Waukegan River and its ravines to be subjects of study: ‘This is for the next generation and the generations to follow’

Aug 11, 2025 | Daily News

An engineering design study will determine what can be done with the Waukegan River system in Illinois to enhance the area as it flows into Lake Michigan. Read the full story by Chicago Tribune.

Lake Michigan Day 2025 celebrates successes and addresses challenges

Aug 11, 2025 | Daily News

Dozens gathered in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan Day to celebrate progress and address challenges facing the lake, with speakers emphasizing the importance of a collective effort to combat global warming and protect water as a vital, interconnected resource....

New ferry destined for Canadian island takes maiden voyage through Soo Locks

Aug 11, 2025 | Daily News

A new car and passenger ferry traveled through the Soo Locks last week on the way to its new home on Christian Island on the Canadian side of Lake Huron. The ferry will be serving the Beausoleil First Nations community and can carry up to 150 passengers, more than 30...

Storm damage closes island with iconic Lake Michigan lighthouse

Aug 11, 2025 | Daily News

Several areas in Wisconsin continue to recover today from the weekend’s historic heavy rainfall and flash flooding. Storm damage shut down Cana Island, a Lake Michigan island known for its iconic lighthouse. Read the full story by MLive.

Like the ship it commemorates, the Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Swim is imperiled

Aug 11, 2025 | Daily News

The commemorative swim meant to complete the interrupted voyage of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald through the Great Lakes might itself not get to finish the journey because the boat escorting the swimmers is facing engine failure. Read the full story by Detroit Free...

Historic ships in Michigan: What to know about freighters, naval vessels you can visit

Aug 11, 2025 | Daily News

Four historic “tall ship” sailing vessels known as schooners are visiting Detroit this weekend, providing visitors a chance to see and feel how the world traveled two centuries ago, plus other places to visit more than a half dozen historic vessels from...

‘Safer, healthier, more accessible’: $7M Kalamazoo River restoration project completed

Aug 8, 2025 | Daily News

A decades-in-the-making project that aimed to remove the Plainwell Dam and restore nearly a mile of the Kalamazoo River has wrapped up. Read the full story by WWMT-TV – Kalamazoo, MI

Michigan’s historic nuclear plant restart still a go, federal regulators say

Aug 8, 2025 | Daily News

Federal regulators authorized owner Holtec International late last month to start loading fuel into the Palisades plant in Covert Township, Michigan, a milestone that doesn’t guarantee its restart but signals support for the project moving forward. Read the full story...

In the war against invasive sea lampreys, researchers find new success with old ideas

Aug 8, 2025 | Daily News

Collaboration on sea lamprey control research at Hammond Bay Biological Station in Millersburg, Michigan, connects today’s work with early breakthroughs, bringing several fish populations back from the brink after facing near extinction due to sea lampreys. Read the...

Researchers, officials reassess Lake Erie’s health 11 years after water crisis

Aug 8, 2025 | Daily News

Eleven years after Toledo’s water crisis left more than 400,000 people without safe drinking water, officials, researchers and residents gathered on Lake Erie to take a closer look at the lake’s current health. Read the full story by WTOL-TV – Toledo,...