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While Put-In-Bay on South Bass Island, Ohio, draws about a quarter of a million visitors each year, residents can expect an influx of even more tourists after the village was picked as one of the best American towns to visit. More...
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In Toronto, Ont., there's a new, accessible spot along the waterfront for Torontonians to cast a line while enjoying amazing city views. More...
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A request to expand a landfill site near the Niagara River on the U.S. side has the attention of the MP for St. Catharines, Ont. More...
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A rare mirage on the Great Lakes had one photographer puzzled. What he saw didn't make sense to him, it was an upside down Chicago, Ill., skyline. More...
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A lot of people are fired up, both those who see the designation as the best way to preserve the scenic wonderland that is the Thousand Islands and those who view it as yet more meddling in local affairs by that old bogeyman, the State. More...
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Parallel plans enthused over the possibility of diverting northern rivers into southern Alberta's dry belt and across the Canadian prairies to the Great Lakes. Some even envisaged a navigable waterway linking the Pacific Ocean to the St. Lawrence Seaway. More...
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A Shedd Aquarium researcher captured video of the mysterious and massive swarm of five-to-seven inch long leeches in a pool of water on Green Bay. More...
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The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has no fewer than five research teams testing sensors inside everything from wastewater channels to lake buoys. More...
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If no one bites, Transport Canada will offer the concrete piers linking Hamilton harbour and Lake Ontario to the local port authority or even the private sector. More...
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Fire is good for monarchs? Yes. The charred remains of a prairie after a prescribed burn might look catastrophic, but the opposite is the case when it comes to monarch health. To understand how prescribed burning benefits habitat for monarchs and other prairie wildlife, you first need to know what makes prairies look and function the way they do. More...
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The SS Meteor, constructed in Superior, is the last surviving whaleback freighter designed by Capt. Alexander McDougall; Saturday marked 119 years since she was launched. More...
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The restoration of New York's Buffalo River has beautified and transformed the region by improving the area's water quality and wildlife habitat. A video by Great Lakes Great Impact presents the restoration story and highlights the impact of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative on the Buffalo River.
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Ontario is working to keep aquatic invaders like Asian carps out of the Great Lakes. It is now illegal in Ontario to possess live bighead, silver, grass, or black carp as well as other invasive fish species. On the Asian Carp Canada website, learn how to identify Asian carps and how to report sightings to authorities. More...
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The Hamilton Harbour Queen provided sightseeing, dinner and party cruises for 10 years before the Waterfront Trust dropped the anchor for good last fall in the face of looming inspection and repair costs. More...
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In an attempt to develop a protection plan that will ensure the survival of painted turtles, the Canadian Wildlife Fund and other partners initiated the Saving Turtles at Risk Today (START) Muskoka Turtle Project. More...
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Standard ditches drain phosphorus, nitrogen and excess dirt into rivers and streams, contaminating the water and hurting its inhabitants. A two-stage system helps prevent contaminants from entering the watershed. More...
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There are two reasons why Great Lakes water won't make it to California: the process of moving water that far wouldn't make economic sense, and Great Lakes water is locked down politically. More...
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Imagine how much more business the U.S. and Canada could do with the rest of world if we maximize and optimize the use of our regional transportation infrastructure - such as the St. Lawrence Seaway - for imports and exports. More...
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Researchers from around the world will gather in Burlington, Vermont, for IAGLR's 58th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research. The conference takes place May 25-29 and features scientific sessions and speakers focusing on this year's theme: New Views New Tools. Registration closes on May 8! More...
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Scientists are gaining new insights into what causes harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie and what should be done to deal with them, a Bowling Green State University scientist said at the BGSU Firelands campus in Huron, Ohio. More...
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In an attempt to develop a protection plan that will ensure tpainted turtles survival, the Canadian Wildlife Fund has partnered with Laurentian University and Scales Nature Park in the Saving Turtles at Risk Today (START) Muskoka Turtle Project. More...
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Standard ditches drain phosphorus, nitrogen and excess dirt into rivers and streams, contaminating the water and hurting its inhabitants. The two-stage system prevents them from entering the watershed. More...
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There are two reasons why Great Lakes water won't make it to California: the process of moving water that far wouldn't make economic sense and Great Lakes water is locked down politically. More...
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There's more work we can do to spur growth in this region in today's borderless climate of global trade and investment -- work which would be crucial to ensuring the long-term success of the Canadian and American economies. More...
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Crystal clear water conditions yielded an eyeful of Lake Michigan shipwrecks during a routine U.S. Coast Guard waterways patrol. More...