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5 people found clinging to cooler 10 miles off coast in Lake Erie after boat โswampedโ by wave
Read full article: 5 people found clinging to cooler 10 miles off coast in Lake Erie after boat โswampedโ by waveFive people were found clinging to a floating cooler 10 miles off the coast in Lake Erie after their boat got โswampedโ by a wave, officials said.
U-M awarded $6.5M grant to study harmful algal blooms, human health across Great Lakes
Read full article: U-M awarded $6.5M grant to study harmful algal blooms, human health across Great LakesSchool officials said harmful algal blooms are increasing due to increased precipitation, more powerful storms and warming Great Lakes waters.
Fill up your gas tank and prepare to wait. Some tips to prepare for April's total solar eclipse
Read full article: Fill up your gas tank and prepare to wait. Some tips to prepare for April's total solar eclipseSmall towns and rural enclaves along the path of Aprilโs total solar eclipse are steeling for huge crowds of sun chasers who plan to catch a glimpse of day turning into dusk in North America.
Strikers have shut down a vital Great Lakes shipping artery for days, and negotiations are looming
Read full article: Strikers have shut down a vital Great Lakes shipping artery for days, and negotiations are loomingA strike has shut down all shipping on the St. Lawrence Seaway, interrupting exports of grain and other goods from Canada and the United States via the Great Lakes to the rest the world.
Watch out: โAlgal bloomsโ common on Michigan waters in summer can cause illness
Read full article: Watch out: โAlgal bloomsโ common on Michigan waters in summer can cause illnessMichigan health officials are reminding residents and visitors to avoid harmful algal blooms that may be present in lakes, rivers, and ponds in the summer.
Invasive species posing threats to Michiganโs Great Lakes: Hereโs what you can do
Read full article: Invasive species posing threats to Michiganโs Great Lakes: Hereโs what you can doThereโs nothing quite like a Pure Michigan summer, especially along the beautiful Great Lakes -- but thereโs always the risk of invasive species destroying what we hold dear.
BP refinery fire should have little impact on fuel prices, officials say
Read full article: BP refinery fire should have little impact on fuel prices, officials sayA BP refinery fire occurred in Ohio Tuesday night, and some drivers say they are nervous that the incident will drastically impact gas prices.
Canadian man with disability on mission to cross all 5 Great Lakes by paddleboard
Read full article: Canadian man with disability on mission to cross all 5 Great Lakes by paddleboardAn avid paddleboarder, Mike Shoreman was told he could never paddleboard again. But he didnโt pay attention to that edict and now is trying to make history.
The Great Lakes are warmer than theyโve ever been in early November: Why thatโs a problem in several ways
Read full article: The Great Lakes are warmer than theyโve ever been in early November: Why thatโs a problem in several waysSome parts of the Northern Great Lakes region were greeted by their first significant snowfall of the season earlier this week, but not even the arrival of the fluffy white stuff could mask these historic times for the Great Lakes themselves.
Body of Dearborn Heights man who disappeared underwater in Lake Erie recovered, identified
Read full article: Body of Dearborn Heights man who disappeared underwater in Lake Erie recovered, identifiedOfficials have recovered and identified the body of a Dearborn Heights man who disappeared underwater while swimming in Lake Erie this weekend.
Dearborn Heights man disappears underwater while swimming from boat in Lake Erie
Read full article: Dearborn Heights man disappears underwater while swimming from boat in Lake ErieA Dearborn Heights man disappeared underwater while swimming in Lake Erie this weekend and still hasnโt been found, officials said.
Nonprofit: Number of drownings in Great Lakes jumps in 2021
Read full article: Nonprofit: Number of drownings in Great Lakes jumps in 2021More people have drowned in the Great Lakes so far in 2021 than were reported by this time last year, prompting officials to urge swimmers to practice water safety measures.
