After years of planning and a delay due to the pandemic, local students in Racine, Wisconsin were finally able to go to North Beach this week to learn how to protect the fragile coast of Lake Michigan. Read the full story by The Journal Times.
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The new ordinance calls for a civil infraction and fine to be issued to people who enter closed areas of the beach or pier. Based on feedback from the city council at the Dec. 20 meeting, the fine for violating the ordinance has been set at $1,000 per occurrence. Read the full story by MLive….
Nibi Chronicles: Restoring what was lost in translation, one place name at a time
Editor’s Note: “Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A direct descendant of the Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe, she lives and works in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her two books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and she is at work on a children’s story.
Lake State to host virtual symposium on invasive species research
Lake Superior State University’s Center for Freshwater Research and Education will host a virtual symposium to inform the public about invasive species research and issues affecting Great Lakes ecosystems and economies. Read the full story by The Sault News. Read the full story
Army Corps launching 8-state Great Lakes coastal resilience study
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is launching a comprehensive study of the Great Lakes shoreline after securing $1.1 million to begin the long-awaited look at vulnerability to high water and erosion along the inland coast. Read the full story by MLive. Read the full story
Lake Superior Maritime Visitors Center celebrates 50 years of shining a light on shipping
The Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center is having a golden moment. It turns 50 years old today. Read the full story by WDIO-TV – Duluth, MN. Read the full story
Researchers figure out one mystery behind PFAS levels in Lake Superior smelt
State officials in Michigan believe they have solved one of the mysteries of why Lake Superior smelt are showing such high levels of PFAS contamination. State, federal, and tribal researchers were able to determine that a naturally occurring bile acid in smelt was triggering false results. Read the full story by WOOD-TV – Grand Rapids,…