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Georgian Bay’s Lighthouses are under siege.

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It's hard to believe but all of these lighthouses could be torn down and replaced with steal towers. Just stab me through the heart. Read about it here...

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• Court Finds New York State's Program to Stem Biggest Source of Water Pollution Too Lax - Jan 24

• Algae growing under Lake Erie ice spur dead zones - Jan 24

• Fish Populations Returning to Great Lakes - Jan 23

• Scientist: Asian carp would thrive in Lake Erie - Jan 23

• Harmful banned pesticide slowly leaving the Great Lakes environment - Jan 18

• Water Law: Public Trust May Be Fresh Approach to Protecting Great Lakes - Jan 17

• Predator In Paradise- Jan 12

New additions have made the Historic Regatta Posters Collection now fairly complete back to 1978 (Four Junior Regatta holes, 2009, 1990, 1985, 1978). A few of them are fuzzy, but overall a really good show. Again Full Screen Slideshow icon, lower right. If you have any troubles with that click HERE, select "Slideshow", hit "F11". You can also slow it down under "Options". Hope you enjoy... Cheers!!!

• Our up and down winter - Jan 10

• Only 45 Days Left—Have You Commented On EPA’s Draft Vessel General Permit? - Jan 10

• No snow, no ice means no business for some - Jan 10

• Funding for water-quality monitoring slashed - Jan 10

• Where is winter lurking? - Jan 9

• Possible lost world found in Lake Huron - Jan 9

• Argument For Chicago Waterway Changes Strengthened By Study Findings - Jan 9

• Lake Erie’s tiny new invader - Dec 22

• ANS Control Paper: The US Army Corps of Engineers has published the Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Control Paper: Inventory of Available Controls for Aquatic Nuisance Species of Concern – Chicago Area Waterway System. - Dec 21

• Timeline for Asian carp report delayed- Dec 21

Photo Album "Best of 2011", to help you through the long winter hiatus, away from the Bay.  A much better Full Screen Slideshow is available at - Here   Choose "Slideshow" upper right then:

1. Older Browsers/computers -  hit "F11"
2. Newer computers "four arrows pointing out"  - icon lower right

A little music to go with that? This is side 3 of 4 of "The Famous Benny Goodman 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert." - Here

 Hit the Play triangle...

Cholmondeley, Grace

Grace Cholmondeley passed peacefully into Heaven with her daughter Eloise and granddaughters Rachael and Laura at her bedside in Hospice Wellington on Tuesday December 27, 2011. (Full)  

July 23, 2011 "Junior Regatta" Photography by Rock Hunter

• Could inducing a “dead zone” in Chicago canal block carp and other invaders? - July 21

• Federal bill 'guts funding' on Great Lakes, conservation groups say - July 20

• More evidence of Asian carp found above electric fish barrier - July 20

• Governor thwarts plan to siphon water from Lake Erie - July 20

• Arctic also sees heat wave, on course for record ice melt - July 20

• Public meeting on lake levels planned - July 19

• Gov. averts Great Lakes attack; I’m still embarrassed to be a Buckeye - July 18

• Asian carp: How deadly would it be to Great Lakes? - July 18

• Turtles aren't speed bumps - July 13

Midland Painted Turtle  - Photography by Rock Hunter

• The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Implementation of the Great Lakes Compact – Guest Post by Sara Gosman - July 12

• Lake trout health advisory expanded for Lake Michigan: steer clear -  7/11

• The battle over ballast waters - July 11

• Latest battle for Lake Erie tests regional agreement to protect Great Lakes - July 11

• Toxic algae love Ohio water withdrawal bill: editorial - July 11

• Editorial: Protect the Great Lakes: Restoration funds have earned a place in the budget - July10

• Plight of the yellow perch: Numbers hit new lows in Lake Michigan - 7/9

"Hwy. 69 - Soon to be missed"  Photography by Rock Hunter

• Great Lakes Protection: Feds hit the brakes – states hit reverse - July 8

• Lake Erie workers ask feds to bar Asian carp - July 8

• Great Lakes Wolves Are Ready to Be Delisted; Will the Fish and Wildlife Service Screw It Up? - July 7

• Still no dioxin data for West Michigan Park - July 6

• Despite lake level increases, anxiety lingers - July 6

• Biologists battle killer in the Great Lakes - July 6

• Asian carp threat real, U.S. and Canadian scientists warn: Urge Separating Great Lakes, Mississippi River - July 1

• Online commentary: Ohio's new rules for Great Lakes should stay in Ohio - July 1

• Scientists favor divide for Great Lakes, Mississippi - July 1

• Asian carp: Low-oxygen zone proposed to hold fish back - July 1

• Average U.S. temperature increases by 0.5 degrees F: New 1981-2010 'normals' to be released this week - July 28

Dalles Rapids - French River - June 25, 2011

• Great Lakes round gobies a mixed blessing - June 30

• Forum talks about lakes: Asian carp, drinking water subjects of discussion - June 28

• Fending Off Sturgeon Poachers (Part 4)- June 28

• Great Lakes projects get federal money - June 27

• Senate Bill 231 Undermines Great Lakes Compact - June 27

• Ex-Ohio officials against Great Lakes water bill - June 27

• Don’t drain the lake - June 26

• Public input sought on Lake Huron’s north shoreline resources - June 26

French River Tour

• Because of climate change, fears of a Great Lakes ‘dead zone’ - June 24

• Give DTE Energy props, but Great Lakes pollution control is agonizingly slow - June 23

