“Not a railing is missing,” said Rich, a master diver and former Holland City Council member. “The mast is standing. The ratlines are standing. The anchors are in position. There’s even glass still in the windows.” “The only thing missing from this wreck is the smokestack.” The last voyage of the J.V. Moran Prior to […]
Lake Erie walleye fishing in the Western Basin is almost as good as it was in June. Weather seems to mess up the fishing for a day or two after a storm or large rain event. Not as many shorts but sometimes a few more weeds than I like while trolling especially after a storm. […]
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — Nestled along Lake Michigan is Grand Haven’s iconic lighthouse. Dave Karpin, president of the Grand Haven Lighthouse Conservancy, said their plan is to turn the lighthouse into a public museum. And now, more than 150 years after it was built in the 1870s, the lighthouse is inching closer to bringing people […]
Fishing picked back up around #1 buoy most are using bandits but I switched over to disc’s and spoons. Out front of Luna Pier was good until the Maumee dumped a bunch of debris from East winds right in the fishing grounds and turned the water muddy. The water has been mixing around the MI […]
The popular car ferry, which makes a four-hour trip from Manitowoc to Ludington, Michigan, and back through summer months The ferry is also under new ownership, after being purchased by Cleveland-based Interlake Holding company in December 2020, along with the Lake Michigan Car Ferry and the Pere Marquette Shipping companies. The new company is called […]
The Spiny Water Flea Could Wreak Havoc on the Most Pristine Waters in the Upper Midwest. Boaters and Anglers are the Only Ones Who Can Stop It The spiny water flea is a tiny invasive species that’s threatening gamefish species as it spreads from the Great Lakes It seems that the next troublesome invasive species in the […]
Mary Bohling, Michigan Sea Grant, Michigan State University Extension – November 24, 2020 2020 was another good year for habitat restoration and sediment investigation on the Detroit River but water levels created some unexpected issues. While 2020 was different and unique for many reasons, progress was still made for habitat restoration and sediment investigation on the Detroit River. […]
ROGERS CITY, MI – The last living survivor from the wreck of the S.S. Carl D. Bradley has died. The Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan announced Friday the passing of Frank Mays, who was one of two men to survive when the vessel broke in two and sank in northern Lake Michigan during gale-force winds […]
RACINE — “Captain” Dan Johnson, a shipwreck hunter, was just a diving apprentice in 1978 when he decided to enter the waters of Lake Michigan in Racine in search for the Kate Kelly. The Kate Kelly was a 126-foot schooner ship that sank in May 1895 off the coast of Wind Point. According to WisconsinShipwrecks.com, the […]
The 2020 Perch fishing season is in full swing with many limit catch’s near #1 Buoy, off of Stoney Point in 23 ft to 27 feet of water and straight out from Bowles Harbor from 17 to 22 feet of water. C Buoy between Bolles Harbor and Toledo Beach Marina produced some limit catch’s this […]