Great Lakes News

The pressure is on western Ohio farmers to cut down on fertilizer use and nutrient run-off. Recently published maps of the Lower Maumee Watershed pinpoint areas where nutrient runoff (such…

After reviewing the condition of the 64-year-old Enbridge Line 5, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder released a statement calling the situation “deeply concerning.” He called for a thorough review of the…

The S.S. Clifton, a whaleback ship that vanished in Lake Huron in 1924, has long topped the lists of Great Lakes shipwreck hunters; however, it seems that the search is over.…

BoatU.S. is urging boaters to weigh in on the Icebreaker Wind project, a proposed small wind farm “demonstration project” by Ohio’s utility regulator, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). The…

The Canadian government has announced that it will allocate $44.84 million for the Great Lakes Protection Initiative, which is part of the $70.5 million of new funding allocated for freshwater…

Instead of waiting for the state’s analysis of Enbridge Line 5, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is taking preemptive action concerning the pipeline and has signed a binding agreement with Enbridge…

In 2015, a number of states, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Canadian government signed the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, a deal to take action against Lake Erie’s…

Meade A. Gougeon, a pioneer in the use of epoxy boat construction and cofounder of Gougeon Brothers, passed away earlier this summer on August 27, 2017. He died peacefully surrounded…

Despite scrutiny from environmental groups and the public the past few years, Enbridge has recently revealed that it has known about gaps in an enamel coating on Line 5 since…

It looks like a Great Lakes secret is out, as more and more people are heading north to complete the Lake Superior Circle Tour. Just this spring, Outside magazine called the…