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PreviousNext 1 / 4 Checking out one of the large winches on the Michigan.David Gilchrist It has been claimed there are 10,000 wrecks in the Great Lakes. And each year, with modern technology, more and more of these lost vessels are being found. In Lower Georgian Bay, in the area of Hope Island near Christian Island, thereFriday, September 29, 2023
By Craig Manning | Sept. 25, 2023 Contrary to popular belief, the oceans aren’t the only bodies of water on Earth hiding a few mysteries. According to the Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS), only about 15 percent of the cumulative lake floor in the Great Lakes has ever been mapped in significant detail. “Though manyThursday, September 28, 2023
A Fond du Lac Band member holds up a lake trout netted on Lake Superior in August. It was the band's first tribal netting in the big lake in more than 160 years. Contributed / Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa DULUTH — Members of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa have netted lake trout inTuesday, September 26, 2023
PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A rare find for Wisconsin, pink flamingos showed up in Port Washington, drawing large crowds to the beach to see them. For eight hours, five pink flamingos called Port Washington home, and really, is it different from what they're used to? You've got sand, waves, and people. A lot of people, justMonday, September 25, 2023
An NOAA aerial photograph shows an algal bloom in Saginaw Bay in Michigan. (Photo provided) Lake Erie algal bloom shrinking PORT CLINTON — Lake Erie’s harmful algal bloom has been shrinking for about one or two weeks, but scientists don’t know yet when it will disappear. “The cyanobacteria bloomFriday, September 22, 2023
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio’s sportsmen and women will join millions of others nationwide in celebrating National Hunting and Fishing Day on Saturday, Sept. 23, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. This year will be the 51st celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Day, whichThursday, September 21, 2023
Illinois has ended the statewide testing of fish from Illinois lakes and rivers for organochlorine pesticides such as DDT. Testing for other contaminants, such as methylmercury and polychlorinated biphenyls, is not be affected by the change. Willemert/Getty Images/iStockphoto SPRINGFIELD — Illinois has ended the statewideTuesday, September 19, 2023
Annual Lake Erie International Coastal Cleanup volunteers, Sep. 16, 2023. Contributed photo. Erie County, along with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), as well as cleanup site coordinators and public volunteers participated in the Pennsylvania-LakeFriday, September 15, 2023
The storms of Aug. 24 saw 214 millimetres of rain dumped on Harrow and Colchester in Essex. The Colchester Lagoon took in 14 times the normal volume of water to its treatment facility. The Harrow Lagoon, eight times the normal amount, according to town staff. “There was just so much water it just had nowhere to go,” saidTuesday, September 12, 2023
The waterfront in Kingston, Ont. is shown in this drone shot taken on April 20, 2023. (Michel Aspirot/CBC) A new course at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont., is offering students an opportunity to immerse themselves in Lake Ontario, both figuratively and literally. "A lot of Queen's students come to Kingston, spend four years
