September 5, 2023
Hotel Walloon Honored
Travel + Leisure readers have voted Hotel Walloon in Walloon Lake, Michigan the No. 1 Resort Hotel in the Midwest in the 2023 World’s Best Awards, as announced by the…
August 22, 2023
Glass City Metropark Opens Phase Two
Photo courtesy of downtown toledoGlass City Metropark in East Toledo, Ohio, had its Phase 2 grand opening in June. The park now features a restaurant, Market Hall, The Ribbon roller…
August 16, 2023
Sailing Icon Harry “Buddy” Melges Dies at 93
Harry “Buddy” Melges Jr. — considered to be one of the greatest competitive sailors in the sport of sailing — passed away on May 18, 2023, at the age of 93.…
August 13, 2023
Grant Funding Through Fresh Coast Maritime Challenge Supports Decarbonization of Michigan’s Waterways
PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHIGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONThe Fresh Coast Maritime Challenge has named its first-ever cohort of maritime grant recipients, chosen to help support electric boating and charging deployments across…
July 27, 2023
In Memory of Great Lakes Cruising Giant Jim Acheson
Former Great Lakes Cruising Club Commodore James (Jim) Acheson of Port Huron, Michigan, passed away in April at the age of 86. Acheson cruised the Great Lakes for over 60…
July 13, 2023
Great Lakes Icon Gordon Lightfoot Passes Away
Canadian folk singer-songwriter and Great Lakes icon Gordon Lightfoot passed away in May 2023 at the age of 84. Lightfoot was widely known for popularizing the 1975 Great Lakes shipwreck…
July 5, 2023
Two Lake Superior Lighthouses To Be Rehabbed
Eagle Harbor Lighthouse Courtesy of Visit Keweenaw; Rock of Ages by Paul BrownMichigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson have announced that two historic Michigan lighthouses will…
June 26, 2023
GLSHS Finds Two of Three Lost Vessels That Sank in 1914
PHOTO Courtesy of great lakes shipwreck historical societyThe Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS), in partnership with Marine Sonic Technology, has announced the discovery of two vessels that sank in…
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