Great Lakes Connection

Of all the wonderful tours and information Commissioners received during July and August visits to northern Lake Michigan, Georgian Bay and southern Lake Huron, perhaps the most valuable was the clear message of how treasured the Great Lakes are to residents in these regions.

“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” Not everyone can write a sonnet like Elizabeth Barrett Browning, the famous English poet responsible for those lines.

Construction may begin as soon as 2020 on FishPass, a first-of-its-kind fish sorting system to be constructed in the Boardman River in downtown Traverse City, Michigan.