Thursday, May 28, 2009
A Rowboat In Lake Superior
Friday, May 22, 2009
Smelting Away
A story of the disappearing smelt the the Herald Times Reporter (Manitowoc): Commercial fishermen are coming up empty
According to the Department of Natural Resources, commercial fishermen were able to pull more than 650,000 pounds of smelt from Lake Michigan in 2006. By 2008, that number was cut in third to just more than 208,000 pounds. So far this year, the smelt harvest has been a paltry 19,000 pounds.
Higher Water
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Michigan's First Real 4WD Trail
Just downstream from Neebish Island is a newly designated trail on Drummond Island for off-road enthusiasts.
See MLive: Drummond Island 47-mile off-road trail ready to rock
See MLive: Drummond Island 47-mile off-road trail ready to rock
"Our big thrill is that it is the first and only trail in the state that really caters to the Jeep, truck and SUV crowd, full size four-wheel drive vehicles,"
Labels: Drummond Island, recreation, toursim
Friday, May 01, 2009
IJC Report On The St. Clair "Drain" Hypothesis
Via MLive: Study: Upper Great Lakes not losing extra water
Lakes Huron and Michigan are not losing an unnaturally high volume of water to Lake Erie, and there is no need to place barriers in the St. Clair River to stem the outflow as a Canadian group is demanding, says an engineering study released Friday...
..."Climate is the main driver of the lake level relationships between lakes over time," it says. "There has been a persistent decline in net total supply of water to Lake Superior and Lake Michigan-Huron over the past two decades that has resulted in declining lake levels and a change in the relationship to Lake Erie."
Labels: climate, water levels
Lock Tease
First it was reported that the Soo would finally get a new "superlock". See: Construction of superlock to begin in June
But then the Army Corps of Engineers decided not to fund the project. See: Army Corps shocks shipping industry by rejecting lock project
However, it appears construction of new coffer dams will proceed this summer.
But then the Army Corps of Engineers decided not to fund the project. See: Army Corps shocks shipping industry by rejecting lock project
However, it appears construction of new coffer dams will proceed this summer.
Labels: locks, money, St. Marys River
