NOAA is looking for public input on a potential new national marine sanctuary in the southeast corner of Lake Ontario.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, News, Who We Are and What We Do
Sustainable Brands Day 1: Great Lakes Now looks at water crises and plastic pollution
Concerns about plastic pollution and what companies can do to help remedy the issue were on the minds of many speakers and attendees at Sustainable Brands.
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Drinking Water, Michigan, News, Protect, Region, Water Quality
Art and Water: Wyandotte art exhibit focuses on water activism and Indigenous American artwork
Though the Standing Rock controversy was the focus of the exhibition, art from local Native Americans was featured as well, and issues affecting Native Americans in the Great Lakes were brought up.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Illinois, Industry, News, Politics, Protect, Region, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do
‘Water is a Basic Right’: New Chicago mayor’s transition team addresses water issues, Great Lakes and recommends proactivity
Chicago’s new mayor started just this week, and one of the issues on her radar is access to water for all citizens.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Industry, News, Recreation and Tourism, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do
Cruise Kickoff: Great Lakes cruise season begins May 23
The MS Victory I will mark the start of the season with its first port of call in Muskegon, Michigan.
Posted inRecreation and Tourism, Shipwrecks
Wrecks Within Reach
SEGMENT 3 | ALPENA, MICHIGAN The Great Lakes only national marine sanctuary brings underwater history up close Whether you’re in a glass-bottomed boat, looking down from a kayak, or diving […]
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Agriculture, Industry, Lake Erie, News, Policy, Politics, The States, Who We Are and What We Do
Animal Culprit: Study Points to Animal Farms as Growing Contributors to Lake Erie Algae
A recent study is claiming that animal farms in the Maumee watershed are a growing contributor to Lake Erie’s algal bloom problem.
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Watch a Preview of the Next Great Lakes Now Episode
In episode 1002, come aboard a tugboat that has delivered mail to boats on the Great Lakes since 1874, learn about life on a Great Lakes freighter, and dive into […]
Posted inDetroit River, Michigan, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Video, Welland Canal
Ships and Shipwrecks – Episode 1002
Come aboard a boat that delivers mail to ships on the Great Lakes. Learn about life on a Great Lakes freighter, and dive into some incredible shipwrecks in the Great Lakes’ only national marine sanctuary.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Industry, Michigan, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipping and Ports, Who We Are and What We Do
Letters, Packages, Pizzas: The duties of the mail boat have changed with the evolution of delivery
The J.W. Westcott Co. has a long-established reputation as a mail boat, delivering letters and messages to freighters passing through the Detroit River, but that no longer encompasses what the boat does.
