Great Lakes Videos: February 17, 2012 For links to these videos and more, visit http://www.great-lakes.net/news/indexvideo.html Warm winter extends season for Lake Superior ferry Duluth News Tribune (2/11) The Madeline Island Ferry Line is operating later than usual because the channel has not yet frozen enough to allow the ice road to open. 1,600 jump into icy Lake Ontario United Press International (2/11) Organizers of a "Polar Plunge" in New York said about 1,600 people jumped into the icy waters of Lake Ontario to raise $225,000. Lakes & streams 101: Aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes Minnesota Sea Grant (2/10) Aquatic Invasive Species Specialists with Minnesota Sea Grant join Northland's NewsCenter to talk about, show examples of, and present ways to stop the spreading of aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes. Lakes & Streams 101: The dangers of rip currents Minnesota Sea Grant (2/10) A Coastal Communities and Land Use Planning Educator with Minnesota Sea Grant joins Northland's NewsCenter to talk about rip currents in the Great Lakes and safety precautions that Great Lakes beach goers should know. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/dailynews/attachments/20120217/184a774b/attachment.html