The Neebish Island News

The Detroit Free Press has a story about fishing for Atlantic salmon in the St. Marys River.

See: St. Marys River provides bargain world-class fishing

Labels: fishing

As reported by the Bay City Times, Lake Huron is seven inches higher than last year at this time (All the rain is helping to raise water levels in Great Lakes after years of decline). And Lake Superior is 15 inches above July, 2007 levels, but is still four inches below the long-term July average (Weekly Great Lakes Water Level Update for July 18, 2008)

Labels: water levels

A cellulosic ethanol plant will be built. This will be the first cellulose to ethanol plant in the United States and is an unproven technology. Plus ethanol is not the best liquid fuel option when compared to alternatives such as biodiesel and butanol. But if successful this could mean big changes for the eastern U.P. and should have an impact on property values.

See:
Autoblog Green - Mascoma cellulosic ethanol plant to be built in northern Michigan

Detroit Free Press - State races to be 1st big wood ethanol maker

Labels: economy

LeelanauNews - 1 in 12 chance for new windows

As part of a national "Rock The Vote For Lighthouses" campaign, a company will replace the doors and windows to the lighthouse that receives the most online votes. A list of 49 lighthouses nationwide has been narrowed to 12 finalists, and the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum near Northport is the only one from Michigan.

Vote Here: JELD-WEN Windows and Doors Lighthouse Restoration Initiative

CoolTools - VibraSpin Lure

Labels: fishing

While this is nowhere near Neebish Island, I know many people have an interest in the shipwrecks of the Great Lakes.

MSNBC - 1780 British warship found in Lake Ontario: Intact 80-foot sloop is oldest ever found in the Great Lakes

Labels: history

PhysOrg - A Great Lakes mystery: The case of the disappearing species

Labels: fishing

I didn't know what Quonset Huts were. Wikipedia explains them as:

A Quonset hut is a lightweight prefabricated structure of corrugated steel having a semicircular cross section

Apparently there's one on Neebish Island that was spotted by someone who goes around looking for these.
See:
Neebish Island nearly Goneset Hut

Labels: history

SooToday - See this float by?

On June 14, 2008, we moved three starting platforms for the Dragon Boat Races to the Sailing Club.

On Monday June 16, 2008, one went missing.

Would you ask your readers if they have seen the attached dock floating down the St. Marys River to please call Sault Search & Rescue at 759-5878.

As a non-profit group, replacing this dock will cut into our operating budget.

Labels: St. Marys River