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Lake Superior Day is held annually the third Sunday in July to encourage people to take action to help protect or restore one of the world's largest freshwater lakes. Lake Superior Day events are being held July 16-19, 2009. More...
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The world's longest annual freshwater distance sailing race kicks off July 17-18, 2009. The official website includes information and links to track the progress of the boats via GPS transponders. More...
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Sierra Club Trails is a new, free resource. It is first and foremost a searchable library of trails for hiking, biking, paddling and more. Trails are described, edited and updated using a wiki by individuals who use the site. More...
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Marquette, Mich., has taken the first step toward regulating boats docked in the Lower Harbor on Lake Superior. Because the harbor is a federally recognized anchorage area, the city must be granted conveyance from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. More...
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The Chicago-based Joyce Foundation has announced a three-year $1.9 million grant that will support several organizations in their efforts to improve the water resources and habitat in watersheds of the greater Milwaukee, Wisconsin area. More...
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Shoring up the Chicago shoreline, blocking sewage from seeping into Lake Michigan, curbing Asian carp, and winding up wind turbines are among Illinois energy and water projects on track to land more than $111 million in stimulus cash next year. More...
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The latest (2007) New York State Freshwater Angler Survey reports that Lake Ontario remained the top fishing water, though there was a 177,000-angler-day decrease compared to 1996 estimates. More...
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Marquette, Mich., has taken the first step toward regulating boats docked in the Lower Harbor on Lake Superior. Because the harbor is a federally recognized anchorage area, the city must be granted conveyance from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. More...
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Ahh, the fishing looks good on the river. And there always seems to be someone there with a pole. But is the fish any good? And is it safe to eat? A new guide by the Michigan Department of Community Health has some answers. More...
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A Waterloo couple are doing a 26-kilometre portage around Niagara Falls. It's part of their three-summer-long paddling adventure across the entire Canadian coastline of the Great Lakes. They are hoping to raise awareness for recreation and environmental stewardship. More...
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently reversed itself and put gray wolves of the Great Lakes region back on the endangered species list, setting aside a management plan for the critters here in Michigan that the federal agency already had approved. More...
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On one of the sunniest and warmest days of the year in this small town of 15,000 people, hundreds of people gathered under a small white tent at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Lock to celebrate the 50th anniversary of what many call the greatest construction show on earth. More...
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The Pennsylvania Sea Grant program could take on water under proposed deep state budget cuts. More...
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The public is invited to participate in a series of meetings on the President's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to learn about the Initiative as well as provide us feedback on the Initiative's plans and programs. More...
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The Coastal Zone '09 conference will be held July 19-23, 2009 in Boston, Mass. This year's theme is "Revolutionary Times: Catching the Wave of Change." The conference will feature tools and information for managing our changing coastal resources. More...
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A Waterloo couple are doing a 26-kilometre portage around Niagara Falls. It's part of their three-summer-long paddling adventure across the entire Canadian coastline of the Great Lakes, which is about 4,000 kilometres. More...
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A few months back, when Northern Ontario was still locked in winter's grip, Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Mike Brown won unanimous support in the Legislature for his resolution to establish the third Sunday in July as Lake Superior Day. More...
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A cogeneration plant for a commercial greenhouse opened Friday in Ontario, the first of its kind in North America. The plant is designed to generate more reliable on-site power and heat while reducing emissions from energy production, GE Energy said in a release. More...
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Development on downtown Cleveland's lakefront must cater to all residents, not just the wealthy. And efforts to boost the urban lakefront's appeal must start now. More...
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The St. Lawrence Seaway's 50th anniversary has dredged up some decades-old debates. More...
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A report on problems at the U.S.-Canadian border calls for local flexibility to facilitate the easy flow of people and trade and the recognition that security at the northern border should be treated differently than at the one with Mexico. More...
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Great Lakes Forever's annual Great Lakes photo contest is an effort to raise awareness of the Great Lakes and engage people in their protection. Submissions to this year's contest are being accepted through August 14, 2009. More...
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Working 90 feet above the ground, pouring buckets of concrete that would harden into a 195-foot-high dam the length of 11 football fields, a teenage Frank Wicks knew even then he wasn't on just another job. Wicks worked on construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1957. More...
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House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) yesterday sent letters to 13 bottlers asking for information regarding testing, water sources and treatment processes. More...
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U.S. Sen. Carl Levin is moving to put the invasive bighead carp species of Asian carp on a list of creatures prohibited from importation into the United States. More...