Great Lakes News

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has announced that part of Horse Island will be officially protected government land, becoming part of the Harbor Battlefield…

Indiana will receive more than $400,000 from the EPA to work on improving water quality in Lake Erie’s western basin. Waterways in six northeastern Indiana counties feed into Lake Erie’s…

Hiawatha National Forest Research Natural Area in Michigan's Upper Peninsula now has 11.25 additional acres of shoreline along Lake Michigan. The land was transferred from The Conservation Fund to the…

The spine of a sunken ship buried in sand is visible again. Researches first thought it was the remains of the LC Woodruff, which sank in Lake Michigan in November…

As part of the Healthy Lake Erie Fund, the State Controlling Board, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency approved $10 million to help clean…

President Trump has signed America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 into law. The piece of legislation includes the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 and provides funding for infrastructure projects,…

The boating world lost a longtime boater, businessman and industry great; Robert L. “Bob” Clemons, 92, of Catawba Island, passed away on October 8, 2018. Clemons was the founder of…

During the 2018 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in October, Beneteau announced that it plans to build Antares outboard models at its facilities in Cadillac, Michigan, within the next year. 

Le Boat — operator of self-drive river and canal cruises — has expanded its Canadian operations. In 2019, Le Boat will add four new boats to its Canadian fleet, as…

Two men have been ordered to pay almost $2,500 in fines and complete 20 hours of community service for taking ribbing from a shipwreck. The wreckage was that of the…