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Category: Lake Ontario

Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

Drownings Increase: Research shows possible connection between COVID-19 restrictions and Great Lakes drownings

by Andrew Blok April 19, 2021
Posted inInvasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research

30 Years Later: Mussel invasion legacy reaches far beyond Great Lakes

by Andrew Blok February 2, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Culture, Drinking Water, Fish, Birds and Animals, Freighters, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Michigan is on thin ice. Get used to it, climate experts say.

by Bridge Michigan February 2, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inClimate, Drinking Water, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Great Lakes seeing low ice cover compared to this time last year

by Michigan Public January 29, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Mussel-Phosphorus Puzzle: Invasive mussels are reshaping the chemistry of the Great Lakes

by Lorraine Boissoneault January 27, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, COVID-19, Feature Detroit, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Lake Ontario: Big catch escapes again

by Natasha Blakely December 30, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Quiz, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Quiz: Which Great Lake are you?

by GLN Editor December 29, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Budget, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Politics, Who We Are and What We Do

Oldest Coast Guard cutter with smallest crew and largest Great Lakes responsibility needs replacing

by Great Lakes Echo December 14, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Asian Carp, Climate, Culture, Drinking Water, Indigenous Communities, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Public Concern: Climate change, runoff and chemicals at the forefront of people’s worries about the Great Lakes

by Natasha Blakely December 10, 2020
Posted inClimate, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Politics, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Index: International Joint Commission’s 2020 Triennial Assessment of Progress Report

by GLN Editor December 10, 2020November 9, 2025

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    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
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