Monday, November 13, 2023
One of NOAA's buoys on the water after deployment. NOAA GLERL As we head into winter, almost all of the buoys that have been bobbing in the Great Lakes during the warmer months have been retrieved and will stay out of the water until springtime. However, the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory is testing out new buoysMonday, November 6, 2023
A sunset at Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula. (National Conservancy of Canada photo) Federal money will help accelerate habitat protection near Bruce Peninsula National Park, one of 10 parks prioritized in a new program announced last week. The Landscape Resiliency Program includes $15 million from Parks Canada, which theWednesday, November 1, 2023
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 (Toledo, Ohio) – On Saturday, December 2, the National Museum of the Great Lakes, in partnership with Geo. Gradel Co., invites individuals to join a holiday tradition by welcoming back the ”Christmas Tree Ship.” Additionally, thanks to the generosity of The University of Toledo MedicalMonday, October 30, 2023
One of the world's largest remaining Edwardian steamships, the S.S. Keewatin, has arrived at its new home at a museum in Kingston, Ont., after sailing through the Great Lakes from Georgian Bay near Barrie. The vessel is older than the Titanic. It had been docked at Port McNicoll in Georgian Bay, which was once a vital stopMonday, October 23, 2023
MUSKEGON, Mich. — As the days grow shorter and the temperatures tumble, it won't be much longer before Lake Michigan's buoys will get pulled in for the season. This winter, however, a new type of buoy is hoping to make sure scientists have access to the vital weather data those buoys provide all year. The Great LakesFriday, October 20, 2023
CHARLEVOIX COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- An autonomous quiet vessel that has been traveling across the Great Lakes is back on dry land. Saildrone's mission to gather data began in June. We're here in Charlevoix and on last Wednesday we were fortunate enough to capture Saildrone being towed underneath the drawbridge after more than 50Thursday, October 19, 2023
A diver examines a sinkhole in Lake Huron as part of research to study microbes and bacteria similar to those found in the Earth’s earlier shallow seas. Photo courtesy of Michigan Maritime Museum When people think of sinkholes they often think of ones that happen on land, but sinkholes also exist in the Great Lakes, aWednesday, October 18, 2023
Supporting this Record Breaking Class - Great Lakes Boat Building School recently received a $354,600 USDA Rural Business Development Grant to support the school’s Enhancing Education with Equipment Campaign. The campaign’s purpose is to acquire the latest in equipment and technology for students to prepare for employmentThursday, October 12, 2023
COLUMBUS, Ohio — During its annual meeting in Oregon, Ohio, the Great Lakes Commission elected Ohio Department of Natural Resources Director Mary Mertz to serve as the organization’s chair. “We have made protecting Lake Erie a priority in Ohio through Governor Mike DeWine’s groundbreaking H2OhioTuesday, October 10, 2023
On a Saturday afternoon in June 2023, Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick set out on their boat from a launch near their home in Larsen Cove, Ont., a tiny community on the shore of Lake Huron. They were joined by two friends and a dog. The group had planned a casual day on the water, catching up and checking out an unusual bump on the
