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USCG Auxiliary Class on HOW TO USE YOUR VFH RADIO |
The Waukegan Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 41-5 will be teaching a class on
"How To Use Your VHF Radio"... |
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Sunken vessels, treasure and more |
The 11th annual Ghost Ships Festival will feature a special presentation on the SS Republic, an 1850s steamship that went... |
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Registration opens for American Boating Congress |
Online registration is open for the 2010 American Boating Congress, which runs May 5-6. Organized by the National Marine... |
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Boaters hit the ice |
More than 50 competitors from all over the world are in Thunder Bay this week vying for ice boating glory. The North... |
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Great Lakes Underwater set Saturday in Oswego |
The 2010 Great Lakes Underwater has added new programs to the event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the SUNY Oswego campus... |
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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... |
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Washtenaw Community College to host Great Lakes Shipwreck Festival |
Shipwreck lovers are in for a treat this weekend at the 29th Great Lakes Shipwreck Festival. The Ford Seahorses Scuba Diving... |
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Explorer to discuss shipwreck find |
The story of the discovery of the Great Lakes' oldest confirmed shipwreck — a British warship used in the American... |
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Lake Erie Boat Week Public Meeting Set for March 8 |
Potential Volunteers, Sponsors, Media, Suppliers and General Public Encouraged to Attend
(Huron, OH – February... |
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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.... |
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Michigan DNRE's Free Fishing Weekend coming up |
The state hopes to hook would-be anglers with its semiannual Free Fishing Weekend.
The Michigan Department of Natural... |
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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... |
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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... |
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White House summit on Asian carp set for Feb. 8 |
An Asian carp "summit" has been scheduled for Feb. 8 at the White House, the chair of the White House Council on... |
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Ocean lovers, Conservationists to Stage National “Wear Blue for OceanS” Day to advance U. |
Conservationists and citizens who care about our oceans and coasts will be wearing blue this Wednesday January 13 to show... |
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United States Navy selects Chicago to host 2010 Navy Week Celebration |
America’s Navy will come home to Chicago August 7-15.
Chicago has been chosen as a host city for a Navy Week... |
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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... |
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Docked freighter draws spectators |
Blue Water Area residents are getting an unusual opportunity to get a close view of a large lake freighter.
The Algosea,... |
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Ghost Ships Festival, March 5-6, 2010 |
Event to Feature Renowned Shipwreck Exploration Group
MILWAUKEE – A team member from Odyssey Marine... |
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Fishing-ban protest set for Washington D.C. |
Recreational and commercial fishermen will gather on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Feb. 24 in an organized demonstration... |
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Postal Service Passport Fair Debuts at 56th Annual Kansas City Boat & Sportshow |
For people planning their next trip outside the country, a visit to the Kansas City Boat & Sportshow can help... |
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Lighthouse association celebrates 2009 |
Another summer is a faded memory while next year's warmth is a distant promise.
For members of the Fox Island Lighthouse... |
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Lighthouse center of festival spotlight |
Fred Overholt was ready for anything.
The U.S. Coast Guard auxiliarist was fully prepared to spend his day atop the... |
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Tall Ships Festival to promote water conservation efforts |
When the tall ships return to Green Bay next August as part of the Baylake Bank Tall Ship Festival, organizers hope to... |
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Split Rock Lighthouse to observe tragedy of Edmund Fitzgerald |
Event includes beacon lighting, bell tolls and reading the names of those drowned
In 1975, the freighter Edmund... |
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Author to present free seaway seminar |
Author Jeff Alexander will discuss his research about the St. Lawrence Seaway at a free event in Suttons Bay.
The Inland... |
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Alliance for Great Lakes benefit Thursday |
The Alliance for the Great Lakes will hold its seventh annual Big Lake Bash from 6-9 p.m. Thursday at Camp Blodgett on the... |
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Dates announced for Chicago, Miami shows |
The National Marine Manufacturers Association announced dates for its Chicago and Miami boat shows. |
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More than 200 kiteboarders head to the King of the Great Lakes Kiteboarding Competition |
Welcome to the 9th annual King of the Great Lakes Kiteboarding Competition. It is hard to imagine we had 4 guys show up in... |
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Concert proceeds to support lighthouse |
Tickets go on sale Tuesday for a benefit concert hosted by the Friends of the Fort Gratiot Light at McMorran Auditorium Nov... |
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Legacy of hunting, fishing celebrated |
It doesn't show up on many calendars. And it's not promoted by the floral or greeting card industries.
Maybe that's because... |
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Public Invited to 14th Annual Salmon River Hatchery Open House |
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will hold its 14th annual Salmon River Hatchery Open House and... |
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Farewell to summer, hello autumn: GH Salmon Festival is this weekend |
What has become Grand Haven's bridge between the busy summer months and the colorful fall season is this weekend.
The sixth... |
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More than 700 boats to drop anchor at Newport Boat Show |
If you harbor a passion for boating, there's only one place to be - the Newport International Boat Show on Sept. 17-20. The... |
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Fort Lauderdale celebrates its 50th |
Widely recognised as the world’s largest recreational boat show, The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (October 29-... |
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Nautical Nightmares at Mystic Seaport Begins October 16 |
Advance Reservations Strongly Recommended for Popular Event
Tickets for the 8th annual Nautical Nightmares production at... |
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National Talk Like a Pirate Day: How to act like a pirate |
National Talk Like a Pirate Day is almost upon us! On September 19th, celebrate this most important of holidays with patches... |
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Cleanup Lake Erie and waterways this weekend! |
During the 2009 Coastweeks observance, Ohioans will focus on the preservation and protection of Lake Erie and its watershed... |
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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... |
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Waterways Safety Council to have quarterly meeting |
The Ohio Waterways Safety Council will have its quarterly meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Division of... |
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Ont., woman swims Lake Michigan, 2nd person to swim all 5 Great Lakes |
An eastern Ontario woman has become just the second person to swim across all five Great Lakes.
Paula Stephanson of... |
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A step back in time at the Great Lakes Rendezvous |
The three day event, hosted by the Great Lakes Historical and Educational Association, had approximately 40 camps of re-... |
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Ottawa teacher takes on her fifth Great Lake |
As an athletic talent, Paula Stephanson doesn’t think she’s anything special.
“I’m really just an average person,” she says. |
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Muskegon Yacht Club celebrates a milestone and a first |
Within days of celebrating its 75th anniversary, Muskegon Yacht Club will be an honored guest at the first annual Grand... |
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Four down, one to go |
For Paula Stephanson, the training is now over.
And the Belleville native hopes the countless hours of work she has put in... |
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Schooner Festival |
Yes, the British are coming! But there's no need for Paul Revere to gallop around waking everybody up. Nor is this a "... |
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Power boats to race for 1st time on Lake Michigan |
Something sleek, new and powerful is coming here this weekend.
Spectators will hear the roar of 5,000-horsepower engines.... |
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Regatta set to sail |
Turkeyfoot Lake has been reserved from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday for... |
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Library brings pirates for festival in Grand Haven |
Pirate Week, August 3 to 8, begins with a bang on Aug. 3 as black powder specialist, Tony Osterberg fires a cannon from the... |
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Explore shipwrecks at Red Barn show |
Shipwreck explorers Valerie van Heest and Neel Zoss will share stories of their Lake Michigan-going adventures in a program... |
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