The City of St. Catharines, Ontario is advocating for a proposed cross-lake hovercraft service during sit downs with provincial ministers at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference this week. The service would create a rapid transit link between St. Catharines and Toronto. Read the full story by the St. Catharines Standard.
A replica of a historic tall ship is sailing down the St. Lawrence River this week, on its way to the Atlantic Ocean and then down the east coast. The square-rigged Nao Trinidad was built in Spain in 2018. Read and listen to the full story by North Country Public Radio. Read the full story
The M/V Mark W. Barker, built by Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay for Ohio-based Interlake Steamship Company, reached the top 16 in preliminary voting in the seventh annual Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce-sponsored contest. Read the full story by the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Read the full story
As Great Lakes cruising picks up, the town of Bayfield, Wisconsin, weighs the pros and cons of more ships and their impact on the town and the environment. Read the full story by The New York Times. Read the full story
Macomb County, Michigan, will work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study why a type of cyanobacteria, called lyngbya, is a growing problem in Lake Saint Clair. Read the full story by Michigan Radio. Read the full story
The University of Minnesota – Duluth Natural Resources Research Institute has partnered with Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve to take over 300 water samples from eight different locations in the St. Louis River estuary. Read the full story by WDIO – TV – Duluth, MN. Read the full story
Great Lakes shipping is down 5.63% so far this year, but a strong September brought the total closer to its 2021 level. Read the full story by NWITimes. Read the full story
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