The shore near Holland, Michigan, was recently hit by a meteotsunami, a series of large waves caused by storms moving faster than 35 miles per hour, causing rapid changes in atmospheric pressure. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240628-tsunami
The Great Lakes water levels are on their normal seasonal rise and are not forecasted to have any major rises or dips. With the Great Lakes stable, there are no foreseeable problems in store for boating conditions, the ecosystem, or aquatic life. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240628-levels
In 2019, Ohio created H2Ohio to teach farmers water quality practices and reduce the runoff of phosphorus into Lake Erie. But advocates say the lake’s problems are larger than just phosphorus run-off; they also include factory farms. Read the full story by WTOL-TV – Toledo, OH.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240628-farms
During a meeting earlier this month in New York state, an Oswego County official provided a detailed overview of what the designation of the eastern portion of Lake Ontario as a marine sanctuary would actually mean for the area. The official described national marine sanctuaries as America’s underwater version of national parks. Read the full story by Oswego County News Now.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240628-oswego
Whitefish, a pale, silvery and green-brown freshwater fish, is native to the Great Lakes Basin and a staple in the community, food, and culture of Indigenous Nations surrounding the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240628-whitefish
The Conneaut Port Authority has been awarded $10,850 to manage Phragmites, an invasive grass species that can quickly become the dominant species in a variety of wet habitats. The grant is from the Great Lakes Commission, as part of the Phragmites Adaptive Management Framework. Read the full story by the Star Beacon.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240628-phrag
At beaches in northern Michigan, alerts about unsafe E. coli levels in lake water are often issued the day after water is tested. The Health Department of Northwest Michigan is pivoting to a new type of test for E. coli which yields results in under six hours. Read the full story by Interlochen Public Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240626-ecoli-testing
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is urging boaters to prevent invasive species spread during the Great Lakes Landing Blitz. Boat inspectors will educate boaters at Wisconsin boat landings from June 26 to July 6. Read the full story by WBAY-TV – Green Bay, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240626-landing-blitz
The Michipicoten freighter rescued in Lake Superior this month after water poured into 13-foot gash in its hull is currently dry-docked for inspection, with a decision on repairs or scrapping hanging in the balance. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240626-michipicoten-freighter
Tour boats that have been stuck for months behind a damaged bridge in Kingston, Ontario, were finally released into the St. Lawrence River late last week. The bridge was damaged during maintenance in late March and was closed to all traffic. Read the full story by North Country Public Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240626-kingston-bridge
Volunteers in Thunder Bay, Ontario, planted native species to restore wildlife habitats and improve the shoreline. The initiative, part of the North Shore of Lake Superior Remedial Action Plan, aims for significant ecological recovery over the next few years. Read the full story by CBC News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240626-superior-planting
Studies show PFAS lurks across Metro Detroit from local rivers to drinking water to everyday consumer products. This guide includes the basics on what you need to know and what you can do. Read the full story by Planet Detroit.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240626-detroit-pfas
Around 160 participants gathered in Port Clinton, Ohio, for the 44th annual Governor’s Lake Erie Fish Ohio Day, which highlights the Lake Erie fishery. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240626-governors-fish-day
A man convicted of diverting a river in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in an effort to ease boat access to Lake Michigan was sentenced Tuesday to probation. Read the full story by The Associated Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240626-sleeping-bear-diversion
High schoolers from Petoskey, Michigan, are cleaning up the Great Lakes one beach at a time using BeBot, a beach-cleaning robot, which can clean 32,000 square feet per hour. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240626-bebot-robot
