According to the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office, the S.S. Keewatin, a passenger steamship older than the Titanic, began its journey down the St. Clair River on Wednesday. The Edwardian-era Keewatin was built in 1907 by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Glasgow, Scotland, and is the last of its kind. Read the full story by MLive.
The threat of invasive species to America’s lakes and rivers has increased in recent years, but one Illinois project is attempting to protect the Great Lakes from invasive carp. Read the full story by the Public News Service. Read the full story
According to the U.S. Coast Guard, an oil spill temporarily closed shipping traffic on the St. Marys River between Ontario and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Read the full story by The Associated Press. Read the full story
After an explosion four years ago, Wisconsin’s only oil refinery, just a few miles from Lakes Superior, is on track to start up early next year. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio. Read the full story
A local group in Chicago is launching a campaign this fall that asks Wolf Lake fishers that catch mudpuppies, a threatened population of aquatic salamanders, to immediately release the threatened and endangered animal. Read the full story by Block Club Chicago. Read the full story
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Monday the completion of a Resilience and Economic Development Initiative project in the Wayne County Village of Sodus Point. The $7.58 million project will protect public areas, businesses, and homes from future flooding and provide recreational opportunities for the community’s tourism industry, according to state officials. Read the full…
The last ocean-going cargo ship, or “saltie,” of the 2022 shipping season is expected to depart Duluth, Minnesota, on its way to Italy on Thursday, Dec. 22, which would tie with 1984, 2016, and 2019 as the latest departure date of an ocean-going vessel in port history. Read the full story by Duluth News-Tribune. Read…
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