#great-lakes — Public Fediverse posts
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@livelakemichigan/116566942395560564
Not far from where my gramma and grampa J lived in Harbert, Michigan. I’ll get back there at some point and walk along the Lake Michigan beach where I once did with my dad when I was A LOT younger (like, about 50 years younger!)
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Good morning. 🌊
Wondering if this affects @livelakemichigan and all the other Live! Great Lakes cams.
"GLOS buoys don't get pulled overnight, but the observing system degrades when funding stops. Sensor maintenance contracts lapse, then data transmission and cloud fees go unpaid. Then partner organizations (universities, private sector and nonprofits) lose the GLOS grants that keep their equipment in the water. Within one season, the network fragments."
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Hydrology in the news. Now that's a lot of water.
"Lakes Michigan and Huron are treated as one since their water levels rise and fall together because they’re connected at the Straits of Mackinac."
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Whee!
For the first time since December 2025, the Great Lakes are almost ice-free.
(There's still a small sliver of ice on the northern shore of Lake Superior.)
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The Great Lakes account for over 20% of the world’s freshwater and over 80% of North America’s freshwater.
Don't let #Enbridge fuck around with it.
#Water #GreatLakes #Canada #USA
"In examining the administration’s safety records from the past 16 years, the study found that the regulatory body has never permanently shut down a pipeline, no matter how severe a leak or rupture has been.
Opponents have referred to the more than 70-year-old pipeline as a ticking time bomb, citing a previous spill from Enbridge’s Line 6B and multiple anchor strikes which dented the dual pipelines and damaged structural supports as causes for concern. Enbridge maintains that the pipeline is operating safely as it seeks to replace the two segments operating in the Straits of Mackinac with a new segment housed inside a maintenance tunnel beneath the lakebed."
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Morning arrival in Duluth of the James R. Barker to load ore at the Canadian National dock, 10 May, 2026. Photo by David Schauer.
#ShipsOfMastodon
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“The #grasses are really those pioneer species, and they are the #dune builders,” she says.
“By sticking up in the air, they really are able to catch and drop that sand, and that’s the physical action that builds the dune.”
#sanddunes #dunes #lakes #greatlakes #rewilding #restoration #ecology #beaches #ontario
https://www.rewildingmag.com/bringing-great-lakes-sand-dunes-back-to-life/
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Sunrise at Michigan’s Round Island Light in the Straits of Mackinac just across from the harbor at Mackinac Island on Lake Huron, 10 May, 2026. Photo by Awesome Mitten.
#LighthousesOfMastodon
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#LakeHuron“Did you know there were once three Round Island Lights on the Great Lakes? Only two of the three still remain, the other being in the lower St. Marys River.” - Great Lakes Lighthouse Keeper’s Association
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Michipicoten Island East End Light, Ontario, Canada on Lake Superior, 8 May, 2026. Photo by Zack Kruzins.
#LighthousesOfMastodon
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It's too cold to swim in any of the Great Lakes.
Most of the Great Lakes, except for Lake Erie, are currently hovering around 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
Or below.
"The National Weather Service says your body can enter a cold shock if exposed to water between 50 and 60 degrees, spiking an elevation in heart rate, blood pressure and eventually panic, fear and stress."
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Sunrise arrival in Superior, Wisconsin, of the Paul R. Tregurtha to load ore at the Burlington Northern Santa Fe dock, 29 April, 2026. Photo by David Schauer.
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#NorthernWayOfLife“The Tregurtha's coal hauling days are over and it now pays the bills with a steady diet of taconite pellets (iron ore).” - David Schauer
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Hype for the Future 179A → City of Angola, Indiana
Overview The City of Angola is a city located within Steuben County, Indiana, and is most notable as home to Trine University (formerly Tri-State University), notable for the Trine Thunder mascot in the athletic programs in which the university is affiliated with NCAA Division III. Apart from the university campus, the city is most notable for containing a downtown area centered along Route 20 (Maumee Street) and State Road 127 (Wayne Street). The downtown area is notable for local […] -
An evening shot of “vintage iron”: the Lee A. Tregurtha (left) and John G. Munson take on their respective loads of ore at the LS&I dock in Marquette, Michigan’s upper harbor, 25 April, 2026. Photo by Ben Rzonca
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#LakeSuperior“Both of these veteran lakers have a rich history dating back to the 1940s (WWII Pacific & European theater) for the Tregurtha and 1950s for the Munson.” - Ben Rzonca
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The Roger Blough departing Duluth, 25 April, 2019. Photo by Jeff Doty.
