Quick Trip Report: Surfing and Teaching on Lake Superior- Editor H2ONotes [ 9/2/2010 - 06:33 ] #  Here are a couple photos from a trip last week up to Lake Superior last week. I had the pleasure of being invited to teach a Paddle Canada Level 2 sea kayaking course at Naturally Superior Adventures with my co-instructor; the very funny and hugely talented Rev. Bonnie Perry. Long-time readers will remember a piece I wrote a year ago when she was nominated to be the Bishop of Minnesota. more...
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Summer 2010's hot temperatures mean lower lake levels- Editor H2ONotes [ 9/2/2010 - 06:31 ] # Though this summer's intense heat may have contributed to a dip in Lake
Michigan's water levels, the lost inches aren't unusual -- or a cause
for concern, meteorologists say. more...
Environment
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Fishery casts 130 adrift- Editor H2ONotes [ 9/2/2010 - 06:31 ] # In a major blow to the commercial fishing industry in Wheatley, Ontario,
the Great Lakes Fish Corporation plant has been sold and closed,
putting 130 people out of work. more...
Fishing
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Farm-raised fish available locally- Editor H2ONotes [ 9/2/2010 - 06:30 ] # Go fishing. That's one way to go local. Another approach is to eat
freshwater protein that's raised nearby. Philip Moy of the UW Sea Grant
Institute estimated there are more than 200 licensed fish farms in the
state, many of them "backyard" enterprises. more...
Fishing Other
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Despite dry summer, E. coli pollution levels remain high- Editor H2ONotes [ 9/2/2010 - 06:29 ] # After 16 years of trying, officials admit that they still have failed to
end disturbingly high pollution levels in many southeast Michigan
waterways that drain into Lake St. Clair. more...
Environment
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Sauble Beach Canada is the place you need to be for the Kitesurfing Festival- Editor H2ONotes [ 9/2/2010 - 06:25 ] # If you are anywhere near Sauble Beach on Lake Huron or are looking for
something interesting to do the second weekend of September – then
Sauble Beach is the place for you. Sauble Beach is the setting for a kite festival – the Sauble Beach Kite
Jam Festival which starts on Friday, 10th September and finishes on
Sunday the 12th. more...
Other
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South Marina Almost Full as Space Sales Pick Up for the Boating & Outdoor Recreation Festival- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/31/2010 - 05:48 ] # August 30, 2010 – Livonia, Mich. – With positive news coming in from late summer boat shows around the country, show management at the 1st Annual Boating & Outdoor Recreation Festival, scheduled for September 22 – 26, at Metro Beach Metropark in Harrison Twp. is noticing a renewed interest by exhibitors for this new Michigan event. more
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Late-summer fun a short drive away in Lake Geneva- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/31/2010 - 05:44 ] # Last spring, my wife, Cheryl, and I talked with friends about taking in the Lake Geneva Cruise Line's Black Point Mansion trip
What a great day to be in Lake Geneva. Scores of people were swimming
and sunbathing at Riviera Beach. We saw people boating, fishing,
parasailing and people-watching. Folks were shopping at Maxwell Street
Days or eating at the many fine restaurants downtown. We arrived before
noon and hoped to find a parking spot downtown, then had to double back
and were happy to grab the last open metered spot adjacent to Library
Park. more...
Other
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Electric Shock Drowning: A Hidden Danger In Fresh Water- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/31/2010 - 05:41 ] # As a kid growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, I never thought twice about
jumping into the fresh (albeit muddy) waters of Lake Lanier when we went
there. In the 60's and 70's, powerboats were pretty basic, lacking
latte machines and the slew of other appliances found on many boats and
yachts today. more...
Other
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Setting sail for new horizons- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/31/2010 - 05:40 ] # This schoolhouse rocks, mostly because it's floating on water. The
Spirit of Buffalo, a 73-foot-long topsail schooner that makes its home
in the Erie Canal Harbor Commercial Slip, has been hosting disadvantaged
local youth this summer. more...
Sailing
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Audi Melges 20 : Michael Kiss crowned U.S. National Champion- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/30/2010 - 07:00 ] # Congratulations
to 2010 Audi Melges 20 U.S. National Champion Michael Kiss on Bacio and
his crew comprised of son Mitchell and Chris Rast. It’s been a Kiss
summer. First, Mitchell place third at the Men’s Radial Worlds. Morgan,
his daughter placed second at the Women’s 420 Worlds and now, Michael
has won the most prestigious prize in the Audi Melges 20 Class. Earlier
this spring, he also won the coveted Charleston Race Week title as well. more...
Sailing
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EDITORIAL: Screening fish bait should help prevent Asian carp invasion- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/30/2010 - 06:55 ] # The revelation that fishermen could bring carp into the Great Lakes is
seldom mentioned by those who are upset that yet another invasive
species may soon degrade the lakes. more...
Environment
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Emotions run high over dam removal questions- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/30/2010 - 06:54 ] # There are close to two hundred hydroelectric dams in Michigan, and
almost half of those stopped making power a long time ago. Many of these
dams are getting old and they need attention. more...
Other
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Viral disease kills thousands of birds on Minnesota lakes- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/30/2010 - 06:53 ] # Pelicans, cormorants and gulls are dying on several Minnesota lakes this
summer, apparently from a viral disease that flares up every two years. more...
Environment
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ATLAS helping map the bottom of Lake Huron- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/30/2010 - 06:52 ] # The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary has just completed a two-week
project with the University of Texas at Austin to learn more about the
bottom of Lake Huron using new sonar technology. more...
Other
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