Thursday, January 29, 2009
The U.S. Forest Service Has An Ax Guide
Here's a free guide for those of you who use an ax on your Neebish Island property.
An Ax to Grind: A Practical Ax Manual
An Ax to Grind: A Practical Ax Manual
Labels: books, forestry, trees
Friday, January 16, 2009
A Brief Overview Of Lake Levels For The Last 16,000 Years
Great Lakes water level sensitive to climate change
...the last time lake levels fell dramatically - down to 20 meters below the basin overflow outlets - it was due to dry climate conditions."
That event, which occurred between 7900 and 7500 years ago in the early Holocene period, caused the lakes to become disconnected as their overflow rivers, including the Niagara River, ran dry.
Labels: history, water levels
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Island Life Is Not Always Romantic
We consider Neebish Island to be out of the way; but imagine teaching school on Isle Royale in the winter during the Great Depression.
See MyNorth: 1930's Diary of an Isle Royale Winter
See MyNorth: 1930's Diary of an Isle Royale Winter
Labels: history
West Neebish Channel Closing
SooToday: In accordance with 33 CFR 162.117, the captain of the port Sault Ste. Marie will close the West Neebish Channel effective 1400 local time on January 17, 2009
Labels: shipping, St. Marys River, weather
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Is Lake Superior A Natural Wonder?
See: Lake Superior in running for seven 'Wonders of Nature'
Cast your vote at New7Wonders.
Cast your vote at New7Wonders.
Labels: lake superior
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Stuck At The Rock Cut
The Presque Isle, Roger Blough, and Canadian Enterprise were all waiting in the St. Marys River around Neebish Island. It took three tugs to free up the Presque Isla last night.
See BoatNerd:Ice causing delays in St. Marys River, elsewhere
See BoatNerd:Ice causing delays in St. Marys River, elsewhere
Labels: freighter, St. Marys River
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Some Good News
Coast Guard OKs barrier to keep Asian carp from Great Lakes
This comes after a study advocating for the separation of the Mississippi and Great Lakes basins.
See DetNews: Great Lakes, Mississippi River watersheds should be separated
This comes after a study advocating for the separation of the Mississippi and Great Lakes basins.
See DetNews: Great Lakes, Mississippi River watersheds should be separated
There are no natural connections between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds. More a century ago, engineers linked them with a complex network of manmade canals and existing rivers to reverse the flow of the Chicago River and keep waste from flowing down it to Lake Michigan, which Chicago uses for drinking water.
Labels: invasive species, law