• Controversial cargo sails through the St. Lawrence Seaway - June 23

• Environmental group: States drop ball on Great Lakes water use deadlines - June 23

• Upper Lakes Are Low; Lower Lakes Are High - June 23

• Great Lakes invasive species council proposed - June 20

• New York approves Great Lakes water rules; Wisconsin up next - June 17

• Zebra mussels plague region's waterways - Invasive mollusks clog water systems, wipe out plankton, other species. - June 17

• Ont. cops get new high-tech plate scanners - "...not everyone's happy about what they see as a potential invasion of your privacy." - June 16

• Millions of Great Lakes fish killed in power plant intakes - June 14

• The end of abundance: economic solutions to water scarcity - June 13

• Pharmaceuticals latest danger to Great Lakes - June 12

• APNewsBreak: Raising Lakes Huron, Michigan costly- June 9

1. Options for Restoring Lake Michigan-Huron Water Levels: An Exploratory Analysis (Final Report) - IUGLS - released 6/10
2. Water Level Regulation for Michigan-Huron Passes Technical Hurdles - GBF - 6/10
3. Middle Great Lakes losing 200 tons of water per second - Sierra Club -  6/9

• Conserving Great Lakes Water: Not on our watch - June 10

Coming soon - Loads of Blueberries ! - Photography by Rock Hunter 

• What Dow Chemical doesn’t want you to know about your water: "...the company for decades through philanthropy, public relations, and politics has made the choice to push back at every regulatory level instead of addressing their dioxin contamination of 52 miles of freshwater and Lake Huron..." - June 8

• Panel opposes nuclear shipment - June 8

• Documents imply Canadian government surveillance of aboriginal groups - June 8

• High temperatures, ozone stifle Great Lakes states - June 8

• Lake Superior seiche changes water levels at local shores - June 8

June 1, 2011 - "Camping on the Bay" Photo courtesy of Rock Hunter

 • Airplane chemical in Great Lakes water, fish - June 7

• Hotter summers in a few decades, study warns - June 6

• Invasive weed becoming a problem - June 6

• Ocean-force rip currents threaten Great Lakes swimmers - June 3

• Growth Plan for Northern Ontario, 2011 - The Growth Plan for Northern Ontario, 2011, is a 25-year plan that was released on March 4, 2011, that guides decision-making and investment planning. It will focus decisions that build an economy that is resilient and sustainable and leverages the strengths and human potential of northerners by providing them with more education and career opportunities. - Here

The Georgian Bay Forever Speaker Series

Vital Signs -- David Parkes - May 24 (above)

Vital Signs -- Arunas Liskauskas - May 24

Vital Signs -- Lana Pollack - May 24

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• Federal, state officials announce plan to protect Great Lakes from Asian carp - May 23

• A City Prepares for a Warm Long-Term Forecast - May 22

• Bruce Power still plans to ship nuclear generators - May 21

• Great Lakes Bird Health Improves, Report Shows - May 20

• The Dangers of CFLs Even Greater Than Previously Known - May 19

 • Godzilla and the Great Lakes: Why nuclear plans for our water wonderland must be opposed - May 18

 • Bruce Power pulls U.S. application as plan to ship generators on the Great Lakes put on hold - May 18

• Lichens May Aid in Combating Deadly Chronic Wasting Disease in Wildlife - May 17

• Violent Arctic storm a climate-change ‘harbinger,’ study finds - May 16

• Hole in ozone opens - May 13   Record depletion- older

• EPA swamped by funding requests for Great Lakes - May 13

• Worth must do right by Lake Huron - May 13

• Wikileaks cables show race to carve up Arctic - May 12

• Ontario's plans to store nuclear waste under Lake Huron have Michigan upset - May 12

 May 12May 12, 2011 - "A Fantastic Sunset" - Photo courtesy of Payne Marine Ltd.

• EPA demands that Illinois force Chicago to clean up river, canals - 5/12

• An Asian carp solution? - May 9

• Freedom of expression report gives Harper govt failing grade for access to info - May 9

• Ontario a magnet for invading ‘alien’ species due to Great Lakes- May 9

• Watchlist of Potential Great Lakes Aquatic Invasive Species - May 9

• Working Group Says Dakota and Ojibwe Language Survival is Questionable - May 9

Requiem for a Friend

The S Turn Marker was badly damaged by the winter ice/storms, and is now history. To see the current status, on May 9, 2011 click here (Photo courtesy of Dean Corkins). To see  a last gasp April 30, 2011 photo/info check out page 2 of the PABIA May 2011 Newsletter (1.09 mb) To see September 2004 photos above click here.

• Region's rainfall boosts Great Lakes levels - May 7

• Resurgence of native Great Lakes fish welcomed - May 6

• Great Lakes lamprey control program will see cuts next year - May 6

• Are The Great Lakes Losing Water? - May 5

• Aircraft Chemical Found in great Lakes Fish - May 5

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• Arctic ice melt hikes sea level forecast - May 3

• Lake Superior up in April - Lakes Huron and Michigan saw an even more dramatic increase during a wet April — up 8 inches compared to the usual 4. - May 2

• Asian carp: Free Press staffers embark on 13-day, 7-state trek to track the fish - May 1 

• Changes In Great Lakes Threaten Transplanted Fish - Apr 29

• Scientists to test water 'gun' in Asian carp fight - April 28

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