The 663-foot Canadian freighter Manitoulin got stuck in the ice on Lake Erie with 17 people on board while departing Buffalo, New York. The U.S. Coast Guard arrived with icebreaking equipment Thursday to begin freeing the vessel. Read the full story by ABC News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250124-freighter-trapped
In the six decades since Fisharama began in Superior, Wisconsin, the event has only been cancelled a couple of times: the last two years. This year, the third attempt at the 58th annual Fisharama, lake conditions should be good, though a lack of volunteers presents a different challenge. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250124-fish-festival
The Detroit River Canadian Cleanup is hosting a free screening of the documentary “All Too Clear” at the University of Windsor on January 29. The documentary utilizes advanced underwater drone technology to examine the impact of invasive quagga mussels on the Great Lakes ecosystem. Read the full story by The Hamilton Spectator.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250124-restoration-film
This article, first posted here, was republished with permission from Wisconsin Watch.
By Bennet Goldstein, Wisconsin Watch
Jay Dee Nichols stamped and packed stiff willow branches between maple wood posts, with muffled crunches.
At 63, the semi-retired handyman from the Wisconsin city of Black River Falls has trapped beavers before.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/01/an-ecosystem-engineers-vision-mock-beaver-dams-to-restore-wisconsin-wetlands/
By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
This article was republished here with permission from Wisconsin Public Radio.
A new study builds on previous research that shows winters on the Great Lakes are growing shorter due to climate change.
The Great Lakes have been losing an average of 14 days of winter conditions each decade since 1995 due to warming air temperatures, according to the study published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Research Letters.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/01/study-finds-winter-days-on-the-great-lakes-growing-shorter-due-to-climate-change/
By Lester Graham, Michigan Public
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/01/report-great-lakes-recreational-fishing-worth-billions-to-economy-but-not-as-much-as-often-cited/
Catch the latest energy news from around the Great Lakes region. Check back for these biweekly Energy News Roundups.
Uncertainty abounds in the energy sector as President Donald Trump returns to office. In his inaugural address on Monday, Trump promised to “revoke the electric vehicle mandate, saving our auto industry.” Trump has already begun the process of reversing Biden-era policies meant to encourage the uptake of electric vehicles and reduce emissions from gas cars.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/01/energy-sector-holds-its-breath-as-nuclear-power-inches-forward/
The Great Lakes Science Advisory Board at the International Joint Commission released the report on how to monitor microplastics in the Great Lakes, including the recommendation that the U.S. and Canada designate microplastics as a “chemical of mutual concern.” Read the full story by Interlochen Public Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250122-microplastics
Kristle KLR, a company located in Bayfield, Wisconsin, will no longer be able to bottle water from a well near Lake Superior after the Wisconsin Supreme Court decided to not take up its case. Read the full story by the Center Square.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250122-wisconsin-bottled-water
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will distribute $1.3 billion to states in 2025 through the federal wildlife and sport fish restoration programs. The Wisconsin DNR is set to receive $38 million. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250122-fws-apportionment
University of Minnesota Duluth researchers are looking at how to harness the forces produced by Lake Superior’s winter storm waves to generate usable energy. Read the full story by WXPR – Rhinelander, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250122-wave-energy
The Canadian federal government has announced funding for five freshwater projects as part of the Great Lakes Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative that will address environmental challenges and fulfill commitments under the Canada–U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Read the full story by CJML – Milton, ON.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250122-harbour-funding
This spring the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will include the once-native Arctic grayling in fish stocking efforts throughout the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Read the full story by the Daily Mining Gazette.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250122-winter-birds
As temperatures plummet to below zero across Michigan this week, backyard bird enthusiasts who enjoy watching and feeding their feathered visitors may wonder how, or if, they can withstand the harsh conditions. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250122-winter-birds
Civic opposition and litigation aim to end Line 5 operation given the environmental risks and expenses. Read the full story by Circle of Blue.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250122-line-5
The extreme cold is making for a fascinating look on Grand Traverse Bay at Traverse City, Michigan, as the surface temperature of the water and Arctic cold air interact and create vapor. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250122-lake-michigan-steam
The invasion of sea lampreys in the Great Lakes had devastating impacts on native fish until Vernon Applegate, a scientist and unlikely hero, found a control method. Read the full story by the Michigan Enjoyer.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250122-sea-lamprey
I Speak for the Fish is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor Kathy Johnson, coming out the third Monday of each month. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit Public Television.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/01/i-speak-for-the-fish-why-do-mudpuppies-matter/
Managing Canada geese, saving freshwater mussels, and an Ojibwe lens on the fur trade.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/01/too-many-geese-and-not-enough-mussels/
Great Lakes Fact or Fake? is a new book by Dave Dempsey. Below are adapted excerpts from the book, which bring readers along while he answers 41 myths about the Great Lakes.
