Soo Locks to open Great Lakes shipping season March 25

The cities of Joliet, Channahon, Crest Hill, Minooka, Shorewood and Romeoville, Illinois are all participating in the Wyland Mayor’s Challenge that asks residents to conserve water, energy and other natural resources on behalf of their city through a series of informative, easy-to-use pledges online. Read the full story by WJOL – Joliet, IL. Read the…

A public meeting, hosted by the City of Toledo, Ohio and project partners, presented a feasibility study currently underway to assess restoration options for the channelized Duck Creek, which runs through the Collins Park Golf Course. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade. Read the full story

At Anchors Away Marina in Marblehead, Ohio, the charter boat “Myrmidon” awaits her captain, Carole Vukmer, who is one of just a handful of female charter captains on Lake Erie. Being a female captain in a male-dominated industry is a challenge. There are just over a thousand licensed charter captains that make a living fishing…

A new course at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, is offering students an opportunity to immerse themselves in Lake Ontario, both figuratively as they explore its history and modern conservation issues, and literally with an optional swim in the lake on the first day of class.  Read the full story by CBC News. Read the…

MLive and the nonprofit Council of the Great Lakes Region will co-host an upcoming free webinar about how in coming decades it’s expected millions of people will flee the worst effects of climate change and come to settle in the binational area around the Great Lakes. Read the full story by MLive. Read the full…