This summer was a record-breaking cruising season along the Great Lakes: 52 cruise ships visited Detroit in 2022, more than double the last cruising season in 2019. Read the full story by WXYZ-TV – Detroit, MI.
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The Essex Region (Ontario) Conservation Authority issued a Shoreline Conditions Statement ealier this week due to forecasted winds across Lake Erie. People were encouraged to take extra caution to avoid areas where flooding was occurring as well as rivers, streams, and shoreline areas during significant rainfall and wind events. Read the full story by CTV…
US military ends search for balloons shot down over Alaska and Lake Huron
The search for small balloons shot down recently by US and Canadian fighter jets over Alaska and Lake Huron has been called off, military commanders have said, days after balloon hobbyists in northern Illinois indicated that one of the stray unidentified flying objects could belong to their group. Read the full story by The Guardian. Read…
Do you know what manoomin is? Michigan’s state native grain
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation this week to make manoomin – wild rice – the state’s official native grain. The keystone aquatic plant with special importance to Indigenous peoples is now a Michigan state symbol just like the Petoskey stone and white pine tree. Read the full story by MLive. Read the full story
As arctic temps linger, ice expands across the Great Lakes
Two weeks of arctic weather yielded surges in ice production on the Great Lakes, putting ice coverage in line with historical norms. Read the full story by The Duluth News Tribune. Read the full story
Environmental watchdogs, researchers urge caution with new and legacy threats of contamination
While there are thousands of known sites of contamination across the country from hazardous waste dumped or not properly secured by manufacturing facilities and landfills, the ones government officials consider the most dangerous are called Superfund sites. Read the full story by WXYZ – TV – Detroit, MI. Read the full story
‘Incredibly important’: John Ball Zoo researchers tracking migratory fish to aid in conservation
With the help of community members, the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is monitoring migratory suckers like the longnose and white sucker. By tracking sucker migration from Lake Michigan to inland rivers and streams, zoo officials are hoping to aid their conservation. Read the full story by WZZM-TV – Grand Rapids, MI. Read…