A decades-in-the-making project that aimed to remove the Plainwell Dam and restore nearly a mile of the Kalamazoo River has wrapped up. Read the full story by WWMT-TV – Kalamazoo, MI
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250808-kalamazoo-restoration
Federal regulators authorized owner Holtec International late last month to start loading fuel into the Palisades plant in Covert Township, Michigan, a milestone that doesn’t guarantee its restart but signals support for the project moving forward. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250808-michigan-nuclear-plant
Collaboration on sea lamprey control research at Hammond Bay Biological Station in Millersburg, Michigan, connects today’s work with early breakthroughs, bringing several fish populations back from the brink after facing near extinction due to sea lampreys. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250808-sealamprey
Eleven years after Toledo’s water crisis left more than 400,000 people without safe drinking water, officials, researchers and residents gathered on Lake Erie to take a closer look at the lake’s current health. Read the full story by WTOL-TV – Toledo, OH.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250808-erie-health
The Cheboygan Lock in Cheboygan, Michigan, is once again open to boaters following the completion of significant underwater repairs. Read the full story by WPBN – Cheboygan, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250808-cheboygan-lock
On September 21, for the first time in nearly 100 years, the Chicago River will host a sanctioned open water swim. Read the full story by WTTW – Chicago, IL.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250808-chicago-river-swim
On Wednesday, a judge ordered a preliminary injunction stopping the shipment of elevated radioactivity wastes to a landfill near Belleville, Michigan. The judge’s ruling weighed risks to Michigan’s groundwater, waterways, green spaces and environment. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250808-radioactive-waste
Hundreds, even thousands of dead fish are washing up along Lake Erie, catching beachgoers by surprise, but experts say there’s no need to panic. Read the full story by WGRZ-TV – Buffalo, NY.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250808-dead-erie-fish
Eleven Michigan teenagers from the Grand Rapids Triathlon Club successfully completed swimming in each of the Great Lakes in 24 hours, beginning in Lake Erie and ending in Lake Superior. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250808-great-lakes-swim
Three of the Great Lakes are below their long-term averages through July, according to recent data, but the lower lakes, Erie and Ontario, are showing higher water levels than average. Read the full story by The Daily Telegram.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250808-lake-levels
Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
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As anglers compete in the 2025 Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite competition on Lake St. Clair from Aug. 7-10, they’ll likely bring some pretty prize catches to weigh-ins. That’s because the catch-and-release method has allowed smallmouth bass on Lake St. Clair to grow to much greater sizes, according to new research from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/08/bassmaster-elite-arrives-as-lake-st-clairs-smallmouth-break-records/
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A mothballed nuclear power plant in Michigan just took a huge step toward being the first in the country to start back up after retiring.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/08/michigans-historic-nuclear-plant-restart-still-a-go-federal-regulators-say/
The administration of President Donald Trump acted quickly and unilaterally when it launched its blitzkrieg to dramatically downsize and alter the mission of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
There were no bureaucratic task forces, collaborations or obligatory outreach sessions to the public for comment before taking action.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/08/rethinking-strategy-in-the-era-of-the-trump-epa/
The Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven, Michigan, will hold its final Lunch and Learn lecture of the summer next week by taking a look at the women who have played a role in Great Lakes history. Read the full story by WSJM – Benton Harbor, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250806-michigan-maritime-museum-women-greatlakes-history
The sandy shorelines and fresh breezes offered by the beaches along the Great Lakes often have tourists flocking to these destinations in the summer. Check out these six travel options which span all five Great Lakes. Read the full story The New York Times.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250806-blissful-beachy-getaway-greatlakes
A cyanobacteria bloom is expanding in western Lake Erie, covering an area of about 160 square miles from the shoreline of Monroe County, Michigan, to the shoreline of Ottawa County, Ohio. Read the full story by CBS News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250806-cyanobacteria-bloom-lakeerie
In honor of National Lighthouse Day, celebrated on Aug. 7, Michigan lighthouse keepers who “kept the beacon burning before modern technology guided the way” will have their stories told. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250806-michigan-national-lighthouse-day
Milwaukee’s famous abandoned boat, Deep Thought, has a new captain. The boat, which served as a temporary visitor attraction on Lake Michigan’s shoreline, sold for $2,525 on Aug. 5 after a less-than-stellar two-week bidding process, falling short of the county’s hoped-for $20,000. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250806-milwaukee-deepthought-sells-auction
Long a threat to southern Ontario lakes, climate change is allowing cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, to thrive in even the coldest of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by The Narwhal.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250806-blue-green-algae-lakesuperior
