Monday, July 24, 2023
Nearly 800 shipwrecks in Wisconsin lakes and waterways have been catalogued by the Wisconsin Historical Society Maritime Preservation Program and the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute on WisconsinShipwrecks.org. With the right equipment and skills, it is possible to visit several of them. Many have become popular touristThursday, July 20, 2023
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources officials say the pandemic helped fuel a renewed interest in boating activity across the state. There is also concern about the growing size of watercraft and how larger waves affect swimmers and other non-boating water recreation. (Adobe Stock). So far this summer, Minnesota has seen aWednesday, July 19, 2023
LAKESIDE MARBLEHEAD, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife will join Ohio Governor Mike DeWine for the grand opening ceremony of the newly installed fish cleaning station at Mazurik Boat Access on Wednesday, July 19. The new facility is one of three new fish cleaning stations that haveTuesday, July 18, 2023
CMU Biological Station submarine expedition Cliff Redus pilots his submarine off the coast of Beaver Island on Saturday, July 15, 2023. Innerspace Science submarine owners volunteered their submarines to assist Central Michigan University professor Don Uzarski with water monitoring and ecological surveys. (Neil Blake | MLive.com)Thursday, July 13, 2023
Water flowing into the Poe Lock, the largest chamber of the Soo Locks. Photo provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – Explosives will be used as work progresses toward the construction of a new superlock at the Soo Locks in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, officials said. During a meeting Monday,Wednesday, July 12, 2023
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - After a decade of drastic shifts between record lows and record highs, Lake Michigan waters levels are just four inches above their long-term average for the month of July. In 2013, Lake Michigan and Bay of Green Bay water levels fell to their lowest point in recorded history, causing all kinds of issues. TheTuesday, July 11, 2023
The H. Lee White Maritime Museum hosts its latest exhibit, “Shipwrecks of Upstate NY.” The display was developed by local divers Tim Caza and Dennis Gerber and features 25 hand-painted and 3D printed scale models of Lake Ontario shipwreck sites. Pictured from Left are Gerber, H. Lee White Maritime Museum Curator MichaelMonday, July 10, 2023
Harmful algal blooms are forming in some parts of Lake Erie earlier than typical. Satellite images released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA on Wednesday (July 5) show cyanobacterial blooms forming along coastal areas. NOAA satellite images from July 5, 2023 show harmful algal blooms forming in the westernFriday, July 7, 2023
Featured image: This aerial photograph of Middle Island in Lake Huron shows the roughly 20 yard deep and 100 yard wide Middle Island sinkhole. (Photo credit: Bopi Biddanda and Scott Kendall, GVSU) Earlier this year, a group of Michigan scientists published a study in The Journal of Great Lakes Research entitled “Extant matThursday, July 6, 2023
The Blatnik Bridge first opened in 1961. After 60 years, the bridge is deteriorating and nearing the end of its useful life. Around 33,000 drivers use the bridge each day to travel between the two cities. Danielle Kaeding/WPR An estimated $1.8 billion plan to replace a major bridge connecting Superior and Duluth will receive a