Earlier this month, hundreds attended a public hearing in Wisconsin about Enbridge’s proposed reroute of a section of its Line 5 pipeline. These types of environmental concerns could be a deciding factor for some voters. Read the full story by WUWM – Milwaukee, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240626-pipeline-debated
With the help of Ducks Unlimited, the State of Michigan plans to restore wetlands on a 370-acre site to reduce the amount of fertilizer runoff reaching Lake Erie. Read the full story by Michigan Public.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240624-wetland-restoration-lakeerie
Perched on the shores of Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area, life in Duluth, Minnesota, is ruled by the whims of the lake. And the lake likes to keep things cool. Read the full story by CNN.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240624-coolerbylake-duluth-superior-travel
On Saturday, hundreds of history buffs and veterans descended upon Tiscornia Park in St. Joseph, Michigan, for a large-scale D-Day reenactment, eighty years after the largest amphibious invasion in military history altered the course of World War II, signaling the beginning of the end of Hitler’s hold on Europe. Read the full story by WXMI-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240624-dday-reenactment-lakemichiganbeach
A robot won’t solve the problem of plastics pollution on Presque Isle State Park beaches in Erie, Pennsylvania, but it could be part of the solution. Read the full story by the Erie Times-News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240624-beach-cleaning-robots-pesqueisle
The Cleveland Water Alliance has deployed 13 smart buoys along Ohio’s Lake Erie coast, including one in the Toledo area and others as far east as Ashtabula, and Ohioans who are curious may text each of them to get real time information. Read the full story by The Courier.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240624-lakeerie-buoy-waterwind-info
Summer is officially here, and for many of us Michiganders, there’s no better way to kick off the season than by visiting one of our state’s picturesque beaches. Read the full story by WXMI-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240624-mymichiganbeach-kickoff-summer
Most of the litter picked up by volunteers during beach cleanups is plastic. Volunteers with the Alliance for the Great Lakes have removed more than 9.7 million pieces of litter — more than 535,000 pounds — since its Adopt a Beach Program was launched in 1991. Read the full story by WOOD-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240624-lakemichigan-beachcleanups
Most people explore nature in Michigan on its beaches or in its woods – but at a place called Bear Cave in Southwest Michigan, you can explore Great Lakes history underground. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240624-cave-near-lake-michigan
A couple of Michigan communities have considered a technology that’s just beginning to be used in the U.S.- floating solar panels. But the new technology has both benefits and drawbacks. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240621-water-solar-panels
Many parks and communities along the shore of Lake Michigan can no longer afford to staff full-time lifeguards and that’s where “EMILY” is beginning to make a difference. EMILY (Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard) is a remote-control robot designed to get out to potential drowning victims much faster than a lifeguard could. Read the full story by WLHT – Grand Rapids, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240621-robot-lifeguard
The Michigan Maritime Museum’s latest exhibit, “Full Steam Ahead: The Golden Age of Great Lakes Passenger Steamships,” transports visitors back to what traveling the Great Lakes was like in the early 1800s. Read the full story by WOOD-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240621-sailing-history
The Brandon Road Interbasin Project in Illinois is one of the best lines of defense to keep invasive carp from entering into the Great Lakes. Governor Pritzker has until the end of June to sign the agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or the project will incur additional costs and continue to face delays. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240621-carp-barrier-delay
A Michigan artist has found that not everyone recognizes how important the Great lakes are so he made sure they could be seen from outer space in his mural which depicts a scene from the stars with two astronauts in the foreground with the Great Lakes seen behind them. Read the full story by WKAR – East Lansing, MI .