Great Lakes ice cover: Down 22% on average since 1973
Read full article: Great Lakes ice cover: Down 22% on average since 1973According to data from Climate Central, across all the Great Lakes the annual maximum ice cover is, on average, 22% lower than it was a half-century ago. Furthermore, ice coverage is becoming less reliable, with more frequent years of extremely low ice coverage. Based upon ice coverage charts from the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab in Ann Arbor, ice cover on the five Great Lakes peaked at an average of 47% this winter (with shallow Lake Erie skewing the numbers upward with its 80% ice coverageโฆthe other four Great Lakes all peaked at or below 50% ice cover). This compares to an average ice cover for all five lakes of 53% in the 1973-2020 time period. AdMore information: Great Lakes Ice Coverage is ShrinkingRelated:
Fire chief: Cause of Toledo Beach Marina fire may never be determined
Read full article: Fire chief: Cause of Toledo Beach Marina fire may never be determinedLA SALLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. โ Due of the ferocity of the Toledo Beach Marina fire this past week, the cause of the fire may never be determined, the La Salle Township fire chief said. Michigan State Police said it is estimated that the total loss is valued at more than $1 million. La Salle Township Fire Chief Randy Howe told Local 4 and ClickOnDetroit on Monday that the cause may never be determined because of the heat of the fire. Heavy equipment was brought in to move the debris which could affect determining a cause. Anyone with more information on the fire is asked to contact the Michigan State Police Tip Line at 1-800-442-7766.
Hundreds of boats damaged as multiple crews battle Monroe County marina fire
Read full article: Hundreds of boats damaged as multiple crews battle Monroe County marina fireLA SALLE, Mich. โ Dozens of fire crews battled a three-alarm fire Friday Morning at the Toledo Beach Marina in La Salle. ORIGINAL STORY: Video: Large fire burns at Toledo Beach Marina in Monroe CountyDec. 7 update: Fire chief: Cause of Toledo Beach Marina fire may never be determinedThe fire was called in just before 7 a.m. By noon, firefighters were able to get some of the flames under control, but there was still significant smoke from the area. At one point, the smoke was so thick, the flashing emergency lights of first responders could barely be seen. An entire building filled with hundreds of boats was nearly destroyed on the shore of Lake Erie. Despite being on the shore of Lake Erie, crews were unable to get enough water to battle the fire properly.
Video: Large fire burns at Toledo Beach Marina in Monroe County
Read full article: Video: Large fire burns at Toledo Beach Marina in Monroe CountyLA SALLE, Mich. โ Firefighters are on the scene of a three-alarm fire Friday at the Toledo Beach Marina in La Salle, Mich.Watch the video above showing the massive flames and thick smoke at the marina. Dec. 7 update: Fire chief: Cause of Toledo Beach Marina fire may never be determinedMonroe County Emergency Manager Mark Hammond said there have been no injuries reported, but hundreds, if not more, boats have been damaged or destroyed by the fire. Hammond said the biggest issue they face has been getting water to put out the fire because marinas like this one are meant for getting boats in the water, not for large trucks. They have been having a difficult time getting the fire trucks to a place where they can get water they can use. Here is a statement from the marina Friday morning, explaining all marina employees are safe and that an investigation into the cause is underway:โA fire occurred this morning at Safe Harbor Toledo Beach in LaSalle, Michigan.
Freighter aground on Detroit River now freed
Read full article: Freighter aground on Detroit River now freedDETROIT โ A freighter that ran aground on the Detroit River has been freed Thursday. The U.S. Coast Guard tweeted that the the Harvest Spirit has been refloated and will undergo further inspection. The 500-foot freighter Harvest Spirit, aground in the Detroit River since Wednesday morning, was successfully refloated this afternoon and is safely anchored in U.S. waters while awaiting a thorough inspection. News release: https://t.co/uso2FQQpnp pic.twitter.com/L3X47zJDww โ USCG Great Lakes (@USCGGreatLakes) December 4, 2020Shipping was routed to Detroit Riverโs Amherstburg Channel, east of Bois Blanc Island. The Detroit River is one of the busiest rivers for commercial shipping on the planet.
