January 6, 2022
$1.6 Million Awarded for Marquette Harbor Improvements
The port facilities at Marquette, Michigan's Presque Isle Harbor and the Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Ore Dock will soon undergo improvements to the tune of around $2.63 million, thanks…
December 31, 2021
Major Gift Advances Idema Explorers Camp at Ottawa Sands
PHOTO COURTESY OF OTTAWA COUNTY PARKS FOUNDATIONA $2.5 million gift from the Bill and Bea Idema Foundation will help advance the Ottawa Sands Master Plan in Ferrysburg, Michigan. Thanks to…
December 31, 2021
Michigan Unveils Final Adaptive Management Plan to Improve Lake Erie Water Quality
PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, GREAT LAKES AND ENERGYMichigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and state leaders have released a Final Adaptive Management Plan to address the surge of harmful…
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…
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