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Proposals to build large scale wind turbines along the coast of Lake Michigan have generated controversy in northern Michigan in recent months. To get first-hand experience many officials and citizens have traveled to McBain, Mich., where 19 windmills have gone up in the past two years. More...
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According to the New York Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the state park system played host to nearly 57 million visitors in 2010, a jump of 1 million visits over the previous year. More...
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The photography exhibit "Ghost Ships of the Wisconsin Schooner Coast" opens Saturday in the Reddin Bridge Room at the Door County Maritime Museum. The exhibit is described as a "virtual dive experience." More...
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The City of Toronto is seeking to have charges it improperly allowed sewage to spill into Lake Ontario thrown out more than four years after the alleged incident because the document that listed the original offences has been lost. More...
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Designating a section of the Lake Huron shoreline here a hazard zone will hurt property owners, and open a can of worms, says cottage owner Don Jones. More...
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There's a decision looming for Lake Huron that would have been unthinkable 10 years ago. The state must decide whether it should keep putting chinook salmon in the lake. More...
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The start of the 2011 Lake Express sailing season will be delayed by about three weeks as work is done to complete an off-season engine maintenance program, company officials announced Monday. More...
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Greater Cleveland took a giant step into what it hopes will be its manufacturing future this morning as longshoremen at the Port of Cleveland began unloading a European-made wind turbine. More...
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Plans for a water trail along Lake St. Clair from the mouth of the Detroit River in Wayne County north to St. Clair County are expected to be done this summer, complete with a map with launch sites and attractions. More...
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With the release of the ice boom in Fort Erie the approximately 500 square kilometres of ice remaining on the Lake Erie is flowing down the Niagara River. More...
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A new study concludes that Syracuse could become the first city in the United States to stop using electricity to cool its downtown buildings, hospitals and universities. More...
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There are no nuclear power plants in Northwest Indiana or Chicago's south suburbs, but legislation in Indiana could impact a Michigan reactor on the Lake Michigan shoreline. More...
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COMMENTARY: Ludington, Manistee awash in old-fashioned charm
News posted a topic in Great Lakes News
Whenever I get the chance, I take the highway that hugs the curve of Lake Michigan, leading north to Ludington and its nearby beach towns, Manistee and Pentwater. It's an area that has retained its old-fashioned charm without being becoming staid. More... -
Illinois lawmakers have toured the decommissioned nuclear power plant in Zion and say the recent disaster in Japan should serve as a wakeup call for the state. More...
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Area wildlife officials met last month with public and private parties interested in learning more about controlling phragmites, an invasive plant species that is bad news for local waters. More...
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Many complain they can't go down the Maumee River without getting stopped by one marine law-enforcement agency or another More...
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Wood pilings, debris and sand bars have cropped up on or near the Ashland shoreline as the snow melt has given way to lower than average water levels on Lake Superior. More...
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When Herb and Charlotte Read heard about the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, their minds flashed back more than 30 years to their fight against a reactor near the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. More...
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With support for nuclear energy in retreat in much of the United States following the crisis at Japan's Fukushima plant, Wisconsin should consider it an Earth Day imperative to do two things: Stop. Think. More...
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Area marina operators and other boat-related types are anxious about what effect high fuel prices will have on the coming summer's tourism revenues. More...
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Thanks to an energetic mayor, the mining business is booming in Sept-les, Quèbec More...
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The arrival of a 27-pound bighead carp in the St. Croix River on Monday triggered alarm among Minnesota Department of Natural Resources officials. More...
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They began their migration into area waterways more than 85 years ago, as a food source for Great Lakes Atlantic salmon, and immediately established themselves as a tasty pan-or-deep-fried delicacy with area residents. More...
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The waves crashing on the rocks sprayed the catwalk atop of the Lake Michigan lighthouse where Susan Griffin stood watching. More...
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The creation of Canada's first "near urban" national park, stretching from Lake Ontario and running along Toronto's eastern boundary to the Oak Ridges Moraine, has sparked intense debate. More...