Great Lakes record 84 waterspouts in first outbreak of 2020
Read full article: Great Lakes record 84 waterspouts in first outbreak of 2020At least 84 waterspouts were recorded over the Great Lakes last week in the lakes first waterspout outbreak this year, researchers say. Connected to cumulus clouds, waterspouts on the Great Lakes are typically formed when cooler air travels across the warm waters -- and water temperatures in the Great Lakes have been higher than average this summer. Day 5 of the Great Waterspout Outbreak of 2020! @NWSCLE pic.twitter.com/UUhHDephhy ICWR (@ICWR) August 5, 2020The Great Waterspout Outbreak of 2020 Update. Things simmer down over the Great Lakes Wednesday afternoon https://t.co/vPDQst8PRP @NWSCLE @NWSBUFFALO #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/QYGz6XBYyJ ICWR (@ICWR) August 5, 2020During what ICWR is calling the Great Waterspout Outbreak of 2020, the center says a total of 42 waterspouts were recorded over the Great Lakes just on Wednesday alone.
Here are some of the best places to go fishing in Michigan
Read full article: Here are some of the best places to go fishing in MichiganGrand Haven, St. Joe, and Ludington in western Michigan are top places to get in on the action. The Pere Marquette stretches 66 miles and is from Baldwin to Ludington on Lake Michigan. Lake Erie is 50 miles of the best walleye lake in the world, and one of the top smallmouth waters in the country. In northeast Michigan, Hubbard Lake has smallmouth bass, walleye, northern pike, lake trout, whitefish, yellow perch, suckers and gar. Located in northwest Michigan, Burt Lake is 26 square miles of water that is filled will walleye, smallmouth bass, pike and trout.
Metro Detroit weather: More showers and storms Sunday, flooding possible
Read full article: Metro Detroit weather: More showers and storms Sunday, flooding possibleA Flood Watch is in effect for Detroit and all of Southeast Michigan from 8 a.m. Sunday to 11 a.m. Monday. A Lakeshore Flood Warning is in effect for Macomb, Monroe and Wayne counties until 8 a.m. Tuesday. It gets milder, but more showers and thunderstorms will arrive. It will be cooler with afternoon temps in the low 60s. Remember to download the FREE Local4Casters weather app -- its easily one of the best in the nation.
Body of missing Downriver boy who disappeared during fishing trip found in Huron River
Read full article: Body of missing Downriver boy who disappeared during fishing trip found in Huron RiverSOUTH ROCKWOOD, Mich. โ The body of a 6-year-old boy who was missing after a fishing trip with his father last month was found Friday, police said. A relative who was looking for Jaxon Oaks found a body in the Huron River. The body was identified as Jaxon after authorities pulled him from the water. Jaxon and his father, Justin Oaks, 29, left their home at about 9:45 a.m. on March 29 and launched their boat from the Downriver Marina and Campground in South Rockwood. and Justin Oaksโ body was found April 13 near the moth of Lake Erie
Body of Downriver father missing after fishing trip found; son still missing
Read full article: Body of Downriver father missing after fishing trip found; son still missingSOUTH ROCKWOOD, Mich. โ The body of a father from the Downriver area, who went missing during a fishing trip with his son more than two weeks ago, has been discovered. UPDATE: Body of missing Downriver boy who disappeared during fishing trip found in Huron RiverJustin Oaks, 29, and his son, Jaxon, 6, left their home at about 9:45 a.m. on March 29 and launched their boat from the Downriver Marina and Campground in South Rockwood. Members of the Downriver Dive Team assembled and recovered the body from the river. The body was positively identified as Justin Oaks. Jaxon Oaks is still missing and is described as about 4 feet, 5 inches tall.
Search for missing father, son continues after boat pulled from Huron River a week after pair disappeared
Read full article: Search for missing father, son continues after boat pulled from Huron River a week after pair disappearedSOUTH ROCKWOOD, Mich. โ Police are searching for a missing father and son after pulling the pairโs boat from the Huron River on Sunday. Flat Rock police, Brownstown police, Rockwood police, volunteers and the Great Lakes Water Recovery removed the boat from the river. A boat belonging to a missing father and son was pulled from the Huron River on April 5, 2020. He was last seen wearing a camouflage jacket. He was last seen wearing a tan vest and blue jeans.
