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.
GLCC News
As you're getting ready for your cruise, you may want to check out Great Lakes water temperatures. Michigan's Sea Grant Coastwatch provides a good current view of surface temperatures.
The lift bridge in Houghton-Hancock (harbor report S-200) will limit opening hours this summer because of construction on the approach roads.
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.
Don't be confused—this newcomer group is the "Great Lakes Cruising Coalition," designed to promote passenger cruise liners on the Great Lakes.
A different sort of cruise began on Lake Superior at Two Harbors, April 6.