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The season opening of the Alexander Henry Bed and Breakfast, prized artifact of the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes, will be delayed this year until July. More...
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Muskegon city commissioners continue to debate, and disagree over, the question of outlawing smoking on city beaches. More...
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International Migratory Bird Day celebrates the incredible journeys of migratory birds between their breeding grounds in North America and their wintering grounds. The event, May 12, encourages bird conservation and increases awareness of birds through hikes, bird watching and a variety of other education programs. More...
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We have an enormous opportunity and obligation to future generations. Protect the Great Lakes now or risk losing this resource forever. More...
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Hey, who pulled the plug from Lake Superior? It hasn't been lower since 1926. It has fallen 18 inches below its long-term average and 12.6 inches lower than just a year ago, reports the International Lake Superior Board of Control. More...
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Volunteers in Ashtabula have come together and succeeded in saving and preserving a landmark that's part of the city's history as a major Great Lakes port. More...
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Ohio has the Franz T. Stone Biological Station on Lake Erie. Michigan has the Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab. No such institution exists on the shoreline of New York's Lake Ontario. More...
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Seeds finally are being sown at the Emiquon Preserve, which is being restored to the natural state that once sustained more than 500 generations of American Indians. More...
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Watching water levels has become a regular spring pastime for residents around Lake St. Clair, and most can point to a stain on the seawall or a stump in the water, and predict whether the water will be up or down this year. More...
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Faced with the prospect of a multimillion-dollar tab to help revive Chicago-area rivers, the owner of four coal-fired power plants is pushing a plan that would keep the urban waterways too hot for fish to survive. More...
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We have an enormous opportunity and obligation to future generations: Protect the Great Lakes now or risk losing this resource forever. More...
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Ocean-going ships on the Great Lakes must be cleaned and inspected regularly to ensure the health of the lakes' $4-billion-a-year fishing industry, says the head of a commercial fishers' association. More...
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Hey, who pulled the plug from Lake Superior? More...
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The Ohio Department of Agriculture is seeking relief for about three quarters of the state from a federal order banning movement of any of 36 species of live fish because of their susceptibility to a quickly spreading fatal fish virus. More...
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The U.S. Senate is expected, as early as today, to take up a huge water bill that could finally lead to the construction of the much-awaited, much delayed $342 million commercial shipping lock at Sault Ste. Marie. More...
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More than three dozen scientists are protesting a new Bush administration interpretation of the Endangered Species Act, saying it jeopardizes animals such as wolves and grizzly bears. More...
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A program aims to save butternut trees from damage by an invasive fungus, butternut canker, which has affected up to 90% of the trees in some states. More...
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A committee is considering removing plans for a water pipeline bringing water from Lake Erie to Guelph, Ontario from the city's 50-year water supply plan. More...
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Canada's long-awaited plan to reduce climate change disappointed many; critics have cited the plan's lack of specifics or caps on emissions as problems. More...
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Southern Lake Michigan is showing early signs of a bottom-up collapse in the food chain seen on Lake Huron before that lake's salmon fishery was decimated. More...
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A recent New York law requires fishermen carry a receipt certifying the origins of their bait, and helping to ensure their bait is free of the fish disease VHS. More...
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Property owners along western Lake Erie's Maumee Bay are advised to be cautious when cleaning up and disposing of a toxic shoreline algae called lyngbya wollei. More...
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States should worry about the details of the Great Lakes Compact later and agree upon protecting our water resources now. More...
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Plans for a nature preserve at a former dump site for polluted river dredging are awaiting the results of soil tests to determine safe uses for the land. More...
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Despite worries about low Lake Superior water levels, the amount of water released to the lower Great Lakes increased by 4,300 cubic feet per second in May. More...