Georgian Bay Update
The spring newsletter of the Georgian Bay Association (the GBA UPdate) is now available online. GBA works with water-based communities (boaters and cottagers) to ensure careful stewardship of the Georgian Bay environment. Download the newsletter here (right side of page)...
Update on Chicago Harbors
Port Captain James Morrin has posted a news update on the Chicago Harbor System. Details here...
Windmill Controversy in Erie and St. Clair
While controversy continues regarding windmills in Lake Michigan off Pentwater, new concern has erupted over proposals to install 700 mills in the waters of Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie. News story here...
Ice Jam
The worst ice-jam since 1984 is reported in the St. Clair River, causing damage to docks and marine facilities. News report here. And a week-later follow-up is here...
Feds outline plan to nurse Great Lakes to health
The Obama administration has developed a five-year blueprint for rescuing the Great Lakes, a sprawling ecosystem plagued by toxic contamination, shrinking wildlife habitat and invasive species. Read more.
Chicagoans Object to Fee Hikes
Chicago boaters are objecting to fee hikes for slips and moorings in the Chicago harbors. Details here...
Sure Signs of Spring
The return of the ring-billed gull to the Great Lakes—a sure sign of spring. News story here...
2010 Harbor-Report Update Package
The package of 82 harbor-report updates for 2010 is now available for ordering. Go here for details...
Reminder Card for Border Crossing
A Port-Huron/Sarnia group, The Mariner's Coalition, has produced a handy business-card with border-crossing contact information, as well as a CD-ROM explaining customs and immigration regulations for Canada-U.S. border crossing off the Michigan coastline. Click here for a video/audio preview. Copies of the business card and CD-ROM will be available to GLCC members at the Grosse Pointe and Sarnia meetings in April.
Twine Line Available
Twine Line—the magazine of the Ohio Sea Grant Program—is now downloadable for free. The latest (Spring, 2010) issue is now available here...
