Monday, October 9, 2023
WAUKESHA - The proverbial pipe wrench has turned, and Lake Michigan's water has begun flowing through the city of Waukesha's precedent-setting new system in a transition that will last anywhere from five to 30 days. Wondering where the water is right now relative to your home or business? Don't worry, there's a map for that. CityThursday, October 5, 2023
Fall means popular splake fishing on Lake Superior. And the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking anglers to help them understand better how the fish live in the largest Great Lake. The DNR has stocked splake, a hybrid cross between lake trout and brook trout, in Lake Superior most years since 1971, and every year sinceMonday, October 2, 2023
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 manyTuesday, 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 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 yearsTuesday, August 29, 2023
Duluth leaders are looking to better forecast rip current conditions, and have launched a water safety buoy off Park Point to do so. The Fire Department deployed the buoy about 1,000 meters off the shore. It reports data to the Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS), and measures waves, wind, water temperature, and more. The informationMonday, August 28, 2023
Volvo Penta Supports Student Training at GLBBS with Equipment Donation - GLBBS students are all smiles while checking out the engines donated by Volvo Penta to the Marine Service Technology Program at Great Lakes Boat Building School. Cedarville, Michigan - August 24th, 2023 - If you were to ask students at Great Lakes Boat
