These colonies produced a great many raw materials, and Britain herself had large deposits of coal and iron ore. Source: General History Map of British ... were dumped into lakes, rivers, streams ...

Peak swimming temperatures in the Great Lakes typically occur in late summer/early fall. Swimming in cold lake water can lead to cold shock and hypothermia. The official start of summer is June 20 ...

Twenty more ships will float near Mackinac Island this year compared to 2024 as the state's Great Lakes see a rise in travelers and cruise line partnerships. Great Lakes cruises are projected to ...

Volunteers working with the Alliance for the Great Lakes pluck Styrofoam cups from the sand and catch grocery bags bouncing down the beach like tumbleweeds. Most of the trash they pick up is plastic.

The Great Lakes water levels are on the rise as is normally the case in spring and summer. The forecast shows the water rise will still end up short of long-term average water levels, leaving lots ...

Peak swimming temperatures in the Great Lakes typically occur in late summer/early fall. Swimming in cold lake water can lead to cold shock and hypothermia. The official start of summer is June 20 ...

The Great Lakes has officially entered a new climate era, and the past is no longer a reliable guide for the future. That's the landmark finding in a new study by researchers at the University of ...

MICHIGAN, USA — Building an underground tunnel for an aging Enbridge oil pipeline that stretches across a Great Lakes channel could destroy wetlands and harm bat habitats but would eliminate the ...

DULUTH — You could consider the rebirth of a cruise line this year a victory lap of sorts for Great Lakes marine travel — an industry the city is betting on to grow. Victory Cruise Lines last ...

The district is responsible for vast wetlands south and east of the Great Salt Lake that spawn millions ... but in larger lakes, they’ll stay away from open water, instead hugging grassy shorelines.