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Cleanups planned for Coastweeks
The News-Messenger (9/2)
Ohio's 2008 Coastweeks observance will again focus on the preservation and protection of Lake Erie and its watershed through a variety of cleanup events along the shoreline and throughout its watershed.
Maritime Academy may hike maritime tuition up to 57%
Traverse City Record-Eagle (8/27)
Some of next year's students at the Great Lakes Maritime Academy could face tuition rate hikes of 50 percent or more.
Students build wind turbines
WTVG-TV Toledo (8/27)
Science students at Clay high school will soon have a way to measure the wind and how much power it can produce. This grant-funded project will provide data on how well turbines produce power in the changeable wind environment near the lake.
What's going on in your neighborhood this month? Meet other people and learn together at recreational and educational events! Our new dynamic calendar is updated daily with current educational events.
3 | Lake Superior and its tributaries
Peninsula Harbor: Located in Marathon, Ont., on the northeastern shore of Lake Superior, historical discharges from a paper mill and the water pollution control plant have caused severe damage to the harbor's ecosystem.
Jackfish Bay: Wastewater from a paper mill as well as nonpoint source pollution, sediment contamination, and spills have contaminated the bay.
Nipigon Bay: The communities of Red Rock and Nipigon are located within this AOC; discharges from a packaging company, pollution from historic log drives, and excessive water level fluctuations have all contributed to the degradation of the bay.
Thunder Bay: While the bay is one of the largest grain handling ports in the world, much of the pollution is a result of the forest products industry.
St. Louis River: The largest U.S. tributary to Lake Superior, the AOC is located in the lower St. Louis River. The river has been degraded by improperly handled sewage, leaking landfills and hazardous wastes, and the loss of its open water and wetlands due to filling in the river's estuary.
Deer Lake-Carp Creek River: While mercury discharge from mining factories ended in 1981, mercury contamination is still a problem for this AOC.
Torch Lake: Located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, 100 years of copper mining, milling, and smelting activities has contaminated the waters.
