The Lakes

The Great Lakes -- Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior -- are among the most important bodies of water in the world. They are the largest readily accessible source of freshwater on Earth – roughly 20 percent of the total supply -- and contain more than 80 percent of North America’s surface water supply.

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Video: Erosion threatens properties along Great Lakes

By • Jun 15, 2018
Elizabeth Miller/ideastream

Lisa Kenion lives in Euclid, Ohio, right off of Lake Erie. She’s a member of the Moss Point Beach Club, a neighborhood with a private little patch of lakefront property.

“Every Friday night, if the weather is good in the summer, there’s a group of people that come down and we watch the sunset together,” Kenion said.

But a recent storm threatened the beach club’s lakefront oasis.


Lake levels expected to decrease throughout summer

By • Jun 13, 2018

It looks like Lake Ontario may have already reached its peak high for the season, which is good news for lakefront home owners and business owners.

Watch out moose -- more wolves headed to Isle Royale National Park

By • Jun 11, 2018
Rolf Peterson

The National Park Service has announced a plan to import wolves to Isle Royale National Park, a move designed to restore the natural balance between predator and prey. And that means the island's moose had better watch out.

Study: 'Lakers' move invaders across Great Lakes

By • Jun 1, 2018
USGS

A new study explains how the bloody red shrimp -- and other non-native species -- can travel across the Great Lakes. It's pretty simple: They hitch a ride in the ballast tanks of "lakers," the ships that travel around the lakes, but never make it out to the ocean.

Huge pot farm coming to Great Lakes region

By • May 29, 2018
by ANGELICA A. MORRISON

Canada is moving to legalize recreational use of marijuana, and officials predict that it’s likely to happen by the end of the year. As pot suppliers gear up for the change. one huge greenhouse being built near the U.S. border is raising some concerns.


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