#greatlakes — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #greatlakes, aggregated by home.social.
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Because you can never have enough pictures of #LakeOntario. #2 Taken from #AshbridgesBay, East End, #Toronto
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Because you can never have enough pictures of #LakeOntario. #2 Taken from #AshbridgesBay, East End, #Toronto
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Because you can never have enough pictures of #LakeOntario. #2 Taken from #AshbridgesBay, East End, #Toronto
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Because you can never have enough pictures of #LakeOntario. #2 Taken from #AshbridgesBay, East End, #Toronto
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The real story about the Great Lakes everyone should be worried about: Trump ordered work to stop on a program to keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes and some carp have been found close to Lake Michigan.
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🍄🪨 Researchers at the University of #Michigan pulled #water from gas wells deep under the #GreatLakes and found a dense #ecosystem.
The water has remained #underground since the #IceAge more than 11,000 years ago. The isolated #environment contains hundreds of fungal species alongside tiny #worms and #tardigrades.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/science/rock-eating-fungi-great-lakes/
#fungi #microrganisms #ecology #science #groundwater #biodiversity #carbon #carboncycle #soil #biology #extremophiles
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Hype for the Future 236L: Fremont, Ohio
Overview Fremont is a notable smaller city in and the county seat of Sandusky County in the north-central portion of the State of Ohio associated with the Lake Erie sub-basin of the Great Lakes watershed and home to notable community features such as the West State Street Bar and Grill, the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums, and the historic home of Rutherford B. Hayes at Spiegel Grove. To the west is the Village of Gibsonburg, locally home to a memorial to public safety […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/24/hype-for-the-future-236l-fremont-ohio/
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Hype for the Future 223D: Grand Haven, Michigan
Overview The City of Grand Haven is a notable city located within the northwestern portion of Ottawa County, Michigan, and serves as the county seat, home to the Tri-Cities Historical Museum, the Gallery Uptown, Patricia’s Chocolate, the Grand Haven Farmers Market, the Grand Haven Musical Fountain, the Boyden House, the Midwest Miniatures Museum, the Lilley Mansion Bed and Breakfast, and the Grand Haven South Pierhead Outer Lighthouse, along with a number of additional features associated […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/11/hype-for-the-future-223d-grand-haven-michigan/
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Hype for the Future 223C: Holland, Michigan
Overview — Holland area The Holland area within the State of Michigan is a notable area within southern Ottawa County and is notable for Dutch heritage and notable settlements such as Holland, Zeeland, Drenthe, Borculo, Noordeloos, Vriesland, and Overisel within the region now known as Western Michigan. At the western end of the Holland area are the “Big Red” Holland Michigan Lighthouse, the Historic Ottawa Beach Pump House Museum, the Ottawa Beach Historical Marker, the Lake Ranch […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/11/hype-for-the-future-223c-holland-michigan/
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Hype for the Future 221K: Antrim County, Michigan
Overview Antrim County is a notable rural county located within the northwestern portion of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula and along the Lake Michigan shoreline of the State by way of the East Arm Grand Traverse Bay. Today, the county is notable for the communities of Elk Rapids, Bellaire, and Mancelona, with the community of Bellaire serving as the county seat and Routes 31 and 131 serving the respective communities of Elk Rapids and Mancelona. Within the Elk Rapids area, notable community […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/06/09/hype-for-the-future-221k-antrim-county-michigan/
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More late primary results, from #Iowa and — what, #Pennsylvania again? — in today’s Graphical #History Tour :
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Hype for the Future 209C: Lake Michigan Urban Corridor, Wisconsin
Introduction The southeastern portion of the State of Wisconsin along the western side of Lake Michigan is home to notable communities in and around Milwaukee, including Waukesha, Port Washington, Grafton, Cedarburg, Kenosha, and Racine, just to name a few. Notable features of the area include proximity to Lake Michigan and high urban densities relative to the smaller urbanized areas and urban clusters throughout the State. While the Grafton, Port Washington, and Cedarburg areas are to the […] -
Hype for the Future 209C: Lake Michigan Urban Corridor, Wisconsin
Introduction The southeastern portion of the State of Wisconsin along the western side of Lake Michigan is home to notable communities in and around Milwaukee, including Waukesha, Port Washington, Grafton, Cedarburg, Kenosha, and Racine, just to name a few. Notable features of the area include proximity to Lake Michigan and high urban densities relative to the smaller urbanized areas and urban clusters throughout the State. While the Grafton, Port Washington, and Cedarburg areas are to the […] -
Hype for the Future 209C: Lake Michigan Urban Corridor, Wisconsin
Introduction The southeastern portion of the State of Wisconsin along the western side of Lake Michigan is home to notable communities in and around Milwaukee, including Waukesha, Port Washington, Grafton, Cedarburg, Kenosha, and Racine, just to name a few. Notable features of the area include proximity to Lake Michigan and high urban densities relative to the smaller urbanized areas and urban clusters throughout the State. While the Grafton, Port Washington, and Cedarburg areas are to the […] -
Hype for the Future 209C: Lake Michigan Urban Corridor, Wisconsin
Introduction The southeastern portion of the State of Wisconsin along the western side of Lake Michigan is home to notable communities in and around Milwaukee, including Waukesha, Port Washington, Grafton, Cedarburg, Kenosha, and Racine, just to name a few. Notable features of the area include proximity to Lake Michigan and high urban densities relative to the smaller urbanized areas and urban clusters throughout the State. While the Grafton, Port Washington, and Cedarburg areas are to the […] -
Hype for the Future 209C: Lake Michigan Urban Corridor, Wisconsin
Introduction The southeastern portion of the State of Wisconsin along the western side of Lake Michigan is home to notable communities in and around Milwaukee, including Waukesha, Port Washington, Grafton, Cedarburg, Kenosha, and Racine, just to name a few. Notable features of the area include proximity to Lake Michigan and high urban densities relative to the smaller urbanized areas and urban clusters throughout the State. While the Grafton, Port Washington, and Cedarburg areas are to the […] -
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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There’s still no internet at the house, but the Graphical #History Tour charges on regardless. We got #stockmarket rumblings, #Prohibition grumblings, and Will #Chicago have #Canada Dry?
