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November 30, 2006
Great Lakes a giant `toilet,' study finds
CANADIAN PRESS
Billions of litres of untreated urban sewage and toxic effluents that flow into the Great Lakes each year are threatening a critical ecosystem that supplies drinking water to millions of people, a landmark study to be released Wednesday concludes. more
Posted by Kenan at 09:30 AM
Asian carp could threaten Great Lakes
By Matt Whetstone, Cadillac News
CADILLAC - Two electronic barriers separate Lake Michigan from the Chicago ship canal. If the barriers are breached, it could prove devastating to the Great Lakes region. more
Posted by Kenan at 09:26 AM
November 28, 2006
December 2
Christmas Tree Lighting - Baileys Harbor
Tree lighting will be at the Marina.
Details at www.baileysharbor.com
Posted by Kenan at 09:32 AM
November 27, 2006
Invasive reed taking over beaches
By Libby Peters
An alien plant species known as common reed is invading areas of the Lake Huron shoreline and causing concern for the Town of Saugeen Shores and its residents. more
Posted by Kenan at 02:53 PM
Steelhead, whitefish action still good
Steelhead and whitefish action continues along the shores of the Great Lakes, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. more
Posted by Kenan at 02:51 PM
Lake Metroparks' off season one of renewal
Michael Scott
Lake Metroparks' recreation areas along the Grand River and its tributaries are slipping into a welcome winter of rest following a wild summer of destruction.
But park officials predict a complete comeback next spring from the flood of 2006. more
Posted by Kenan at 02:48 PM
Army Corps plans to add berm at dike disposal site
Kate Giammarise
Lorain -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to build a berm around the dike disposal site on Lorain's waterfront, allowing them to continue using the site to hold sediment dredged from the Black River.more
Posted by Kenan at 02:45 PM
Millions of minnows
BY Kimberly Powell
Emerald shiners, not seen in years, spotted in the Ausable River in Grand Bend show an indication of good water quality.
"It is a clear indication that things are changing," says David Reid, Lake Management Supervisor, Lake Huron. more
Posted by Kenan at 02:20 PM
November 24, 2006
Pa. Toughens Boating, Drinking Laws
In January, recently signed legislation will put some real teeth into the state’s Boating Under the Influence laws.
Gov. Edward Rendell signed Senate Bill 1262 on Nov. 9, amending the Fish Code to lower the blood alcohol content and provide for fines and penalties for operating a watercraft under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance. The new law is officially known as Act 149. more
Posted by Kenan at 12:20 PM
Invasive species start to take a toll
By Patrick Sullivan
Suttons Bay - Ken Hyde came to work at the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore headquarters one Monday in early October and expected a routine day at the office.
Then the phone calls and e-mails about dead birds on the beach poured in. more
Posted by Kenan at 10:44 AM
Fish virus could limit shipping
By Dan Egan
The shipping industry has been blamed in recent years for introducing many of the invasive species that are ravaging what's left of the Great Lakes native fish populations, but the fight to stop the spread of the latest microscopic invader might just threaten the monstrous freighters themselves. more
Posted by Kenan at 10:40 AM
The Heat Is On
By Christine Rook
Lansing State Journal
Michigan is in for a cultural shift - slush fishing, cross-country mudding and grassmobiling.
These are global warming's gifts to mid-Michigan, scientists say. Expect sloppy Cincinnati-style winters. Brace for steamy summers on the order of Graceland. more
Posted by Kenan at 10:36 AM
November 20, 2006
Don’t forget about fishing
Low angler turnout is expected between now and the first safe ice, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday in its weekly fishing report. With daytime temperatures in the mid-40s, people going hunting may want to take along some fishing gear as fall fishing is still under way, the DNR said. more
Posted by Kenan at 09:37 AM
U.S. eases ban on live fish shipments
BY John Flesher
Traverse City -- Responding to industry complaints, the government modified restrictions on shipments of some live Great Lakes fish aimed at preventing the spread of a deadly aquatic virus. more
Posted by Kenan at 09:35 AM
It'll take more study to determine what's in Lake Huron beach muck
By Jeff Kart
TIMES WRITER
Jim Roland would love to say with certainty that fecal-laden muck washing up on Huron County beaches is linked to farm animals.
