March 11, 2024
Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act Grant Program Awards $3.85 Million for Great Lakes Basin
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced an award of $3.85 million in federal funding for the Great Lakes Basin under the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act grant…
February 14, 2024
Lake Michigan Waves Hit Michigan City
Paul KemielOn October 14, 2023, the East Pierhead Lighthouse in Michigan City, Indiana, was engulfed in 15-foot waves from the 35 mph northeast wind gusts on Lake Michigan. The lighthouse…
February 8, 2024
1881 Lake Michigan Shipwreck Discovered
tamara thomsen, whs & zach whitrockA well-preserved shipwreck that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 has been discovered. The Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS) announced that shipwreck hunters and historians Brendon…
February 2, 2024
U.S. Coast Guard renames sectors
USCGThe U.S. Coast Guard has renamed Sectors Buffalo and Sault Ste. Marie to Sectors Eastern Great Lakes and Northern Great Lakes, respectively. The sector names are changing from their city…
January 25, 2024
Great Lakes states in Top 5 of registered boats
Three Great Lakes states made it to the top five states with the most registered boats for 2022 — Minnesota, Michigan and Ohio — according to NMMA’s 2022 U.S. Recreational Boating…
January 15, 2024
Shipwreck Society Discovers a WWI-Era Steel Bulk Freighter
Photo Courtesy Great Lakes Shipwreck historical societyThe Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) has discovered the steel bulk freighter Huronton 100 years after sinking more than 800 feet to the…
January 8, 2024
Little Traverse Conservancy to Establish Nature Preserve on 56 Acres Along Lake Michigan
PHOTO COURTESY OF LITTLE TRAVERSE CONSERVANCYThe Little Traverse Conservancy announced its biggest investment in land to date — the procurement of 56 acres in Emmet and Charlevoix counties that was…
January 5, 2024
S.S. Norisle has been recycled
In October 2023, the historic Manitoulin Island ferry, the S.S. Norisle — which was in operation from 1946 to 1974 and later functioned as a museum in Manitowaning — was towed…
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