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October 30, 2006
November 5-9, 2006
Intermediate Marina Management School
West Palm Beach, FL
For more information, email: imitraining@marinaassociation.org
Posted by Kenan at 10:18 AM
October 27, 2006
October 28, 2006
Belmont Yacht Club Halloween Party
Belmont Harbor
Chicago, IL
(773) 871-4424
Posted by Kenan at 09:29 AM
October 26, 2006
Shallow harbor blamed in tragedy
By John Pepin, Journal Munising Bureau
Grand Marais - A Grand Marais woman whose husband survived a Lake Superior boating disaster that claimed three lives the weekend of Oct. 6 said she's now on a mission to get improvements made to the village's harbor. more
Posted by Kenan at 01:47 PM
Botulism Kills Loons Migrating Over Lake
Botulism Kills Loons Migrating Over Lake
(Sodus, N.Y.) -- People who live near Lake Ontario from Rochester to Oswego woke up to see the shores littered with the bodies of over 100 dead loons washed up on the beaches.
Investigators from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation spent the day checking out the dead loons in places like Chimney Bluff near Sodus. more
Posted by Kenan at 01:44 PM
October 23, 2006
United States Power Squadron Boat Smart Class
Two boats meet on the water. Which one should "Give way" and which one should "Stand on?" Know the answer? Why not take a class and learn the rules for sure. It's not too late to do it before winter arrives and to be able to enjoy a safe 2007 boating season. more
Posted by Kenan at 11:58 AM
Harrison makes water a priority
Edward L. Cardenas / The Detroit News
HARRISON TOWNSHIP -- Tired of being a "dumping ground" for sewage, Harrison Township is getting tough about cleaning up its streams and rivers that flow into Lake St. Clair.
The Board of Trustees has formed a seven-member environmental committee to try to improve the quality of the water that affects this lakefront community. more
Posted by Kenan at 11:57 AM
Marina, boating study: Don't jump to conclusions
Jay Andersen
After years of community debate on the issue of a Grand Marais marina expansion, a study has been completed which provides data to the on-going marina discussions.
Called "Marina and Boating Activity Study for the Western End of Lake Superior," the study was authored by Doug McEneany of Duluth and funded by a grant from the Blandin Foundation with oversight by the City of Grand Marais, the Department of Natural Resources and the Blandin Community Leadership Program. more
Posted by Kenan at 11:50 AM
U.S. suspends gun drills on Great Lakes
JEFF SALLOT
From Tuesday's Globe and Mail
OTTAWA - The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended machine-gun practice on the Great Lakes as Washington considers whether the live-fire drills pose an environmental danger to fish and a safety hazard for boats. more
Posted by Kenan at 11:47 AM
Local ship featured in video about haunted ships, lighthouses
By Terry Judd
CHRONICLE Staff Writer
Muskegon's very own Rouse Simmons, the schooner affectionately known own as the Christmas Tree Ship that sank 94 years ago in a raging winter storm on Lake Michigan, is among several so-call haunted shipwrecks and lighthouses featured in a new video. more
Posted by Kenan at 11:44 AM
Businessman dreams of ferry across Lake Michigan
By BRIAN MULHERIN
Brian McCaughrin of McCaughrin Marine Systems, Inc. has a dream - to move people and vehicles from Frankfort to Algoma, Wis., potentially offering a third ferry service across Lake Michigan. more
Posted by Kenan at 11:42 AM
Local ship featured in video about haunted ships, lighthouses
By Terry Judd
CHRONICLE STAFF WRITER
Muskegon's very own Rouse Simmons, the schooner affectionately known own as the Christmas Tree Ship that sank 94 years ago in a raging winter storm on Lake Michigan, is among several so-call haunted shipwrecks and lighthouses featured in a new video. more
Posted by Kenan at 11:36 AM
Businessman dreams of ferry across Lake Michigan
By BRIAN MULHERIN
Brian McCaughrin of McCaughrin Marine Systems, Inc. has a dream - to move people and vehicles from Frankfort to Algoma, Wis., potentially offering a third ferry service across Lake Michigan. more
Posted by Kenan at 11:17 AM
October 20, 2006
Superior Taste
Oct 25, 2006
Superior Taste
UWS Campus, 1605 Catlin Avenue
Superior, WI
(715) 394-7716
Posted by Kenan at 03:58 PM
October 16, 2006
Holiday Shopping to benefit Coral Reefs Reef Relief Holiday Online
Reef Relief, the nonprofit grassroots organization dedicated to protecting coral reefs, invites everyone to be a part of the second annual Reef Relief Holiday Online Auction, to run from November 10th through
December 15, 2006, at www.reefrelief.org. more
Posted by Kenan at 03:10 PM
Lorain looks for bright future on the lakefront
Kate Giammarise
LORAIN -- For years, it was the storage site for piles of taconite pellets used to make steel in LTV Corp.'s blast furnaces.
Now, city and port officials hope the former pellet terminal site -- along with several other waterfront parcels along Lake Erie and the Black River -- can be transformed into a development that will shape the city's identity for the next century. more
Posted by Kenan at 12:07 PM
Split Rock beacon lighting to commemorate sinking of Edmund Fitzgerald
On Nov. 10, 1975 the Great Lakes freighter Edmund Fitzgerald was lost with her entire crew of 29 men near Whitefish Bay at the eastern end of Lake Superior.
