Great Lakes Daily News

Lake Superior is the lone holdout in a mussel invasion that has overtaken every other Great Lake, a salvation credited to low calcium levels, cold water, and relative isolation. But a spate of recent outbreaks are testing old assumptions about the lake’s defenses. Read the full story by Minnesota Public Radio.

Waterspouts swept across the Great Lakes this past weekend as a cold front moved into the region from Canada, and the region may see more in the coming days, weather experts say. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

More than 20 years ago, a young girl in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula tossed a message in a bottle into AuTrain Bay on Lake Superior, never expecting to see it again. That bottle traveled over 1,000 miles to the Outer Banks of North Carolina and has finally been returned to its sender, now grown up and living in Marquette, Michigan. Read the full story by the Daily Press.

Tawas Lake, a 1,600-acre inland lake not far from Lake Huron, is home to Michigan’s largest bed of native wild rice, called manoomin in the Native Anishinaabemowin language. A new lake management plan for Tawas Lake will start with efforts to remove invasive species from the lake – a goal everyone supports. Read the full story by MLive.

Those for and those against constructing a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac are making their cases. A comment period for the necessary permits from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy ends this Friday. Read the full story by Michigan Public Radio.

Visitors sometimes leave stuff behind at Great Lakes beaches. One of the most common pieces of plastic trash found are cigarette butts. Read the full story by Michigan Public Radio.

Following a protest by First Nations and environmentalists of the planned use of herbicides along Lake Huron’s shoreline, a forestry company has cancelled plans to spray herbicides that contain the chemical glyphosate in the area. Read the full story by CBC News.

The United Nations has recently designated August 27 as World Lake Day. The day should be used to acknowledge the benefits derived from the Great Lakes and take action to ensure that they remain healthy. Read the full story by The Globe and Mail.

Demand for water in Great Lakes states is likely to spike from data centers, mining and other uses. Officials should take a more proactive management approach to stave off shortages, according to a new report published by the nonprofit Alliance for the Great Lakes. Read the full story by MLive.

Shoreline erosion on Lake Ontario is happening as more extreme storms are making bigger waves that churn up more sediment and pull it deeper into the lake. For the St. Lawrence River, shoreline erosion happens when the river and its tributaries flood. Local governments, organizations, and communities are seeking solutions and investing in shoreline resilience. Read the full story by North Country Public Radio.