Lake Huron

(credit: U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Station Port Huron, Mich.)

Barge Sinks, Spills Fuel And Oil Into Lake Huron

Fifteen beaches along Lake Huron has now been closed after a dredging barge sank, causing a tugboat to capsize.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/07/19

4 Rescued After Boat Overturned

Two teenagers and an adult were in the water for more than 12 hours when they discovered Tuesday morning.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/07/10

EPA Creates Great Lakes Protection Advisory Board

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is creating a board to advise federal agencies carrying out two wide-ranging programs to protect the Great Lakes.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/06/02

Traverse City Beaches (Credit Traverse City.com)

Mich. Bill Revives Shoreline Grooming Debate

The Michigan Senate is preparing to vote on whether to abolish a state program that regulates what landowners can do with the vegetation.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/05/20

File photo of the Fort Gratiot Lighthouse. (credit: Vito Palmisano/GettyImages)

Michigan’s Oldest Lighthouse Reopening After Renovation

The Fort Gratiot Lighthouse is reopening to the public this weekend following a renovation that lasted years and cost roughly $700,000.

2012/05/18

Round Island Light in the shipping lanes of the Straits of Mackinac, which connect Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. (credit: KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

Report: Projects To Control Great Lakes Unlikely

A U.S.-Canadian advisory panel wound up a five-year study this week with a recommendation against large-scale engineering projects to prevent swings in Great Lakes water levels, saying people across the region should adapt to nature’s ups and downs.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/03/29

Coast Guard Frees 2 Ships Trapped By Ice

Authorities say a 678-foot bulk carrier Manistee and its 18 crew members were beset by ice Saturday morning west of the Mackinac Bridge.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/01/28

Report: Confusion Slowed Pilot’s Lake Huron Rescue

A pilot whose plane crashed into Lake Huron spent nearly a full day in the water because an air-traffic controller and Coast Guard rescuers were confused about where he had ditched his single-engine aircraft, according to a sheriff’s report.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2011/10/07