Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Overnight or tie up for the night! Michigan's harbors offer a variety of amenities and activities for both vacationers and staycationers. Whether you're looking to sleep on your boat or tie it off for the night, Michigan harbors have something to offer all boaters. Transient slip reservations – open to boats longer than 11Tuesday, August 15, 2023
OREGON, Ohio — The public should avoid all contact with water at Maumee Bay State Park due to cyanotoxin levels caused by the Lake Erie Algal Bloom, officials with the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department announced Wednesday. Authorities have issued a Recreational Public Health Advisory, meaning the public is not permittedMonday, August 14, 2023
LANSING, Mich. (FOX 2) - Those with an appetite for fish caught in the Great Lakes should be wary of how much they consume from some of the region's largest water bodies, and should entirely avoid fish from some tributaries in Southeast Michigan. That's the advice from the health department's Eat Safe Fish guidelines, which unveiledThursday, August 10, 2023
Built in 1919-20, the lighthouse stands 68 feet tall and measures about 1,000 square feet. General Services Administration If you’ve always dreamed of cozying up inside your own beautiful lighthouse on the water, far from the hustle and bustle of daily life, now’s your chance: A 68-foot-tall structure in Lake SuperiorTuesday, August 8, 2023
Tuesday, August 8, 2023 (Toledo, Ohio) – On Sunday, August 20, the National Museum of the Great Lakes welcomes the largest U.S. Academic Research Fleet vessel on the Great Lakes, the R/V Blue Heron. Operated by the Large Lakes Observatory at the University of Minnesota Duluth, the R/V Blue Heron is well-equipped for research andMonday, August 7, 2023
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources continues to help enhance fish populations in Lake Michigan and Lake Superior through its 2023 stocking efforts. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO, WISCONSIN DNR The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) continues to help enhance fish populations in Lake Michigan and Lake Superior throughFriday, August 4, 2023
The outline of a dead bat can be seen in the waters of Lake Michigan. On Saturday, residents of Michigan City, Ind., said that they scooped "at least 50" dead bats out of the water. No one knew why so many bats were washing up on shore. Photo credit Mike Krauser MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — There's a mysteryThursday, August 3, 2023
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MI – A swimmer’s itch outbreak has been detected in Lake Superior. Health officials recommend beachgoers stay out of the water under certain weather conditions to lessen their risk of contracting the infection. Swimmer’s itch has been detected in people swimming in the surface waters of Lake SuperiorWednesday, August 2, 2023
Mitchel Bortolon, a student public health inspector, is shown in this 2018 file photo taking a water sample from Lake Huron at Canatara Beach as part of Lambton Public Health's beach water sampling program. File photo/Postmedia Network PHOTO BY FILE PHOTO /Paul Morden/The Observer Local MPPs recently announced the OntarioTuesday, August 1, 2023
Lake Guardian research vessel. Photo credit: EPA ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A Lake Ontario cruise was no summer vacation for several teachers who spent a week on board an Environmental Protection Agency ship, testing water quality on the lake. The voyage plays an important role in the future health of not just Lake Ontario, but all
