April 10, 2023
SS Badger to Host Sunset Cruises
PHOTO COURTESY OF S.S. BADGERWatch the sunset over Lake Michigan from aboard the historic S.S. Badger, the last coal-fired passenger steamer in the U.S. The car ferry, which provides service…
February 9, 2023
Illinois Launches Projects to Reduce Lake Michigan Shoreline Erosion at Illinois Beach State Park
PHOTO COURTESY OF ILLINOIS BEACH STATE PARK FACEBOOKTwo revolutionary projects are currently underway at Lake Michigan’s Illinois Beach State Park in Lake County, Illinois, to help protect harmful shoreline erosion…
January 19, 2023
Kewaunee Lighthouse Added to National Register of Historic Places
PHOTO COURTESY OF WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETYThe Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse in Kewaunee, Wisconsin, was finally added to the National Register of Historic Places after its third attempt for the distinction. Originally…
January 4, 2023
Muskegon County Acquires Final Acreage for Dune Harbor Park
PHOTO COURTESY OF HOFFMASTER TO HARBOR HIKING FACEBOOK.Muskegon County recently completed a transaction of $5 million with Nugent Sand to acquire over 160 acres that will make up the remainder…
August 8, 2022
New Project Sets Out to Map Great Lakes
PHOTO COURTESY OF GREAT LAKES OBSERVING SYSTEMA Thunder Bay project on Lake Huron manned by NOAA scientists is just one in a series of projects whose goal is to map…
June 20, 2022
Great Lakes Cruising Returns for a Record Year
PHOTO COURTESY OF CRUISE THE GREAT LAKESAfter a two-year hiatus, cruising on the Great Lakes is back and 2022 is expected to be a record-breaking year with more cruise ships…
September 23, 2021
Naubinway Becomes Home to Northernmost Point on Lake Michigan Marker
PHOTO COURTESY OF TOLCA On October 2, a large marker spanning almost 10 feet will be installed in the Michigan Upper Peninsula community of Naubinway, marking the Northernmost Point of Lake…
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