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Long a threat to southern Ontario lakes, climate change is allowing cyanobacteria -or blue-green algae- to thrive in even the coldest of the Great Lakes, Lake Superior.
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A group of swimmers plans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck by symbolically completing the ship’s mission.
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A new study shows the Great Lakes are vulnerable to more extreme temperature highs and lows over the decades due to climate change.
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Decades of industrial pollution on Lake Superior has seen stretches of its shore deemed areas of environmental concern for both Canada and the U.S. A massive investment of time and money is letting nature return.
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The Case Western – one of the first modern all-steel ships to sail the Great Lakes – broke apart and sank under mysterious conditions about 60 miles northwest of Whitefish Point in Lake Superior in 1892. 27 people perished in the wreck.
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After the population of Lake Superior's top predator fish fell by 95%, the lake trout restoration effort has returned it to sustainable levels, researchers say.
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Earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal released an article ranking the best national parks across the country. Ranked number one on the list as the best national park was Michigan’s Isle Royale. On today's episode, we talk with one of the co-authors' of the article to talk about their rankings, and what led to Michigan topping the charts.
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What climate change is doing to Michigan's allergy season, two scientists team up to find ways to help kids living with autism sharpen their social skills, and the Great Lakes sailing adventure that changed writer Jerry Dennis’ life.
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Mobile home residents file Federal lawsuit, an introspective painting sparks conversation in Gross Pointe, and an attempt to restore a once common Great Lakes fish
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A food co-op opening in Detroit, the best advice on resilience, the mystery behind the SS Arlington, and election year analysis of the issues facing and enthusiasm of Black voters from a longtime Detroit journalist.