Investigation underway after body found on beach in Monroe
Read full article: Investigation underway after body found on beach in MonroeMONROE, Mich. โ An investigation is underway after a body was found on a beach Monday in Monroe. UPDATE: Body found along River Raisin in Monroe believed to be man involved in water incident last yearAccording to authorities, the body was found on East Elm Avenue, near I-75 and the Port of Monroe. A cause of death has not been released.
51-year-old Taylor resident missing after boat capsizes in Lake Erie
Read full article: 51-year-old Taylor resident missing after boat capsizes in Lake ErieMONROE CHARTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. โ A 51-year-old Taylor resident went missing Sunday after a boat capsized in Lake Erie, the Monroe County Sheriffโs Office said. During the search a 28-year-old Monroe resident was rescued and taken to ProMedica Hospital of Monroe to be treated for non-life threatening injuries. Officials say the boat was found upside down about a mile off shore tangled in a fishing net. It is unknown whether the Taylor resident was wearing a life jacket at the time the boat flipped over. The United States Coast Guard is still searching for the Taylor resident.
Two Michigan residents missing for a week after meeting online found dead in Lake Erie
Read full article: Two Michigan residents missing for a week after meeting online found dead in Lake ErieThe victims have been identified as 50-year-old Jill Parrinello-Davey of Manchester and 48-year-old Darrin Gabbard of Allen Park. (WDIV)MONROE COUNTY, Mich. - Two people missing for a week after meeting online have been found dead in a car in Lake Erie in southeastern Michigan. A Monroe County sheriff's detective believes the driver might have been confused after leaving a bar and mistakenly drove the car into the lake off Toledo Beach marina. The victims have been identified as 50-year-old Jill Parrinello-Davey of Manchester and 48-year-old Darrin Gabbard of Allen Park. Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
Hundreds join largest D-Day reenactment in US
Read full article: Hundreds join largest D-Day reenactment in USIt was 75 years ago this summer when allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in Operation Overlord, also known as D-Day. Friday, that heroic invasion played out on the shores of Lake Erie.
Authorities search for man missing in Lake Erie
Read full article: Authorities search for man missing in Lake ErieERIE TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Police are looking for a missing boater on Lake Erie. According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, authorities were dispatched Saturday night to the Lost Peninsula Marina to assist the Morin Point Fire Department in searching for a man who had fallen out of a boat near Woodtick Peninsula. Police said the man was a passenger in a 16-foot aluminum boat that struck the wake of another boat, knocking him overboard. Authorities searched until after 1 a.m. Sunday but were unable to find him. The search resumed at 7 a.m. but was discontinued at about 2 p.m. with the man unaccounted for.
Large, harmful algal bloom predicted this summer for Western Lake Erie
Read full article: Large, harmful algal bloom predicted this summer for Western Lake ErieNOAA and its research partners are forecasting that western Lake Erie will experience a significant harmful algal bloom (HAB) this summer. Lake Erie blooms consist of cyanobacteria, also called blue-green algae, that are capable of producing the liver toxin microcystin that poses a risk to human and wildlife health. Calm winds in July, especially in western Lake Erie, tend to allow the algal toxins to concentrate, making blooms more harmful. This extremely wet spring has shed light on the movement of nutrients from the land into Lake Erie, said Christopher Winslow, Ph.D., director of Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory. Gathering data, refining modelsNOAA continues to expand the use of satellite data into its Lake Erie Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast System, which is helping improve the accuracy of bloom forecast products.
No, that's not dirt, it's a swarm of mayflies that's invaded Ohio
Read full article: No, that's not dirt, it's a swarm of mayflies that's invaded OhioThese mayflies come from the waters of Lake Erie. According to the Ohio Sea Grant research and education program. The swarm was so dense that it was captured on the weather radar of CNN affiliate WOIO on Wednesday. These mayflies come from the waters of Lake Erie. Residents may find them annoying, but the mayfly swarm is an indication of good water health in the Great Lakes, according to Ohio Sea Grant.