As ice cover dwindles on the Great Lakes, researchers scramble to understand the implications

ByGreat Lakes Commission 13 March 2023

Researchers who study ice cover on the Great Lakes, and the mysterious happenings beneath, have a problem: There’s precious little of it. And that’s thwarting their ability to understand what declining ice cover means for everyone else throughout the region. Read the full story by The Globe and Mail.

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Nominated Coast Guard commandant voices support for new ice breaker on Great Lakes

ByGreat Lakes Commission 6 May 2022

Even though the Great Lakes ice-breaking season has ended, some members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation are continuing to push for funding for a new heavy icebreaker on the Great Lakes to reduce shipping delays during the winter months. Read the full story by Michigan Radio. Read the full story

Better get a swim in the Great Lakes; Water temperatures may have peaked

ByGreat Lakes Commission 10 August 2022

All signs indicate that the warmest water on the Great Lakes is occurring now or has just happened. It could be downhill from here on the water temperature graphs. Read the full story by MLive. Read the full story

Mayor backs Hamilton museum at waterfront Discovery Centre

ByGreat Lakes Commission 22 July 2022

A local history museum paired with the public library would make for an “exciting” combination at the Discovery Centre on Hamilton’s west harbour, Mayor Fred Eisenberger says. Read the full story by the Hamilton Spectator. Read the full story

Increase of water rescues are on the horizon

ByGreat Lakes Commission 23 May 2022

The weather is getting warmer, attracting Chicagoans to the water. While people enjoy the lakefront, there is a darker side to the summer as it’s the highest water rescue season in Chicago. Read the full story by the DePaulia. Read the full story

5 new lakefront projects led by Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Metroparks gain support, accelerating drive to open up shoreline

ByGreat Lakes Commission 28 February 2022

Coordinated efforts among local, state, and federal agencies are raising the possibility that new trails and amenities could be delivered along five miles of lakefront or major roads close to it starting within several years. Read the full story by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Read the full story

Ontario couple files $2.2M lawsuit over beach house being swallowed by Lake Huron

ByGreat Lakes Commission 13 February 2023

A couple in Ontario is suing over a beach house they say they’ve never been able to set foot in, alleging the vendor disclosed just three days before their deal closed that the building with “breathtaking million-dollar views” was unsafe for human habitation. Read the full story by CBC News. Read the full story

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