Scientists are developing batteries based on paper, made from fresh-water algae—the stringy stuff that washes up on beaches and clogs your water-intake strainer.
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A WWII Navy Hellcat fighter plane was pulled from Lake Michigan last weekend, the second trainer plane to be recovered this year, and the sixth since the end of the war.
The Lauren Harris sketch, "Old Stump, Lake Superior," sold for $3.5 million at auction.
The on-line Great Lakes Echo is cataloging recent songs about the Great Lakes, and looking for songs they may have missed.
ScienceDaily (Nov.
Michigan Tech University will soon be building a new research center for studies of the Great Lakes. Details here.
Tiara Yachts of Holland, Michigan—in a year of slow boat sales—has formed a sister company to build wind turbine blades. Info here...
November 7-10 is the anniversary of the Great Storm of 1913, usually considered the worst Great Lakes storm of recorded history.
President Obama has signed into law a $475 million Great Lakes clean-up bill. News story here...
Nearly 100 GLCC members and guests attended the recent Annual General Meeting and Change of Watch Ceremony at Windsor, ON. J.E.
GLCC members Bill and Sylvia Mueller spent the last 19 years building their 52-foot cutter Eos, and have now successfully embarked on
Ohio Attorney General to appeal court decision on Lake Erie waterfront land rights.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted Thursday to provide $6 million for continuing efforts to thwart the Asian carp from penetrating the Great Lakes in what environmentalists fear would destroy much of the existing wildlife in the world's largest surface freshwater resource.
A group of eight Lake Superior islands, totaling more than 4,700 acres, will be protected under a recent $7 million bi-national purchase by the N
Roy Eaton, who broadcasts the Cruisers Net in the North Channel, has posted its history from 2004-2009. There were over 5800 call-ins this summer from over 1000 different boats. With new equipment his reach is much further.
16 boats and several cars attended the Lake Superior Rally, August 7, through Sunday, August 9, at the friendly Madeline Island Yacht Club (MIYC), La Poi
Scientists are examining what they are calling "fundamental changes" in the Great Lakes ecosystem. News story here...
2/8/2022 Corrected link to furter info. JM
On June 18, Michigan boat-broker Michael Vorce plead guilty of fraud, securing loans for at least 30 expensive boats with fraudulent documents and titles, while really owning just 4 boats.
An ancient caribou hunting site has been discovered on the bottom of Lake Huron. Details of the find are here...
As of next September, 2009, boat operators in Canada will be required to have an "Operator Card," as evidence of knowledge of boat operation.
A new, very sharp water plant has invaded the Trent-Severn Waterway. Since it spreads downstream easily, it may find its way into Georgian Bay and Lake Ontario.
A PBS documentary on the Great Lakes is scheduled for production in 2009 & 2010 and will be aired in 2011.
The Community Foundation of St. Clair County, Port Huron, MI, will give GLCC Commodore Jim Acheson a lifetime achievement award on June 11.