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Coast Guard begins icebreaking activities SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The U.S. Coast Guard has begun ice breaking operations in response to colder temperatures...
Steer clear of pressure cracks Ice conditions have deteriorated on tributaries and near shallow reefs on Green Bay, but anglers are finding hard water...
Why Ottawa bombs its frozen rivers At the end of each winter, explosives experts lay dynamite in the icy river that runs through the heart of Ottawa, Canada....
Coast Guard warns of unstable ice The U.S. Coast Guard is warning that ice conditions are expected to continue deteriorating throughout the week, making...
St. Louis County picks Lake Assault for ice rescue air boat The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office moved to shore up its winter ice rescue capabilities Tuesday by getting...
Satellite view: Lake Erie ice coverage BUFFALO, NY - The National Weather Service has posted some interesting birds eye view shots of the ice coverage over Lake...
St. Clair River ice freezes freighter traffic Heavy ice in the St. Clair River has halted some ferries and slowed freighter traffic. The U.S. Coast Guard placed a...
Shipping season extended beause of demand Ice or no ice…the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers is extending the lakes shipping season three days. Mike Simonson...
Thousands of fish dead along Chicago lakefront CHICAGO — Thousands of gizzard shad are going belly up along Chicago's lakefront in a large die-off that's...
Weather Cooperates With Ice Yacht Racing Event MADISON, Wis. -- The frigid temperatures and clear skies made for perfect racing conditions this weekend. Sailors from...
Cold, hard facts of winter boating Wind gusts of 26 mph came out of nowhere and whipped up whitecaps on southwest Idaho’s Snake River. Spray from waves...
Coast Guard begins ice breaking early U.S. Coast Guard cutters began ice breaking early, after Lake St. Clair, the Detroit River, southern Lake Huron and other...
Another icebreaker joins Great Lakes fleet CLEVELAND - The Ninth Coast Guard District is taking steps to safeguard the people and property of the Great Lakes as the...
Icebreaking begins across Great Lakes The U.S. Coast Guard began icebreaking operations Monday with the onset of colder weather across portions of the western...
Wind turbines on Lake Erie face many challenges, including ice CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Some of the world's biggest wind developers were in Cleveland this week to talk about something none...
NYPA to purchase shoreline property BUFFALO, NY - New York Power Authority (NYPA) President and Chief Executive Officer Richard M. Kessel today announced the...
St. Clair River jammed again Ice icebreakers were busy Monday clearing thick Lake Huron ice blown into the St. Clair River by north winds. Freighters...
Ice boom removal at least two weeks away Ice on Lake Erie "still has a long way to go" before it melts enough to remove the ice boom. National Weather...
Coast Guard keeps eye on ice bridge U.S. Coast Guard is keeping an eye on an ice bridge building up in Lake Huron just north of the Blue Water Bridge. “...
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...
Worst ice jam since 1984 clogs St. Clair River Slow-moving chunks of ice in the St. Clair River have created dire consequences along miles of the waterway in recent weeks...
Walleye feast awaits on Saginaw Bay I lifted the rod tip slightly, and the little blip on the screen followed my spoon-and-minnow-head offering. After two or...
The Need for Speed Usually Leaves Ice Boaters Frozen in Their Tracks Luge will be the fastest sport at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver this week, that's for sure. Lugers will be sliding in...
Lake Erie could freeze over entirely for first time in years The power is running out on the Lake Erie snow machine. And more cold weather could just about pull the plug on it. The lake...
Ice fishing catches on William Ingles sat in a shanty Tuesday in the middle of Anchor Bay hoping to hook another perch -- after catching a bunch...
St. Lawrence Ice: Earth Image of the Week Eddies and swirls of ice that collected at the mouth of Canada’s St. Lawrence River in mid-January created hazards to...
U.S. Coast Guard cutters ram away at heaped-up ice Cold temperatures and a wicked north wind last week brought a convoy of U.S. Coast Guard cutters to the rescue on the icy St...
Use caution on Saginaw Bay It's better to be safe than sorry. That's what United States Coast Guard officials are saying this week about the...
Coast Guard to begin ice rescue training Jan. 21 near Bay City State Park The U.S. Coast Guard Station Saginaw River in Essexville will conduct ice rescue training in the vicinity of Bay City State...
Ice cleared, ships moving again Ships left idle in southern Lake Huron over the weekend have been able to make their way down the St. Clair River, thanks to...
Coast Guard cutters spend day clearing St. Clair River Shipping traffic came to a standstill Sunday and Monday as Coast Guard officials worked to battle an ice jam in the St....
Great Lakes ice rhythms Its hull a small black spot defiant against the surrounding field of white, the Coast Guard’s 140-foot Mobile Bay has...

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