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240621-lansing-art
You can fish on the Great Lakes, go boating, swim, partake in water sports, all the while enjoying the spectacular views they provide. But here are some facts you may not know about our Great Lakes. Read the full story by Detroit Free Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240621-fun-facts
The Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Alpena, Michigan, is offering drop-in sessions to pilot their ROV (remotely operated vehicle) in a test tank and to learn how these vehicles are used for science and industry. Visitors can modify their ROV’s to perform tasks such as lifting debris and restoring fish habitat. Read the full story by The Alpena News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240621-rov-fun
The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee advanced a bill reauthorizing the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative through 2031. The bill would increase annual funding levels from $475 million in 2026 to $500 million from 2027 through 2031. Read the full story by Soundings Trade Only.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240621-bill-advancement
The Great Lakes are warming up as the official start of summer nears and more people head to the beach. A regional heat wave may speed up the heating process. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240621-heat-wave
Cruise ship season in the Great Lakes is in full swing, and northern Michigan’s Thunder Bay has seen its fair share of cruise ships anchoring in its waters. A partnership between Alpena Shipwreck Tours and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has brought new tourists to the area. Read the full story by the WCMU- Mount Pleasant, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240621-great-lake-cruises
At a recent conference in Montréal, the focus was on an economic transformation in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence region. The 10-year plan will launch in 2025 and calls for the region to “become a globally renowned economic corridor.” The region’s water, innovation and sustainability are at the core of the plan. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240619-economic-transformation
A decade after Toledo’s water crisis, harmful blooms remain a stubborn reality. Swamps and marshes alone can’t fix the problem, but they have an important role to play, experts say. Read the full story by Audubon Magazine.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240619-wetlands
In the past decade, the popularity of Great Lakes cruises has been steadily increasing. One city that’s given a lot of thought on how to capitalize on this new tourism market is Muskegon, Michigan. Read the full story by Michigan Public.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240619-cruise-tourisn
A legal battle over the future of Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 gas and oil pipeline will continue in a state of Michigan court. That’s after Enbridge lost a key federal court ruling on jurisdiction that was released Monday. Read the full story by Michigan Public.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240619-line-5
The Pennsylvania Lake Erie Environmental Forum is gathering for the first time in person with the public since the pandemic to discuss beach economics, resiliency and issues regarding invasive species. Read the full story by WJET-TV – Erie, PA.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240619-lake-erie-forum
In May, Alpena, Michigan’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office sent their native species crew to the southern part of the state to help with a large project by the United States Fish and Wildlife Services. The project utilizes eDNA, or environmental DNA, to detect lake sturgeon populations in a variety of rivers. WCMU – Mount Pleasant, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240619-edna
The schooner “Mojave,” which sank in 1864, was found in 2016 in Lake Michigan off the shore of Sheboygan County. The shipwreck has now been added to the National Register of Historic Places. Read the full story by WBAY-TV – Green Bay, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240619-mojave
The town of Arkwright, New York issued a declaration that many municipalities across western New York have shared in recent months at its most recent meeting. While the end result is the same — an official resolution in strong opposition to the placement of wind turbines in Lake Erie — the town’s perspective is unique. Read the full story the Observer.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240619-wind-turbine
As warmer weather rolls in, experts advise that swimmers stay on the lookout for potential toxins on the shores of Lake Erie. Read the full story by WJET-TV – Erie, PA.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240619-algae-bloome
The U.S. Coast Guard and American Bureau of Shipping examine each ship every year. The Coast Guard must issue a Certificate of Inspection before vessels can go out to the water, which helps protect marine transportation systems. Watch the video by WLUC-TV, Negaunee, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240619-freighters
Area marinas might become a little cleaner thanks to a research grant issued by the Ohio Lake Erie Commission. Ohio Sea Grant is getting $49,998 for a marine debris prevention and removal program. The grant will, among other things, help support three case studies, one marine debris workshop, and five presentations or displays. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240617-cleaner-marinas
The Ohio Lake Erie Commission recently announced nearly $150,000 in Lake Erie Protection Fund Grants for three projects at the Commission’s meeting last week. The Lake Erie Protection Fund is supported by the Lake Erie license plate proceeds and tax-deductible donations. Read the full story by The News-Herald.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240617-license-plates
Set sail on the Great Lakes this summer with Inland Seas. Inland Seas Education Association or ISEA, offers a unique educational sailing experience for people of all ages. The non-profit organization introduces students to hands-on learning on and around the Great Lakes through their public sail programs. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240617-inland-seas
A program launched in 2022 is taking the effort to clean up shorelines along the Great Lakes into a realm of high technology. Read the full story by The Herald Bulletin.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240617-litter-drone
The Michipicoten, the freighter rescued in Lake Superior after water poured into a mysterious 13-foot gash in its hull last weekend, is forever tied to Cleveland. Originally named for a Clevelander, the 698-foot ore boat was once the largest vessel to ever sail the Cuyahoga River. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240617-cleveland-freighter
Pearl Seas Cruises will offer its biggest season ever on the Great Lakes this summer. The cruise line will offer four unique itineraries, visiting 16 ports of call, including a brand-new 14-night “Great Lakes Explorer” cruise. Read the full story by TravelPulse.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240617-pearl-cruises
