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U-M divers retrieve 8,900-year-old piece of wood from Lake Huron
Annarbor.com (12/12)
University of Michigan researchers announced they have found a 5 1/2 foot long, pole-shaped piece of wood that is 8,900 years old in Lake Huron.
Superior researchers studying invasives, ballast water
Ashland Current (2/9)
Determining how clean a ship's ballast water must be to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species is the goal of the latest research partnership between the Northeast-Midwest Institute and the Lake Superior Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
RIVERKEEPERS: Tending the waterways
Niagara Gazette (2/6)
The goal of the Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper is two-fold: protecting the water quantity and the quality, as well as connecting people to the waterfront.
Internationally renowned ‘Ocean Doctor’ to speak in Grand Rapids
MLive.com (2/3)
Known as the “Ocean Doctor,” David Guggenheim will speak in Grand Rapids, Mich., about the many similarities between the threats to the oceans and to our Great Lakes.
SUNY Fredonia to lead Great Lakes pollution study
Wall Street Journal (2/3)
Plastic pollution in the Great Lakes will be the focus of a study this summer. Led by the State University of New York at Fredonia, researchers will try to quantify the amount of plastic polluting the fresh water Great Lakes.
SSC students taking part in marine science bowl
Arenac County Independent (1/31)
Teams of Michigan high school students will be heading to Ann Arbor this weekend to take part in the annual Great Lakes Bowl, a quiz event that focuses on questions about marine and freshwater systems and biology.
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Does the Welland Ship Canal connect two of the lakes?
from Jennie in Emporia, Kansas
The Welland Canal connects Lakes Ontario and Erie. The canal was necessary
because the Niagara River, the natural connection between the lakes, has
impassable falls and rapids (Niagara Falls, to name one). Therefore, the
canal forms an important link for the shipping industry in the Great
Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system.
Welland canal was built (1914-32) to replace a canal opened in 1829, and was
modernized and enlarged in 1972. The canal is 27 miles long with a minimum
depth of 30 feet, and it contains eight locks, guiding ships up and down the
326 foot difference in elevation between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.
For a detailed history of the Welland Canal, go to:
The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway web page.
Thank you for your question!
Answered on January 5, 2001