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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingDetroitLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNatasha BlakelyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismSt. Clair RiverHigh Water, Lower Speeds: Proposed law would give Michigan law enforcement agencies authority to lower boating speed limits
-A new bill in the Michigan legislature would allow temporary restrictions on motorboat speed limits in part because of high water levels.
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AuthorsInfrastructureLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNatasha BlakelyNewsWaterfront DevelopmentGot High Water or Soil Erosion? Here’s some help for homeowners and residents
-People living on the coasts of the Great Lakes are currently dealing with the impact of the record-high water levels. Here’s a list of resources they can turn to, organized by state and province.
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Algae BloomsDrinking WaterJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsLake Erie Algae: 2019 was bad but could have been worse
-How did the bloom affect fishing and tourism, what is being done, and what can be done about it?
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2019 Featured PostGreat Lakes Now's Year-End PostsLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRecreation and TourismRegionSandra SvobodaGreat Lakes Now: Our 2019 look back and our 2020 look ahead
-The Great Lakes Now team produced dozens of news stories, nine monthly shows, one documentary and countless moments of impact. We’ll do even more in the next year, again, with your help.
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2019 Featured PostEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGary WilsonGreat Lakes Now's Year-End PostsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInterviewLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRegionThe Great Lakes in 2019: Senior Correspondent Gary Wilson’s look back at the headlines
-Sometimes the reporting was in cold places, but the news was always hot and impactful for Great Lakes Now this past year.
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2019 Featured PostBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingGreat Lakes Now's Year-End PostsLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNatasha BlakelyNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and Fishing4 out of 5: I’ll get you next time, Lake Ontario
-Great Lakes Now News Director Natasha Blakely shares her 2019 adventures along with plans for 2020.
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2019 Featured PostAdvocacyGreat Lakes Now's Year-End PostsJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsProtectRecreation and TourismSturgeonAn Open Letter: I have been seeing lake sturgeon and plan to keep it up in 2020
-GLN Writer James Proffitt’s relationship with the ancient fish flourished in 2019, and he plans to take it further in the next year.
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Minor earthquake in Lake Erie shakes Ohio shoreline again
-Federal geologists say a small earthquake just off the Lake Erie shoreline shook cities east of Cleveland.
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Algae BloomsEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIan WendrowIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieNewsOhioOntarioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Energy News Roundup: Ohio nuclear plants rebranding, Enbridge rock sampling complete, cancelled green projects in Ontario
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.
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“Dream Big”: Diving the five lakes in 24 hours, from the perspective of one of the divers
-Meaghan Gass, a southern Illinois native, was one of the 14 women who participated in the Professional Association of Diving Instructors’ Women’s Dive Day by diving all five Great Lakes in one day.
