December 9, 2021
Ontario Lighthouse Gains Heritage Designation
PHOTO COURTESY OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA (CNW GROUP/PARKS CANADA)Ontario's Burlington Canal Main Lighthouse was officially designated under the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act earlier this month, guaranteeing the site's continuation…
November 28, 2021
Great Lakes Lead the Way as Fastest-Warming Lakes on Earth
PHOTO BY JAN BOLZA recent study by Sapna Sharma, associate professor at York University, and her colleagues, shows that Earth’s lakes are warming at alarming rates, and the Great Lakes…
November 11, 2021
Viking Announces New Great Lakes Expedition Voyage for Summer 2023
PHOTO COURTESY OF VIKINGViking Cruises recently announced its newest series of expedition voyages for summer 2023, and they include a brand-new 15-day Great Lakes Collection that explores the beauty, ports…
November 11, 2021
Perry’s Victory Seawall to be Restored
After years of deterioration caused by waves and ice, two seawalls at Put-in-Bay, Ohio’s Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial have seen better days, but come 2023, they will be…
November 9, 2021
Navy Pier Marina Sues Chicago
The Navy Pier Marina has sued the City of Chicago and the Chicago Department of Transportation for denying a harbor permit for construction on the project. The marina was supposed…
November 4, 2021
Three Great Lakes Shipwrecks Discovered
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GREAT LAKES SHIPWRECK MUSEUMThe Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society announced on October 22 the discovery of three shipwrecks in Lake Superior near Grand Marais in Michigan's…
November 4, 2021
Bootleg Wildfire Causes Brilliant Sunset Over Lake Michigan
PHOTO BY PAUL KEMIELEnhanced sunset colors from the haze from the Oregon “Bootleg” wildfires cast its spell over Lake Michigan near Washington Park in Michigan City, Indiana, on July 25,…
October 21, 2021
WW2-Era Great Lakes’ Freighter Mississagi Takes Her Final Voyage
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MICHIGANOne of the few remaining freighters built before 1950 plying the great lakes, the 78-year old, 620-foot Mississagi recently made her final voyage…
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