But for the second time, he can't. more
Posted by Kenan at 09:33 AM
November 16, 2006
Nov 24, 2006
Dutch Winterfest
November 24-December 9
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Posted by Kenan at 09:58 AM
November 15, 2006
U.S. Coast Guard asked to stop live-fire training on Great Lakes
Duluth Mayor Herb Bergson and more than 80 Great Lakes cities' officials on Monday asked the U.S. Coast Guard to halt a plan to conduct live-fire training. more
Posted by Kenan at 01:47 PM
Dunes recognition cited in Congressional Record
Indiana's Dunes National Lakeshore park, formed 40 years ago through the efforts of enterprising local housewives and an Illinois senator, will get anniversary recognition today in the halls of Congress. more
Posted by Kenan at 01:44 PM
A Line in the Sand
Covert Township (NEWS 3) - They're among Michigan's most spectacular natural features, but could deep-pocketed developers be eroding hundreds of thousands of acres of Michigan sand dunes? more
Posted by Kenan at 01:39 PM
Diminutive gulls fill sky along shores of Lake Erie
Jim McCormac
One of the most amazing spectacles in Ohio ornithology is unfolding. The annual Lake Erie buildup of migratory Bonaparte's gulls is reaching a crescendo, and it's a sight worth seeing. more
Posted by Kenan at 01:35 PM
Bell tolls for all lost in Lakes
Joe Menard / The Detroit News
Detroit -- Captains of vessels from the Great Lakes and their connecting waterways stood side by side Sunday, and each rang the bell of the Great Lakes Steamer Octorara to honor the men and women who have perished in the estimated 10,000 shipwrecks strewn across their waters. more
Posted by Kenan at 01:32 PM
November 13, 2006
Shipwreck survivor never forgets
BY Peggy Walsh-Sarnecki
One by one, Daniel Hale's shipmates froze to death in their skimpy life raft, victims of a horrendous Lake Huron storm. It was 40 years ago this month, and Hale was a crewman aboard the Daniel J. Morrell, a 606-foot ore carrier making its last trip of the year. more
Posted by Kenan at 04:30 PM
Christmas Tree Ship surfaces in memory
Dennis McCann
For a ship that sank into the deep and dark waters of Lake Michigan nearly a century ago, the schooner Rouse Simmons is remarkably buoyant. Once again, as it has done for some time now, the famous Christmas Tree Ship has popped back into view. Or, better put, into memory. more
Posted by Kenan at 04:28 PM
Late-season bass fishing still productive
By Bob Gwizdz
Mt. Clemens -- Joe Balog thinks bass anglers who have already put away their fishing rigs for the season are missing the boat. more
Posted by Kenan at 04:26 PM
Another reason to close Great Lakes
Eric Sharp
A federal agency has banned transporting 27 species of live fish out of eight Great Lakes states or importing them from two Canadian provinces in an effort to stop the spread of a disease called viral hemorrhagic septicemia. more
Posted by Kenan at 04:22 PM
November 10, 2006
November 11th, 2006
Northwest Sailing Assoc. Needs Help with Banquet
www.nwsail.com
847-710-6972
Arlington Heights, IL
Posted by Kenan at 10:09 AM
November 08, 2006
Boating Safety Sidekicks Contest
Manassas, VA - The National Safe Boating Council (NSBC) has launched its annual Boating Safety Sidekicks contest. The contest's theme is: "I'm a Safe Boaters. Are You?" Kids between the ages of 4 to 15 are eligible to enter anytime between now and January 1, 2007. more
Posted by Kenan at 02:46 PM
Ice Mountain remains central to water debate
By Sally Barber, Cadillac News
Evart - A vested bystander in a landmark court case, the City of Evart waits as its prime prospect for economic growth is embroiled in a complex legal fight over water rights.