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Good thing I have NO PLANS to go to the beach any time soon... Ugh! 🤢
Taking a dip #LaborDay weekend? Swimmers face fecal contamination at beaches along US coastline
By PATRICK WHITTLE and MINGSON LAU
Updated 10:15 AM EDT, August 30, 2025OGUNQUIT, Maine (AP) — "Thousands of Americans will head to beaches for one last summer splash this Labor Day weekend, but taking a dip might be out of the question: Many of the beaches will caution against swimming because of unsafe levels of fecal contamination.
"Beaches from #CrystalRiverFL, to #OgunquitME, have been under advisories warning about water quality this week because of elevated levels of bacteria associated with fecal waste. The advisories typically discourage beachgoers from going in the water because the bacteria can cause gastrointestinal illness, rashes and nausea.
"There have been closures this week at some of the country’s most popular beach destinations, including Keyes Memorial Beach in the #CapeCod village of Hyannis in Barnstable, Massachusetts; Benjamin’s Beach on #LongIsland in Bay Shore, New York; and a portion of the Imperial Beach shoreline near #SanDiego. Even on the pristine, white sand beaches of Hawaii, the Hawaii State Department of Health is warning of a high bacteria count at #KahaluuBeachPark on the #BigIsland.
"It’s a longstanding and widespread problem. Nearly two-thirds of beaches tested nationwide in 2024 experienced at least one day in which indicators of fecal contamination reached potentially unsafe levels, conservation group Environment America said in a report issued this summer.
"The group reviewed beaches on the coasts and #GreatLakes and found that 84% of #GulfCoast beaches exceeded the standard at least once. The number was 79% for #WestCoast beaches, 54% for #EastCoast beaches and 71% for #GreatLakes beaches."The report also said more than 450 beaches were potentially unsafe for swimming on at least 25 percent of the days tested. A key reason is outdated water and #SewerSystems that allows contamination from #sewage to reach the places where people swim, said John Rumpler, clean water director and senior attorney with #EnvironmentAmerica.
" 'These beaches are a treasure for families across New England and across the country. They are a shared resource,' said Rumpler, who is based in Boston. 'We need to make the investment to make sure that literally our own #HumanWaste doesn’t wind up in the places where we are swimming.'
"Other factors have also played a role in contaminating beaches, including increasingly #SevereWeather that overwhelms sewage systems, and suburban sprawl that paves over natural areas and reduces the #ecosystem’s ability to absorb #stormwater, Rumpler said."
https://apnews.com/article/beaches-labor-day-fecal-swimming-b0141df7f40ad2914d4e2cd31182e9af
#OceansAreLife #WaterIsLife #WaterContamination #Sewage #Pollution #HumanWaste
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#Canada is expected to present a settlement offer this week to the #FirstNations of Robinson Superior #treaty territory in a longstanding case involving annuities owed to the #Indigenous #Anishinaabe on the northern shores of the #GreatLakes. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Talks on how many billions in ... -
A Crew Was Searching For Shipwrecks In Lake Michigan—But They Found Something Completely Different
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https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a62501711/lake-michigan-holes/ <-- shared media / technical article
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“ • A survey of Lake Michigan located at least 40 large craters on the lakebed.
• Initial studies highlighted the spots as unknown shapes, but additional research revealed the craters are filled with marine life.
• Researchers expect to investigate further, seeing how these craters formed and if they’re really sinkholes…"
#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #groundwater #crater #sinkhole #bathymetry #topobathy #remotesensing #sonar #LakeMichigan #Michigan #research #GreatLakes #geomorphology #geomorphometry #ROV #ecology #ecosystems #cyanobacteria #WisconsinShipwreckCoastNationalMarineSanctuary #Sheboygan #Wisconsin #extremeecosystems #extremophiles #offgassing #hydrocarbons
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States Are Eyeing Bird-Friendly #Wetlands to Help Rid the #GreatLakes of #ToxicAlgae
"The #OneidaNation has restored wetlands that help to improve water quality in Wisconsin’s Green Bay while creating valuable habitat that attracts many birds."
Words by Andy McGlashen
Senior Editor, Audubon Magazine
Published June 17, 2024"In the ongoing effort to bring the problem under control, the region’s leaders are increasingly reaching for a primitive but proven tool for capturing and cleaning water before it enters the lake: wetlands. No one believes that #swamps and marshes alone can starve the algae blooms, but experts say they are an important part of the solution. 'Wetlands are wonderful filtration systems,' says Richard Stumpf, an oceanographer with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration who monitors #algae outbreaks. And because wetlands around the Great Lakes offer vital habitat where birds can rest during migration or raise their young, restoring them not only improves water quality but also brightens the outlook for vulnerable avian species.
“'There’s momentum building behind #NatureBasedSolutions,' says Kyle Rorah, regional director of public policy for Ducks Unlimited. 'There’s a huge opportunity to get serious about taking a chunk out of the problem.'"
#RestoreNature #RestoreTheWetlands #SaveTheMarshes #SaveNature #SolarPunkSunday #Rewilding
