The Great Lakes Now monthly television program is produced by Detroit PBS in partnership with a network of PBS affiliates around the region. Shooting on location in eight states and Canada, the magazine-style show brings viewers stories about the recreational, economic, scientific, political and environmental issues related to the Great Lakes and …

Dec 26, 2024 · Numbers for walleye are down but up for perch with steelhead fishing soon in Cleveland — according to Ohio Division of Wildlife 2024 trawl survey.

Jan 22, 2024 · Lake Erie is behind its typical freezing schedule. The schedule depends on different weather patterns, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Director of Communications Jennifer Day. “Currently, about 13% of the lake is frozen,” Day said. “Just to give a little comparison, just three days ago it was 0.5%.” The recent cold snap has helped freeze Lake Erie at a ...

Nov 22, 2024 · After decades of work, fishery managers say lake trout have fully recovered in most of Lake Superior after the invasive, fish-killing sea lamprey decimated their numbers. The Lake Superior Committee of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, which is made up of state, tribal and Canadian natural resource managers, announced the population’s recovery Wednesday. The lake trout population in Lake ...

Nov 26, 2024 · The Minnesota Supreme Court will decide whether a mining company is required to examine how their proposed expansion will impact Lake Superior.

Oct 28, 2024 · Just in time for Halloween, learn about the SS Kamloops — an eerie story about a shipwreck in Lake Superior, and “Old Whitey” who seems to follow divers around the wreck.

Oct 24, 2024 · Long after the Halloween season has ended, some of the Great Lakes’ most infamous invasive species remain a scary sight: blood-sucking parasites with suction-cup mouths, thousands of rotting fish carcasses washed ashore and sharp mussel shells that puncture the feet of unsuspecting beachgoers. At least 188 nonnative aquatic species have been introduced to the Great Lakes, and over a third ...

From late March to January, freighters crisscross the Great Lakes delivering raw materials to ports all across the region. It’s hard work and the crews on these ships develop hearty appetites. Join Great Lakes Now as we board one of the biggest ships on the Great Lakes – The Interlake Steamship Company’s Mesabi Miner – and see what’s cooking in the ship’s galley. Built in 1977 ...

Nov 19, 2024 · IN THIS EPISODE: In this episode of Great Lakes Now, “Oil Spills and Buried Rivers,” learn about how researchers are preparing for an oil spill in the Great Lakes, and then a look at “ghost streams” — the invisible buried rivers that flow beneath our feet.

Dec 16, 2024 · A valve failure on an Enbridge Energy oil pipeline in Wisconsin caused a spill that dumped some 69,000 gallons of oil into the ground. The spill happened on the morning of Nov. 11 about 4 miles east of the village of Cambridge, between Milwaukee and Madison, according to an accident report released this week by the U.S. Department of Transportation. It released 1,650 barrels of crude oil. One ...