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Devastating spring freezes and a historic drought have stripped some charm from rustic fall destinations in the U.S., leaving some corn too short to create mazes, orchards virtually devoid of apples and fall colours muted. More...
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The search for the oldest shipwreck in the Great Lakes resumed this month. The team that says it might have found the wreck, Great Lakes Exploration, is moving ahead after closing a legal dispute with the State of Michigan. More...
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The wind is drawing a new breed of resource seekers to the Lake Superior region and stirring up friction between some aboriginal groups. The Bow Lake Wind Farm in particular is dividing the Batchewana and Anishinabek first nations. More...
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Michigan's rigorous treatment standards for ballast water have caused friction between environmental and industrial interests as legislators consider a proposal that might keep invasive aquatic animals out of the lakes without crippling the state's shipping industry. More...
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced a revised schedule Friday for developing a plan to prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes, but members of Congress said it falls short of a deadline set by a recently enacted law. More...