August 11, 2025
House of Reps Passes Great Lakes Icebreaker Act of 2025
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill instructing the U.S. Coast Guard to develop a plan for the design and building of a new Great Lakes icebreaker. The Great…
May 1, 2024
America’s Boating Club: Safety First
Updated name, same core mission, as United States Power Squadrons looks to grow. By Kathy Gibbons – Featured in the May 2024 issue of Lakeland BoatingThe United States Power Squadrons…
February 2, 2024
U.S. Coast Guard renames sectors
USCGThe U.S. Coast Guard has renamed Sectors Buffalo and Sault Ste. Marie to Sectors Eastern Great Lakes and Northern Great Lakes, respectively. The sector names are changing from their city…
January 22, 2024
ABM Announces Spring Session of The Captain School
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ANTIQUE BOAT MUSEUMThe Spring session of the Antique Boat Museum’s Captain School will kick off March 16, 2024 with instructors Captain Tom Tovato and Captain Ken…
November 23, 2022
U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes Center of Expertise Opens in Michigan
Coast Guard Photo Courtesy of Senator Gary PetersThe U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes Center of Expertise in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan officially opened in August. Senator Gary Peters joined Lake…
October 5, 2022
Coast Guard Celebrates 232nd Anniversary
August 4, 2022, marked the 232nd anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard, originally created by Alexander Hamilton in 1790. This year, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla Wilmette Harbor (95-39-06) honored its…
August 1, 2022
Celebrate Great Lakes History at the Great Lakes Fest
PHOTO COURTESY OF NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE GREAT LAKESThe National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo, Ohio, is hosting Great Lakes Fest this Saturday, August 6 from 10am-5pm. A…
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