Join Great Lakes Now Host Anna Sysling and Chris Cooper of Great Lakes Rocks & Minerals for a fun, educational and engaging live event all about rockhounding in the Great Lakes! This time, they'll focus on Petoskey stones! Featured guests include:--Don Reed, co-owner of Snob Appeal Jewelry, avid rock collector, and blogger. Don donated a pink petoskey stone to the […]
Join GLN for an episode premiere party featuring a segment from the August episode and some special guests to answer your questions live. Over the years, people have navigated the Great Lakes in everything from birch bark canoes to thousand-foot freighters. Yet one distinctive type of boat—a genuine Great Lakes original—has nearly vanished. Thankfully, there are dedicated enthusiasts pushing to […]
Join Anna Sysling and Great Lakes Now's contributor and resident forager Lisa M. Rose for a live virtual event all about how to forage Great Lakes wild foods that are flourishing in the fall season! Bring your questions, foraging stories, and favorite foraging tips and tricks. As always, be prepared to learn a lot along the way! Stream on YouTube: […]
Join Great Lakes Now Host Anna Sysling and Chris Cooper of Great Lakes Rocks & Minerals for a fun, educational and engaging live event all about rockhounding in the Great Lakes! This time, they'll focus on meteorites!
Join GLN for the latest episode premiere party. Host Anna Sysling will showcase a story all about the history, research and science of Great Lakes shipwrecks! We'll watch the featured segment from the new episode, and then talk with Brendon Baillod of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Research Group to learn more and to answer YOUR questions!
After a career in Great Lakes policy and environmental communications, Sally translated her life’s work into fiction through her multi-award-winning novel, The Best Part of Us. Join us for an interactive conversation to learn about the career and writing experiences that led her to write our 2024-2025 Great Lakes Great Read adult selection, which immerses readers in a breathtaking natural world, […]
Grandmother Josephine-ba Mandamin – The Water Walk – left millions of footsteps for us to follow in. Relationship to water, respect for water and our relative’s rights to water were all lovingly demonstrated in her work for Nibi. We’ll get to know her work for nibi. We’ll get to know her a little better and be inspired to continue her […]
Join Great Lakes Now, Ideastream Public Media, Native News Online, Planet Detroit, Wisconsin Public Radio, and Grist for a robust live discussion about the national, regional and statewide climate implications of the November election.
With controversial radioactive waste shipments, mounting utility rate increases, and critical water infrastructure decisions on the horizon, the 2024 election will determine how Metro Detroit tackles key environmental challenges. That's why Planet Detroit is teaming up with the Michigan League of Conservation Voters for a virtual discussion about the power of your vote.
