Watching ice form
A few weeks ago, we stood at the edge of Belle Isle, where the Detroit River meets Lake St. Clair, watching the first sheets of …
Carp chronicles: Marketing meets environmental management
For several years, environmental and governmental groups have dealt with strategies for addressing invasive plant and aquatic animals brought into the Great Lakes from foreign …
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When will the courts honor the rights of nature?
Does nature have rights? We have enough trouble ensuring that human beings have equal rights, much less equity in a free society. But does water, …
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The ‘lake effect’
On land surrounding the lakes there are four seasons, more or less. In some areas, spring is a split second and autumn extends long into …
Searching for Jim Harrison and a sense of the northern winter
“The sun shines for an average of three hours per day, making most days gloomy and mildly wet. The sea temperature in January is 37.4 …
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Lake surfing: socially-distant, no mask required — but have a good wet suit and a warm place to recover
If you’re isolated somewhere near the Midwest and want to do something that’s really socially distant and really cold, consider surfing the Great Lakes. Well, …
John Hartig helps us connect rivers with lakes, and good stewardship of both
John Hartig looks out the window at his converted cottage on Hickory Island and sees freighters passing on the Detroit River to the east and …
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Drawn to the fury, majesty, and history of Lake Superior
Hayes Scriven has a priceless view of perhaps’s America’s greatest lake — Superior. It’s a view that captivated Scriven as a student at the University …
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This ‘Freshwater Coast’ is the third coast of America
Bell’s “Two-Hearted Ale,” named after the river in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that inspired Ernest Hemingway’s tale, is the finest craft beer in America. Bell’s “Third …
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Looking through the surface of the Straits deep into the past
What lies below the surface is intriguing: in literature, in psychoanalysis, and in archeology. In spirituality one might look beyond the surface. What lies below …
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