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The history of taming the Great Black Swamp
-Before farms and suburbs, the Great Black Swamp thrived. Restoring it could help curb Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms today.
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Books, Authors, Art and MusicFeature HomepageFreightersHistory and CultureLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismShipwrecksFifty years later: The little-known story of the families the Fitz left behind
-After the Edmund Fitzgerald sank, grieving families faced another storm: unequal insurance payouts, corporate pressure and a legal system stacked against them.
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The Lake Michigan dive that made history
-In 1937, Max Nohl braved a freezing Lake Michigan, media pressure and searing pain in a record-breaking, live-broadcast scuba dive gone awry.
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Points North: Once in a Blue Moon
-Blue moon ice cream, this quintessentially Midwestern, bright blue dessert, is a mystery. No one can agree on what it tastes like, and no one with the info will say. We try to find out.
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CollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTribal Governments and First NationsHow Ontario could have cracked down on Chemical Valley pollution — but chose not to
-Toxic emissions from plants in Sarnia have harmed Aamjiwnaang First Nation for decades. Documents obtained by The Narwhal show how Ontario abandoned plans that could have helped.
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Where the strawberries still grow
-Strawberries are known as heart berries or ode’iminan in Ojibwemowin and they play a special role in our regional ecosystems.
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AYITWKAYITWKGLFeature HomepageForests and PlantsHistory and CultureLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchEasy summer foraging adventures the whole family will remember
-Skip the screens with these low-effort foraging adventures that feel rich, fun and memory-worthy.
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Books, Authors, Art and MusicEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWaves of ChangeWaves of Change: Meet Ojibwe leader, activist and water walker Sharon Day
-Sharon Day is enrolled in the Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe and lives in Minnesota, where she is the executive director of the Indigenous Peoples Task Force and leads several water walks each year.
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CollaborationCommercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsFoodGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchWhitefishIconic whitefish on edge of collapse as Great Lakes biodiversity crisis deepens
-Few fish are as synonymous with Michigan as whitefish. Pushed to the edge by invasive species, their struggle is the tip of a cataclysmic species collapse that could change our way of life.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTourismWisconsinWhite throated sparrow takes first place in fattest bird competition
-A very round white throated sparrow is the heavyweight champion of the 2025 Wisconsin Fat Bird Week contest.