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ICEBERG! DEAD AHEAD!
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Double departure under the the aerial lift bridge in Duluth: the American Mariner leads the way with wheat loaded for Buffalo followed by the John G. Munson headed to Marquette to load ore, 23 April, 2026. Photo by David Schauer.
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#DestinationDuluth“The Munson's master salute, parroted by the bridge, was a great way to close out a productive day of maritime photography.” - David Schauer
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Play Wheel of Ducks! (Great Lakes Region edition)
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Good morning! #ShutDownLineFive #Water
#GreatLakes#Canada #Michigan #Wisconsin #Illinois #Indiana #Ohio #Pennsylvania #NewYork
This is *huge* for The Big Lakes.
"Running from northwestern Wisconsin into Sarnia, Ontario, the 645-mile long pipeline passes through Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, with a four-mile segment of dual pipelines running through the Straits of Mackinac, where Lake Huron and Lake Michigan meet. The pipeline carries up to 23 million gallons of crude oil and natural gas liquids through the straits each day."
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This week we’ve got travel editor Rachael Boardman’s love letter to her home town.
https://countyfencemagazine.com/a-love-letter-to-my-home-town/
#Sailing #BayOfQuinte #LakeOntario #GreatLakes #YGK #CanCon #HomePort #IndieAuthor #Magazine #Fence #Nomad #DigitalNomad #HomeTown @bookstodon #Books #Writing #Reading #Author #Writer #WritersOfMastodon #Readers #IndieAuthor #Authors #AuthorsOfMastodon #FridayReads #BookLovers #FreeBooks #WeekendReads #EasternON #KingstonON
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The Mark W. Barker makes a rare stop in Duluth arriving with salt for the Envirotech-Hallett Dock 8, 11 April, 2026. Photo by Gus Schauer.
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#DestinationDuluth“After unloading, the newest U.S.-flagged Great Lakes bulk carrier (2022) went out into the lake to wait for fleetmate Oberstar to clear Canadian National Dock 6.” - David Schauer
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Seriously. For a “boat nerd” like me, sitting in my riverside backyard watching the freighters go by wouldn’t suck and then there’s the Otis Redding: the Indiana Harbor on the St. Clair River in Michigan, 10 April, 2026. Photo by Georgia Closs-Burns.
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#StClairRiver
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#LakeHuron
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Manitoulin Island: The World's Largest Freshwater Island 🌊
Manitoulin Island is the world’s largest freshwater island located in Lake Huron The current name of the island is the English version, via French, of the Ottawa or Ojibwe name Manidoowaaling (ᒪᓂᑝᐙᓕᓐᒃ). It's home to hiking trails, Indigenous communities, and serene beaches. You can even find lakes *on* the island—with islands in them!
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Michelin Guide Adds Pittsburgh’s Cheetah Lounge to Great Lakes Restaurant Listings
📰 Original title: Michelin Guide expands to Great Lakes, with Pittsburgh among six included cities
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/michelin-guide-adds-pittsburghs-cheetah-lounge-to-great-lakes-restaurant-listings/?redirpost=0bdaa9a0-3906-45de-8efc-139bf7f68b1a
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Morning arrival in Duluth of the first “saltie” of the shipping season, the Dutch-built, Liberia-flagged Ocean 7 Ranger, 8 April, 2026. Photo by David Schauer.
#ShipsOfMastodon
#GreatLakes
#LakeSuperior
#DestinationDuluth