Drinking Sewage
FACT or FAKE?
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/01/fact-or-fake-readers-can-test-their-great-lakes-knowledge-with-excerpts-from-this-new-book/
Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
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By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal
Photography by Christopher Katsarov Luna
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Great Lakes Now
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/01/life-on-the-frontlines-of-ontarios-critical-mineral-boom/
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
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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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A new study builds on previous research that shows winters on the Great Lakes are growing shorter due to climate change. The Great Lakes have been losing an average of 14 days of winter conditions each decade since 1995 due to warming air temperatures. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250120-shorter-winter
According to a recent study, recreational fishing in the Great Lakes is worth $5.1 billion, fewer billions than the amount cited for many years. The previous number, compiled by the same firm nearly two decades ago, was $7 billion. Read the full story by Michigan Public.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250120-fishing-worth
Leaders of three major Great Lakes environmental activist groups said this week they are cautiously optimistic the next four years, while challenging and unpredictable, may not be all that detrimental to the world’s largest collection of fresh surface water. Read the full story by The Blade.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250120-trump-lakes
The Doug Ford government is pushing for a prospecting rush across northern Ontario, leaving a blanket of mineral claims on land just upstream from Lake Superior where First Nations are still fighting for title. Read the full story by The Narwhal.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250120-mining-superior
An icebreaker cruise ship set sail on Friday for a frosty journey that will bring passengers along the St. Lawrence River, a new route that tourism officials hope will usher in a new era of winter cruises in Québec. Read the full story by The Canadian Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250120-icebreaker-cruise
While sailing up the Detroit River, Abraham Lincoln observed efforts to free a stranded steamer, which led him to whittle a wooden model of a steamboat with gear that could lift boats grounded in shallow waters. His idea was never commercially produced, but it made Lincoln the only U.S. president to have patented an invention. Read the full story by the Windsor Star.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250120-lincoln-patent
All the salt used to treat pavement during the winter ends up in our local waterways: streams, rivers, lakes, Lake Michigan, and even groundwater, which makes the water toxic for fish and other aquatic life. Read the full story by WISN-TV – Milwaukee, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250120-less-salt
Abstract, colorful ice formations, known as blue ice, are already forming in the Great Lakes near Mackinac Island, Michigan. Blue ice, typically found in glaciers, often forms in Michigan lakes during the winter season. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250120-blue-ice
With temperatures dropping in typical mid-January fashion, many anxious ice anglers were finally able to strap on their cleats and pop up shanties. Yet, both Ohio’s Division of Wildlife as well as Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources stress “there is no such thing as safe ice.” Read the full story by The Blade.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250120-ice-safety
It is officially free fishing weekend in Wisconsin. Wet a line without a fishing license, trout stamp, or salmon stamp January 18th and 19th in most waters, thanks to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Read the full story by WLUK-TV – Green Bay, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250120-free-fishing
Imagine a fishery where, in one year, 6 million pounds of fish were hauled in—only to plummet to a mere 400 pounds just four years later. What caused this devastation? A new documentary recounts how the Great Lakes were brought to their knees by the sea lamprey. Read the full story by Sports Illustrated.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250120-fish-thief
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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
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Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Brown County (WIC009) WI
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