Split Rock has been a retired lighthouse since 1969, but every Nov. 10, at dusk, the beacon at Split Rock Lighthouse is relit in memory of those men, that famous ship, and all the sailors lost on other Great Lakes shipwrecks. more
Posted by Kenan at 12:05 PM
Water park resort could boost local tourism
South Haven has long been known as the charming lakeshore town with nice, sandy beaches, casual little restaurants and cute shops.
Traffic may back up a bit on weekends as visitors search for beachside parking spaces but, for the most part, South Haven remains a sleepy little town on the edge of Lake Michigan. more
Posted by Kenan at 12:03 PM
Bush Signs Bill For Great Lakes Fish And Wildlife
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush has signed a bill earmarking $80 million dollars over five years to help restore habitats in the Great Lakes region. The money won't be spent unless included it's included in separate appropriations bills. more
Posted by Kenan at 12:01 PM
October 11, 2006
U.S.-Canada teamwork needed to prevent Great Lakes spills
Traverse City, Mich. -- Governments on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border should work more closely to prevent and keep track of spills that pollute the Great Lakes system, a binational agency said Tuesday. more
Posted by Kenan at 12:38 PM
Guns on the lake
Local boaters are reasonably concerned that the United States Coast Guard plans to locate a machine gun training range about 10 miles outside of Irondequoit Bay. After all, fear of being shot at shouldn't be a part of recreational boat outings. more
Posted by Kenan at 12:36 PM
Lake Superior closing in on record low level
By Jeff Alexander
CHRONICLE STAFF WRITER
The water level in Lake Superior is nearing its lowest point in the past century, according to the latest government data.
The water level in the world's second-largest lake dropped in September to within 2.5 inches of the record low for September, which was recorded in 1926, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. more
Posted by Kenan at 12:32 PM
MICHIGAN MARITIME MUSEUM HOSTS SMALL CRAFT CONFERENCE
South Haven, MI - Michigan's distinction as the national leader in recreational boating attracts the attention of boat lovers far and wide. Among those being drawn this year by the State's rich maritime legacy are the members of the Museum Small Craft Association (MSCA). The Association is holding its 2006 conference at the Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven on October 13-15. more
Posted by Kenan at 12:28 PM
New vessel to support lake trout repopulation effort
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently put into service the M/V Spencer F. Baird, a one-of-a-kind vessel that will stock millions of native lake trout in the Great Lakes. The boat was christened and commissioned during a ceremony at the Great Lakes Maritime Academy Pier in Traverse City. more
Posted by Kenan at 12:24 PM
That sinking feeling
BY Michael Tarm
The schooner Augusta, captained by G.W. Bissell of Detroit, had just sliced into the paddle-wheeled luxury steamer, spilling more than 500 Lady Elgin passengers into Lake Michigan. All but about 100 would die. more
Posted by Kenan at 12:19 PM
Longueuil dumps raw sewage in the St-Lawrence
Officials with the city of Longueuil, south of Montreal, insist their decision to dump raw sewage into the St. Lawrence River has not jeopardized public safety. (more)
Posted by Kenan at 12:12 PM
October 05, 2006
October 7, 2006
Pumpkin Palooza
On Broadway District, downtown
Green Bay, WI
www.onbroadway.org
Posted by Kenan at 09:05 AM
October 03, 2006
Sea Sense Powerboating in the Virgin Islands
The Women's Sailing and Powerboating School is teaching an exciting 7-day powerboating class for women in November in the beautiful Virgin Islands. more»
Posted by Kenan at 04:25 PM
October 02, 2006
University of Minnesota ALUMNI RACING
Get your double-handed team ready for the first annual University of Minnesota Alumni Regatta. On Sunday, October 15th the UofM sailing team and the Wayzata Sailing School/Foundation will host a one-day fleet racing regatta in 420's. Each boat must have a University of Minnesota alumni on board to participate, they can skipper or crew, so dust off the dingy boots and rehearse the Minnesota rouser for a fun day of sailing with the Gophers. $40 entry fee per team will be used to benefit the team. NOR and information is available on the WYC and Wayzata Sailing School websites more»
Posted by Kenan at 10:01 AM
Bitter End Yacht Club Invites US Sailboat Show Attendees
Attendees at the US Sailboat Show on Saturday October 7th, 2006, are invited to join the team from the Bitter End Yacht Club for some snacks and "Penfolds" tropical cheer, at BEYC's booth (Booth D-21) from 5 pm to 7 pm. Join BEYC's General Manager Mikhail Shamkin, Director of Group Sales and Special Events John Glynn, and On Site Sales/Marketing Manager Erik Stacy, where they will have information on, amongst other things, the 20th Anniversary Pro Am Regatta (title-sponsored by vineyard vines), and the 5th Annual Musto Scuttlebutt Sailing Club Championships will be available more»
Posted by Kenan at 09:58 AM
Parking for U.S. Boat Shows Is Easier Than Ever
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND – Boating enthusiasts attending the October 5-9 U.S. Sailboat and October 12-15 U.S. Powerboat Shows should find parking easier than ever before, thanks to frequently running shuttle buses and an abundance of public and private lots for Boat Show parking. more»
Posted by Kenan at 09:49 AM