Events

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

Join Great Lakes Now's Anna Sysling and GLN resident forager and contributor Lisa M. Rose for a virtual event all about foraging for wellness as the weather shifts from fall to winter. We'll learn some tips and tricks about wild plants that promote health and, as always, we'll make room for questions and comments from […]