Starting on Feb. 9, the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes in Kingston, Ontario, will be open and conducting tours to share maritime heritage of the Great Lakes once again. Read the full story by the Global News.
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Great Lakes water levels could increase on average from 19 to 44 centimeters in the next few decades, study says
New research into Great Lakes water levels looks farther into the future to predict how much climate change will increase lake levels in four of the five Great Lakes.
The predictions for the levels between now and 2050 show average increases from 2010-2019 levels of Lake Superior rising 19 centimeters (7.5 inches), Lake Erie 28 centimeters (11 inches) and lakes Michigan and Huron by 44 centimeters (17.3 inches).
Sleeping Bear park officials ask visitors to stop building structures on lakeshore
Park staff say the structures disrupt the natural beach habitat and can even be damaging to some animal species, like the piping plover.
The post Sleeping Bear park officials ask visitors to stop building structures on lakeshore first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.
Another successful year for Coastal Conservation Youth Corps
Another season of the Lake Huron Coastal Centre’s Coastal Conservation Youth Corps has wrapped up its activities along the shoreline from coastal clean-ups to monitoring water quality and shoreline conditions. Read the full story by CKNX News Today. Read the full story
Marblehead Lighthouse celebrating 200th year
For two centuries, Marblehead Lighthouse has been a towering mainstay along Lake Erie’s shoreline. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is hosting a series of events this year to honor Marblehead Lighthouse’s bicentennial anniversary. Read the full story by the Fremont News-Messenger. Read the full story
Vision being developed for fledgling Great Lakes Authority
The Great Lakes region is in the early stages of knitting together economic development, transportation, and environmental improvement programs in a way that could leverage more federal investment and foster networking between academic and private-industry researchers under the proposed Great Lakes Authority. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade. Read the full story
St. Louis River island’s ownership called into question
The fate of a small, crescent-shaped island off Munger Landing in the Wisconsin waters remains undetermined as ownership remains up in the air. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune. Read the full story