editors note: This article provided by the Great lakes Lighthouse Keepers association In October 1975, the Ontonagon Lighthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. In December 2000, President Clinton signed the bill giving the lighthouse to the Ontonagon County Historical Society. In August 2003, the Ontonagon County Historical Society received ownership […]
Will Lake Erie have a flooding problem this spring? Will the lake level be higher than last year? According to the Army Corps of Engineers they predict water levels to stay at or around historic levels. Some other “experts” are predicting flooding and higher lake levels this spring. Experts do say we will probably have […]
TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan — Gov. Rick Snyder is asking legislators to approve more than $100 million to protect and restore Michigan’s waters through measures ranging from beach monitoring to upgrading sewage infrastructure, aides said Friday. The fiscal 2015 budget Snyder presented this month heralds a yearlong emphasis on water — recognizing its importance to economic […]
Chicago — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Brig. Gen. Margaret Burcham is quite comfortable that the threat of a Great Lakes Asian carp invasion is under control. “We’ve got our electric barrier,” she said before a Jan. 9 public hearing on the Army Corps’ new study that says it will take at least a quarter-century […]
Redfish Eating Rats, Helping Gulf Coast Conservationists The redfish, found in abundance along the Mississippi and Louisiana coasts, is much like the catfish and will eat almost anything—dead or alive. Apparently this year, the redfish have discovered how delicious young nutria, furry creatures about one-foot long with 1-1/2-foot-long tails, are. “As long as I have […]
TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan — The federal government could more quickly implement a plan to keep the Great Lakes free of Asian carp if the region’s citizens and elected officials agreed on the best approach to take, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official said Thursday. The Corps has been accused of dragging its feet since […]