Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Lake Superior from the ISS. Photo Credit: NASA Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project (GLSRP) has been tracking the drownings on the Great Lakes since 2010. The nonprofit has tracked at least 1170 fatal drownings, with 2020-2022 having over one hundred per year. So far this year, there have been 15 drownings on the Great Lakes, includingWednesday, May 24, 2023
A patrol boat speeds past Miners Castle at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on Lake Superior near Munising, Mich., May 18, 2022. (Garret Ellison | MLive) Lake Superior’s water level rose significantly last month, and continues a larger than average rise this month. There is a scenario that could put Lake Superior very near aTuesday, May 23, 2023
To help boost awareness of changing conditions at Great Lakes beaches and save lives, double red warning flags are now in place at state-designated swim beaches along the Great Lakes in Michigan state parks. It’s a change to the Great Lakes flag warning system that the Michigan Department of Natural Resources began integratingThursday, May 18, 2023
Veteran fishers on Lake Erie fondly recall the late 1980s as a heyday for walleye – a time when Ohio anglers were allowed to catch 10 fish a day and the big-eyed apex predators seemed an endless resource. At its height in 1988, the Ohio charter fishing industry supported 1,221 licensed captains and nearly 5 million walleye wereWednesday, May 17, 2023
Rocks line the shore of Lake Ontario in the city of Oswego. Tarryn Mento/WAER News State water officials are keeping an eye on the Lake Ontario shoreline as the water is higher but still below flooding levels. The lake is seeing more water flow in from seasonal snowmelt up north, and less water flow out a dam on the NewTuesday, May 16, 2023
The new pier in Houghton, Mich., is shown here during the 2022 fall festival. The pier was a placemaking project to create a town square for the city, but has the added function of serving as a cruise ship dock. Provided by Chase Palosaari HOUGHTON, MI – A small Upper Peninsula town has a new $5 million pier that’sThursday, May 11, 2023
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today reminds the public of the upcoming fourth public meeting of the Lake Michigan Lake Trout Commercial Harvest Stakeholder Group to present information and gather public feedback on the Lake Michigan lake trout population. The meeting is on Tuesday, May 16Wednesday, May 10, 2023
PORT CLINTON, OHIO --- Lt. Governor Jon Husted and a delegation of top lawmakers joined Ohio marine dealers on opening day of the Progressive Catawba Island Boat Show, April 28, 2023, to hear an update on the recently completed economic impact study of recreational boating in the Buckeye State. It was the second boat show producedMonday, May 8, 2023
Cleveland, Ohio – Thanks to a partnership with the binational Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) through the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup, a joint initiative of CGLR and Canada-based Pollution Probe, as well as generous funding and support provided from Meijer, a midwest retailer, Ohio Sea Grant plans to deploy two litterFriday, May 5, 2023
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Great Lakes cruise experts are in Buffalo discussing the economic impact of a possible new port to host cruise ships. Tourism experts are talking about the possibility of Buffalo becoming a cruise port city in the future. Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation is currently conducting a feasibility