The case is now at the State Supreme Court level. more
Posted by Kenan at 02:08 PM
Mackinaw does buoy work
By Mike Fornes
Cheboygan - A two-week training period behind them, the officers and crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw departed the Cheboygan River early Monday for a week of buoy work in Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. more
Posted by Kenan at 02:01 PM
Ontario planning storage site near Lake Huron shore
By Nicole Gerring
Local officials have joined a bi-national effort to stop a proposal to build an underground nuclear-waste storage facility less than a mile from Lake Huron's shore. more
Posted by Kenan at 01:57 PM
November 06, 2006
Great Lakes fish stable, but they'd feel a fallout
BY Peggy Walsh-Sarnecki
The Great Lakes are not showing the same trends of overfishing that some researchers claim could help lead to the demise of ocean seafood by as early as 2048, said Jim Bence, a professor in Michigan State University's Department of Fisheries and Wildlife. more
Posted by Kenan at 01:39 PM
November 03, 2006
Shipwreck service changes focus, date
Whitefish Point - The handful of annual memorial observances timed to coincide with the anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking in 1975 will be reduced by one, according to a statement from the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society. more
Posted by Kenan at 09:40 AM
Grant to fund 5-year study of Lake Erie `dead zones'
Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP) - A $2.5 million grant will fund a five-year study of Lake Erie "dead zones" where there is little or no dissolved oxygen - a condition that can kill fish and cause toxic algae blooms. more
Posted by Kenan at 09:34 AM
MI plants to get $1.8M in spill detection technology
Port Huron, MI - Around $9 million in spill-detection technology will be distributed to 10 Michigan water plants, according to an October 30 story in the Times Herald.more
Posted by Kenan at 09:32 AM
Mary Jemison tour boat heads for dry dock
Jeffrey Blackwell
Staff writer
(November 2, 2006) - On a beautiful fall day, the Mary Jemison motored out from the dock at Corn Hill for the last trip of the season and the first part of a two-leg journey to a dry dock in Cayuga Lake for the winter. more
Posted by Kenan at 09:30 AM
Plenty of people both on the water and in the woods
The big draw in Northwest Michigan right now is perch fishing.
There are lots of folks in the woods hunting, but there seems to be just as many on the lakes fishing. There is even some perch fishing on Lake Michigan and when the fish are located on the big lake it is usually very good. more
Posted by Kenan at 09:28 AM
Caught, but not released
BY Eric Sharp
Free Press Outdoors Writer
Brooklyn, Mich. -- When a new disease called viral hemorrhagic septicemia apparently was brought into the Great Lakes from the oceans and killed a couple of thousand muskellunge in Lake St. Clair last spring, fisheries biologists hoped it was a transitory event that would blow over. more
Posted by Kenan at 09:25 AM
Battle Over Logs in Lake Goes on
Baraga - Nearly 10 years have passed since the matter of submerged logs in Lake Superior reached the Michigan legal system.
But the principals in the case are still involved in the controversy that surrounds it. more
Posted by Kenan at 09:22 AM
Lake Erie's dead zone re-emerges
Amy Lee / The Detroit News
The reappearance of a dead zone in Lake Erie has environmentalists perplexed because they're again attacking an issue largely thought to be resolved. more
Posted by Kenan at 09:20 AM
November 01, 2006
Toxin levels in fish
By: John Bronz
LANSING - The Department of Community Health (DCH) is having difficulty creating health advisories for imported and locally caught fish because it's difficult to determine where the fish is caught.
Case in point: whitefish caught in the Great Lakes. more
Posted by Kenan at 01:50 PM
Kingston takes aim as U.S. live-fire plans
Kingston — Politicians here are taking aim at a U.S. Coast Guard plan to turn sections of the Great Lakes into firing ranges.
The U.S. Coast Guard announced plans in September to conduct training exercises on the lakes, and decided to hold public consultations in American communities after an outcry from concerned citizens. more
Posted by Kenan at 01:46 PM