Great Lakes Connection

As the last pieces of limestone and glacial cobble splashed into the waters of Lake Huron’s Saginaw Bay in late August, an experiment got underway to see how the ecosystem responds, and if the restoration of a degraded lake system reef might be repeatable elsewhere in the basi

A pilot project by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to get more eyes on footage recorded at the bottom of the Great Lakes has shown promise, as viewers help pick out sightings of invasive species and provide some basic geological identification.

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.