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Great Lakes Research Center: An Investment in the State, the Nation and the World's Freshwater Resources Glenn D. Mroz, the president of Michigan Technological University, was vacationing on his boat in Lake Superior a couple...
School of Freshwater Sciences on two sites The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has joined forces with the city of Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Water Council to...
Wisconsin DNR educates boaters on invasive species laws Department of Natural Resources warden Ben Herzfeldt has spent a lot of time this year educating boaters about who they...
Great Lakes Historical Society gets grant to continue preserving history Established in 1944, the Great Lakes Historical Society is dedicated to preservation of the history of the Great Lakes....
Pact to bring maritime museum to city in 2012 The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority and the Great Lakes Historical Society have signed off on an agreement that will...
Kingston opens doors to visitors For the seventh time since 2002, Doors Open is coming to Kingston on Saturday. Attendees will be able to visit a number of...
Summer 2010 BOATING SAFETY COURSES The Waukegan Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 41-5 will be teaching classes on Boating Safety and Navigation during Summer...
Shedd to receive $630K for Great Lakes education The Shedd Aquarium has been awarded $630,038 in federal grant funding for an ongoing initiative that educates visitors about...
Turbine tower up at Vantage Point In the summer, the dozens of flags on top of Port Huron's Great Lakes Maritime Center flap in the ample wind of Vantage...
City to pay for aquarium study Jim Fisher said the prospect of Port Huron getting an aquarium is a "game changer." "This is huge," the...
Quagga mussels’ impact topic at Lake Erie Center A free, public lecture about the impact of quagga mussels on Lake Erie is to be given Thursday night at the University of...
Dive into state's water wonderlands without leaving dry land For those who suffer from sea sickness, aquaphobia or maybe just seeing "Titanic" one too many times, summertime...
GPS for Mariners Wednesday, May 5th at 6:30pm 3 hour course is $35 This course is a modern learning experience that focuses on the GPS...
A deep look at polluted waters   It starts with graceful Beluga whales gliding through the cold, clear water in the mouth of the St. Lawrence River....
Deciphering the Mysteries of an Ancient Seafloor Goliath The eruptions of “supervolcanoes” on Earth’s surface have been blamed for causing mass extinctions,...
Admiral will boost ship museum effort The long-running fund-raising effort to permanently berth a U.S. Navy warship in Sheboygan will get a jumpstart in the next...
SFS school may be cut in half On the long journey to find a suitable location for the new UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences (SFS), a new idea has...
UWM Water School might be split between sites Faculty and scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's new School of Freshwater Sciences want the school to...
What Would the Niagara River Look Like Without an Ice Boom? As my dog and I walked on Squaw Island on a chilly afternoon last month, I was able to get an up close look at the Niagara...
Staff prefers harbor site for UWM water school The people who will work at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's new School of Freshwater Sciences want the school to...
Best bets: Dossin museum celebrates 50 years A multimedia maritime symposium will begin a yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Dossin Great Lakes Museum....
Lake Huron sinkholes harbor unexpected life forms Compared to the dark depths of the ocean or the frigid ends of the earth, Lake Huron hardly seems like an extreme...
Students dive into aquatic science at Lake Sturgeon Bowl Skiers have the Olympics. Football players have the Super Bowl. And Wisconsin high school students with a passion for the...
Beware of sea lampreys The Asian carp has been getting a lot of attention in the last few weeks. But, it's not the only invader that poses a...
Boating safety courses start this month Most of the people killed in boating accidents in Wisconsin over the last two years did not take a boating safety course....
SFS construction site reconsidered again After two attempts at potential construction locations, the building site for the proposed UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater...
UWM might drop Greenfield Ave. location for water school The towering coal piles near University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Great Lakes WATER Institute cannot be moved. So the...
Nation’s First-Ever Great Lakes College Consortium on a Tall Ship to Launch This May Four colleges and universities in the Erie, Pennsylvania region have joined together to create the nation’s first...
New 'Water Works' exhibit opens at Midland Center for the Arts To get into the full swim of “WaterWorks: Soak Up the Science,” dive in with a youngster by your side. Don...
Buoy technology reveals workings of Great Lakes The map is a Battleship board without grid lines. Red, yellow and blue squares on online maps mark where research scientists...
Great Lakes Naval Memorial and Museum plans tribute to contributions of African Americans The Great Lakes Naval Memorial and Museum is recognizing the accomplishments and contributions of African Americans who...
NASA Glenn Visitor Center Moves to Great Lakes Science Center NASA's Glenn Research Center and Great Lakes Science Center have signed an agreement that names the Science Center as...
Cleveland: Deal reached between Kucinich, Science Center for NASA Glenn admission The proposed move of the NASA Glenn Visitors Center from Brook Park to the Great Lakes Science Center in downtown...
Boating education class set for Feb. 8-9 locally The Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Watercraft plans to offer a boating education course in two...
Public invited to 'listening sessions' about state's lakes and rivers Here’s a chance for those who care about Minnesota’s wealth of lakes and rivers to sound off about official...
Curriculum opens book on local waterway Students at Wisconsin International School are taking in some important local lessons thanks to a curriculum designed around...
Port board OKs maritime museum plan Plans to move the Great Lakes Historical Society's museum from Vermilion to Toledo took another step forward yesterday...
UWM water school plans move ahead The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's preliminary $50 million plan to develop its new School of Freshwater Sciences...
Doyle withdraws state funding for UW water consultant Following intervention by Gov. Jim Doyle, the University of Wisconsin System on Tuesday backed down in a funding dispute...
Milwaukee will be water center, UW official says Moving to defuse a backlash of anger from Milwaukee-area civic leaders, the University of Wisconsin System issued a formal...
ABYC offers lower rate on courses The American Boat and Yacht Council is offering two-for-one pricing on certification courses through December in select...
Muskegon Sail and Power Squadron classes to focus on boating safety The Muskegon Sail and Power Squadron hopes a series of upcoming classes will help people make educated decisions when out...
Marine Museum group plans major expansion Plans for a $4 million expansion of the Ashtabula Marine Museum were rolled out for Ashtabula County commissioners Thursday...
UMD Launches Unmanned Submarine An unmanned watercraft is lurking in the depths of Lake Superior. The submarine, launched last week by UMD, is being used to...
Port to pitch coal dock site to UWM City, university to discuss freshwater research center that local officials say could be combined with headquarters for...
Coastal grant workshop today; harbor grants awarded in Sister Bay, Oconto Staff of the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program will present a workshop today in Green Bay on how to apply for a grant...
Power Squadron offering 2-part boating course The Port Clinton Power Squadron will offer a two-part public boating course at 8 a.m. Oct. 3 and Oct. 10. There may be an...
Federal Deadline for Recreational Boaters is Sept 15, 2009 Federal law requires all operators of powered recreational boats to obtain a Pleasure Craft Operator Card by September 15,...
Student participates in Shedd program on Lake Michigan When students returned to Libertyville High School Wednesday and were asked by teachers what they did during their summer...
Great Lakes centre touted With the decline of its economic bread-and-butter automotive industry, Windsor could redefine itself as the Great Lakes...
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