The Great Lakes Surf Festival nonprofit says it wants to bring people together, and promote and educate guests on water sports, particularly on the Great Lakes. Read the full story by the Lansing State Journal.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250806-lake-michigan-muskegon-surf-festival
Conservation Halton officially launched the Lake Ontario Coastal Resilience Pilot Project last month. The pilot is backed by a $1.5 million investment from the Government of Canada’s Climate-Resilience Coastal Communities (CRCC) Program and is one of only three Great Lakes projects selected for funding. Read the full story by CJML – Milton, ON.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250806-pilot-stengthen-lakeontario
Maritime history is sailing into Lake Michigan this week and inviting guests onboard to step into the past. The 80-foot schooner, When And If, and the 115-foot schooner, Liberty Clipper, will be docked Aug. 7-10 in Grand Haven, Michigan. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250806-grand-haven-sailing
Cleveland-area beachgoers can enjoy the water at Edgewater, Villa Angela, and Huntington beaches Wednesday, with all reported to be in good condition for swimming. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250806-cleveland-area-lakefront-beaches-swimming
Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
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From the new outdoor adventure memoir I Live Underwater: The Thrilling Adventures of a Record-Breaking Diver, Treasure-Hunter, and Deep-Sea Explorer by legendary diver Max Gene Nohl. Below is an adapted chapter from the book, “This is it,” reprinted with permission from the Wisconsin Historical Society.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/08/the-lake-michigan-dive-that-made-history/
Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
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Great Lakes Moment is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor John Hartig. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit PBS.
As the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy moves forward following an embezzlement crisis, its 2024 visitor survey found that 99.4% of respondents would visit the Detroit Riverwalk again, and 99.3% would recommend it to others.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/08/great-lakes-moment-detroits-waterfront-porch-reaps-substantial-benefits/
The south end of Lake Michigan is currently about one-half foot higher than the rest of the lake, due to a seiche that occurred early Thursday morning. Read the full story by MLive
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250804-seiche
Invasive quagga mussels are one of the greatest threats to fish in recent Great Lakes history, but experts say funding for research to keep them at bay is woefully inadequate. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250804-whitefish
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Two Ohio state lawmakers want to ban any drilling for oil and gas under public state lands or the bed of Lake Erie. In early 2023, Ohio governor Mike DeWine signed a law clearing hurdles for drilling companies to obtain leases to extract resources from public lands and parks, although drilling under them has been legal since 2011. Read the full story by WOUB-TV – Athens, OH.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250804-drilling-legislation
According to researchers, last month’s temporary hypoxic and anoxic conditions at the bottom of western Lake Erie, caused by rapid warming of the water column’s upper layers, will most likely kill off a lot of mayfly nymphs that would have emerged in 2026. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250804-mayfly-impacts
The SS Keewatin at the Great Lakes Museum in Kingston, Ontario, has been selected as the Museum Ship of the Year for 2025 by the Steamship Historical Society of America. The ship – the world’s oldest surviving Edwardian-era passenger steamship – received this honor for its distinguished accomplishments and significant contributions to preserving the historical importance of engine-powered vessels. Read the full story by OrilliaMatters.com.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250804-ship-honors
The 29th Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht Race officially started Saturday August 2 in Whitefish Bay, Michigan. It is the world’s longest known freshwater sailboat race at 350 miles across Lake Superior. Read the full story by SooToday.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250804-yacht-race
Nine volunteer Coastal Conservation Youth Corps spent time identifying and removing invasive plants and removing plastic waste and tires along the Lake Huron shoreline in Goderich, Ontario. Read the full story by CKNX News Today.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250804-shoreline-cleanup
While docked after studying algae blooms in lakes Erie and Superior, the crew of the Great Lakes research vessel Blue Heron noticed a black, tar-like substance oozing from the rudder shaft. Scientists at the University of Minnesota Duluth’s Large Lakes Observatory were surprised to find that the material was teeming with life-forms, some of which were unknown microorganisms. The mysterious substance was informally named “ShipGoo001.” Read the full story by CNN.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250804-goo
Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
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Ottawa County, Michigan, is experiencing a groundwater shortage as wells dry up amid moderate drought conditions. Despite the fact that Ottawa County is surrounded by lakes, rivers, and streams, its growing population relies heavily on wells for water. Read the full story by WXMI-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250801-groundwater-shortage
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) confirmed a recreational angler reported finding a dying grass carp – a massive invasive fish – floating in Baie du Doré on Lake Huron on July 14. The DFO collected the fish and confirmed it was a triploid (sterile) female. Read the full story by InsideHalton.com.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250801-grass-carp-detection
