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Stretching from Lake Ontario north along the St. Lawrence River to Lake Champlain, the Thousand Islands Region includes 30 state parks, one historic site and six boat launches, as well as thousands of campsites. More...
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Father and daughter placed the message in an empty plastic soda bottle and launched it in the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine. It floated downriver and out of their lives...until the week before last, when a letter addressed to Libbi arrived in the mail, post-marked in Cleveland, Ohio More...
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It's been a year of uncertainty for boaters along the St. Lawrence River. When Canadian border agents seized an American fishing boat earlier this season, they upset a long held understanding of U.S. boaters. Roy Anderson hadn't docked or anchored. He had simply drifted across the international border. More...
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For the first time, a top official with the US Environmental Protection Agency has publicly embraced New York's tough new ballast water rules. More...
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Converting some of Michigan's coal-fired, electricity-generating plants to natural gas would result in a net increase in jobs and tax revenue, according to an analysis by a Michigan State University economist released Monday. More...
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Earlier this year the oil company U.S. Venture used a federal grant to improve a petroleum shipment dock at the Port of Green Bay. From the port the petroleum is put onto ships bound for Cheboygan, Michigan and on to Canadian refineries. More...
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The Port of Prescott, the St. Lawrence Parks Commission (SLPC) and South Nation Conservation (SNC) are working together to replace fish habitat that will be destroyed with the port's imminent construction project. More...
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Researchers working with the American Steamship Co. tested a new system Sunday to kill invasive species in the ballast water of a 1,000-foot Great Lakes freighter. More...
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The "beach at Firelane 14" on the Lake Ontario shoreline was recently named one of the least garbage-strewn stretches in Canada by World Wildlife Fund Canada. More...
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Almost everyone is now aware of the problems that could occur if Asian carp are able to take up residence in Lake Michigan and the rest of the Great Lakes. However, many are not informed of some of the details. More...
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Replicas of the Pinta and the Nina will be in Muskegon beginning Thursday, August 25, and departing the dock at Great Lakes Marina Sunday morning, August 28. More...
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Whether it's their first time, or a return visit, people at the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth, Minn., are liking what they're seeing. More...
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In response to new evidence that Asian carp may be swimming in Minnesota waters, the state's natural resource officials are accelerating a plan to build a multimillion-dollar sonic bubbler across the mouth of the St. Croix River at Prescott, Wis. More...
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The Buffalo Niagara River Partnership, a nearly $6 million restoration project, was announced Tuesday as part of President Obama's plan to clean up the Great Lakes. More...
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There's been some concern recently over the newest phase of condominium construction blocking Marquette, Mich., residents' view of Lake Superior. More...
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Plans to build a 154-foot wind turbine to generate power for the Milwaukee Port Authority stalled Thursday over the lack of minority and female business participation. More...
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A modern threat - the invasive Asian carp - has spurred serious talk of undertaking another engineering feat almost as bold as the original: reversing the Chicago River again to restore its flow into the Lake Michigan. More...
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Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes are up sharply, according to new data from the Lake Carriers' Association. More...
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Online registration is now available for the 2011 Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting, which takes place Oct. 11-12 in Detroit, Mich. This year, the Commission's annual meeting takes place in conjunction with Great Lakes Week. More...
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This summer, a group of scientists are studying five large rivers in the Midwest as part of a three year study of how large rivers process fertilizers - and how things like farming and wastewater affect the rivers. More...
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Of the $1.1 million earmarked for the Chicago Park District to protect and improve water quality at city beaches, the city knows exactly where to direct some of that money: putting more Border Collies on the beach. More...
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Port officials in Cleveland and those responsible for Port Stanley harbour have begun reviewing plans submitted by proponents of a Lake Erie ferry service. More...
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Local state legislators were given a bus tour Thursday afternoon to get a close-up look at the Sheboygan River cleanup, which will be completed within two years, more than 25 years after being declared a hazardous waste site. More...
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There's been some concern recently over the newest phase of condominium construction blocking Marquette, Mich., residents' view of Lake Superior. More...
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For over a century, Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula has been the site of copper mining. This has resulted in approximately 500 million tons of tailings, fine sandlike material left over by the copper extraction process. More...