Join Great Lakes Now’s Anna Sysling and GLN resident forager and contributor Lisa M. Rose for a virtual live gathering all about foraging our way into easy summer abundance. Website: […]
Bassmaster Elite arrives as Lake St. Clair’s smallmouth break records
Thanks to decades of catch-and-release fishing and shifting ecological factors, Lake St. Clair has become a world-class destination for smallmouth bass, just in time for the 2025 Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite tournament.
Are mussels killing whitefish?
The waters off Sleeping Bear Dunes — where white sand meets a blue so transparent, it’s possible to stand onshore and see fish swimming fathoms deep — have inspired comparisons […]
Michigan’s historic nuclear plant restart still a go, federal regulators say
More energy news as natural gas bans face off against industry challenges and a major power line loses a $4.9 billion federal loan commitment.
Rethinking Strategy in the Era of the Trump EPA
“We have an opossum Congress: it rolls over and plays dead instead of facing its aggressor,” says Chicago’s Cameron Davis.
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.
Great Lakes Moment: Detroit’s waterfront porch reaps substantial benefits
“The Riverwalk has transformed a previously industrial area into a vibrant and attractive waterfront, significantly improving Detroit’s image and perception both locally and nationally.”
Wisconsin’s Forgotten Scuba Inventor | Great Lakes Now
Before Jacques Cousteau became the face of underwater exploration, #Wisconsin’s Max Gene Nohl was already pushing the limits of what was possible beneath the waves. He helped pioneer diving and […]
Study shows correlation between ‘forever chemicals’ and Type 2 diabetes
More PFAS news as more than 400,000 residents in Illinois grapple with elevated “forever chemicals” in their drinking water, and two investigations reveal the status of PFAS in Canada.
Why Farmers are Fighting to Save Wetlands
Farmers in Iowa and South Dakota are fighting to save Swampbuster, a provision of the U.S. Farm Bill that ties federal benefits for farmers to wetland conservation. Meet the farmers […]



