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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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All water is local
-The Grand Portage Band’s team of biologists are keeping Lake Superior’s waters clean — while sounding the alarm on harmful algal blooms and climate-driven water threats.
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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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GLNCGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsGreat Lakes slightly colder than usual ahead of summer
-As May’s cooler temperatures give way to summertime warmth in Michigan, the Great Lakes are slightly cooler than usual but warming. But where are Michigan’s warmest waters?
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Blue EconomyFeature HomepageHabitat RestorationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe Blue EconomyTribal Governments and First NationsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsThunder Bay is bringing its Great Lake shoreline back
-Decades of industrial pollution on Lake Superior has seen stretches of its shore deemed areas of environmental concern for both Canada and the U.S. A massive investment of time and money is letting nature return.
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Blue EconomyCollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShipping and PortsThe Blue EconomyU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWill Congress and the President approve money to finish the Soo Lock expansion?
-The new lock at the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie is in the third phase of construction. The megaproject is over budget and funds to finish the lock are uncertain.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsChequamegon Bay Superfund site: History, environmental impact and its importance to Indigenous communities
-It took 174 years to clean up the mess made by extractive industries at Chequamegon Bay, a place of cultural importance for the Ojibwe-Anishinaabeg.
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Visiting the least visited national park
-For National Park week, Ian Solomon recounts his time visiting Isle Royale for a much-loved episode of Great Lakes Now.
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CollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake HuronLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchTribal Governments and First NationsFish, mines and Indigenous Rights ensnared in court case in northern Ontario
-Establishing the Robinson Treaties, covering land around Lake Huron and Lake Superior, created a mess of jurisdiction and rights for First Nations — both signed and unsigned.
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After 132 years, team finds wreck of the Western Reserve in Lake Superior
-Nonprofit group that hunts for Great Lakes shipwrecks discovers the find of a lifetime.
