Thursday, March 23, 2023
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Twenty-four agencies in 21 Ohio counties will receive a total of $579,653.92 from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to support local marine patrol units. Provided by the ODNR Division of Parks and Watercraft, these funds are part of a continuing effort to keep Ohio waterways safe and enhanceFriday, March 3, 2023
Put-In-Bay Township, OH – A local island conservancy and park district are asking for donations to preserve a historic home site and nearly 30 acres of forest, meadow and bayfront property on South Bass Island. The Lake Erie Islands Conservancy and Put-in-Bay Township Park District are in the midst of a three-part acquisitionSaturday, February 25, 2023
Buffalo, NY – The Erie County Water Authority said it has begun “daily sampling and testing of its source water” following the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio that spilled hazardous chemicals in early February. So far, the organization said Tuesday, daily testing of water in Lake Erie,Sunday, February 12, 2023
Buffalo, NY — A small earthquake rumbled through western New York early Monday, alarming people in a region unaccustomed to such shaking but apparently causing no significant damage. The U.S. Geological Survey preliminarily reported a 3.8 earthquake centered east of Buffalo in the suburb of West Seneca at about 6:15 a.m.Friday, February 10, 2023
Columbus, OH – In 2022, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife awarded 9,723 Fish Ohio pins to successful anglers with qualifying catches. These trophy fish join the more than 400,000 catches recognized since 1976 in the Fish Ohio program. The Fish Ohio program celebrates amazing catches of 25Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Traverse City, MI — What’s happening in the Great Lakes during those long, frigid months when they’re often covered partially or completely with ice? A casual observer — and even experts — might be inclined to say, “Not much.” Lake scientists have long considered winter a season when aquaticSunday, February 5, 2023
Detroit, MI – The Progressive Detroit Boat Show wrapped up its 7-day event at Huntington Place in Detroit on Sunday, January 22, with show management and exhibitors reporting strong attendance, interest, and sales at the event. 51,116 people attended the event. Paid attendance was comparable to 2020, however due to fewerTuesday, January 17, 2023
Shores & Islands, OH – Part Miami, part Nashville, and all Put-in-Bay, the annual Bash on the Bay Music Festival is thrilled to announce its eclectic 2023 headliners and line-up! Bash on the Bay 6, owned by 614 Events, Inc., is again planned as a two-day outdoor music festival at the Put-in-Bay Airport on South Bass Island,Friday, January 6, 2023
The boatowners, boating trade groups, environmentalists and others can cheer a landmark consent decree that will serve as a roadmap for federal and state regulators to finally get serious about addressing western Lake Erie’s chronic algal blooms. This case was brought against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by theTuesday, December 27, 2022
Cleveland, OH – The Progressive Cleveland Boat Show is 66 years old, but it will be all-new when it drops anchor in the extensively remodeled I-X Center, January 12-15. “The I-X complex has created an exciting new exposition area,” according to Michelle Burke, president of the Lake Erie Marine Trades Association.
