After being denied once, a Canadian company hoping to divert water fromthe Great Lakes and sell it to Asia is again seeking the permission ofthe Canadian Government. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s MikeSimonson reports the U.S. Congress may intervene:
Author: Mike Simonson
Community Keeps Growth in Check
When the Chicago Tribune named Bayfield, Wisconsin as the best small town inthe Midwest last year, there was celebration and some reservation. Thispristine gateway to Lake Superior has seen steady growth since then. But agrassroots effort by residents of that area is trying to keep expansionunder control. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium Mike Simonson has more:
Tracking the Round Goby Invasion
The five-inch long round Goby has been found for the first time in Lake Ontario. This summer’s discovery means this European transplant has infiltrated all of the Great Lakes, just eight years after it was first located near Detroit:
IJC Wants Bi-National Support for Clean-Up
The International Joint Commission is calling on the United States and Canadian governments to commit to cleaning up long polluted areas of the Great Lakes. As the Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Mike Simonson reports, the commission hopes to hold both countries accountable for the health of the lakes.
Not a Place for Weenies
Newsweek magazine has named Michigan’s Isle Royale National Park on Lake Superior as one of the seven best places in the world…to get away from it all. As the Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Mike Simonson reports, this isolated island is one of the least-visited places in the national park system:
Explosive Cargo Heads for Great Lakes Ports
A new cargo heading for the Duluth-Superior port this month is calling for special precautions. As the Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Mike Simonson reports, the potentially explosive goods must be handled with care:
Personal Watercraft Ban
As of August 1st, an unprecedented ban on personal watercraft will affect most of the Upper Saint Croix (croy) Riverway in Minnesota and Wisconsin. And as the Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Mike Simonson reports, this action may extend to other national parks around the Great Lakes:
Marking Shipwreck Sites to Preserve Them
A state underwater archeology program is trying a new tactic to preserve Great Lakes shipwrecks from divers. The plan is to make the sites easier for divers to find. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Mike Simonson reports:
Great Lakes Story – Today’s Youth
This Spring, environmentalist Alden Lind received the SpecialAchievement Award from the National Wildlife Federation for a lifetimeof work protecting the Great Lakes. Born in Duluth and raised alongLake Superior’s North Shore, 63-year-old Alden Lind has spent over fortyyears as an active steward to Lake Superior. Now he faces a personalbattle with congenitive heart failure. As part of the Great Lakes RadioConsortium’s continuing series "Great Lakes Stories", Lind says thattoday’s youth need to get more involved in politics:
Utility Workers Build Osprey Nests
A threatened species of raptor is getting extraordinarycooperation from Wisconsin power companies this year. The Great LakesRadio Consortium’s Mike Simonson reports on how powerline workers arebuilding nests for osprey: