Great Lakes News

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has decided to pull a nomination to make an area off the coast of Wisconsin in Lake Michigan a National Marine Sanctuary. The designation would have…

Both the Progressive Chicago Boat, RV & Sail Show and the Toronto International Boat Show saw bigger crowds this year, with 48,644 and 77,493 in attendance, respectively. Chicago’s show was…

In December, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed an agreement requiring Enbridge, the owner of Line 5, to take immediate steps to improve environmental protection for the Great Lakes and other…

Environmentalists and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continue to wrangle over Lake Erie’s classification under the Clean Water Act. Environmentalists are now pushing for a court ruling that would…

The Lake Michigan Arctic shipwreck near Manitowoc, Wisconsin has been placed on the State Register of Historic Places. The Arctic tug was built in 1881 and sank in 1930. To…

Last year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a draft plan to prevent Asian carp from entering Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes. So far, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin and…

Joining the effort to prevent the spread of quagga mussels throughout freshwater lakes and rivers in the United States, Slide Anchor is adding “Clean, Drain and Dry” stickers to its…

According to a study by the Michigan Tech Research Institute, Lake Michigan has dramatically increased in clarity since 1998, the Chicago Tribune reports. The reason? Researchers say the introduction of…

Oil & Water Don’t Mix, an organization campaigning against Enbridge’s Line 5, has developed and released a Line 5 Decommission plan that it claims the state could take to shut…

The City of Chicago has joined a local surfing group in suing U.S. Steel for a number of toxic chromium spills into Lake Michigan last year. The Surfrider Foundation, now…