Grand Haven Pier deteriorating- Editor H2ONotes [ 5/18/2012 - 06:46 ] # GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WZZM) - The pier along Lake Michigan in Grand
Haven is deteriorating and the US Army Corps of Engineers is urging
people to be extra cautious. The problem stems from a lack of funding and is expected to get worse.
The entrance to the pier has warning signs and a memorial with the faces of two young men, Dan Reiss and Andy Fox.
"I just went through Mothers Day yesterday without my son. It has
been 8 years, but it still hurts. I don't want anyone else to lose a
loved one unnecessarily," says Vicki Cech, Andy's mother. more...
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Tours teach lake history, research- Editor H2ONotes [ 5/18/2012 - 06:44 ] # PUT-IN-BAY --Tourists at Put-in-Bay can learn about Ohio history and
the important Lake Erie research conducted at The Ohio State's Stone
Laboratory by taking a tour of Gibraltar Island this summer. Science
and History Tours of the 6.5-acre island in Put-in-Bay harbor are from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays from June 20 through Aug. 15. Groups
will take guided tours of the island, including Perry's Lookout, the
glacial grooves, Stone Lab buildings and the outside of Cooke Castle.
The second part of the tour will focus on the Lake Erie research
currently underway at Stone Lab. more...
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Lake St. Clair fest teaches students importance of preserving natural resources- Editor H2ONotes [ 5/18/2012 - 06:43 ] # Clinton Township — The butterscotch-colored corn snake
patiently allowed students to stroke its back as the presenter held it
coiled around her arm. Some students snapped pictures of "Zeus," while others giggled nervously. "It's
really cool and kind of gross at the same time," said Elizabeth Foster,
11, a fifth-grader at Westwood Elementary School in the Warren Woods
Public School District. Elizabeth was one of about 1,600 Macomb
County fourth- and fifth-grade students who gathered Tuesday at Macomb
Community College to explore concepts of water conservation,
preservation and safety at the fifth annual Lake St. Clair Water
Festival. The event's goal was to instill an understanding of
stewardship of the earth's water and its impact on all living creatures. more...
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10 Tips for Choosing Marine Stereos- Editor H2ONotes [ 5/17/2012 - 07:15 ] # 
Marine stereos fail regularly, have poor sound
quality, and rarely live up to expectations—know these 10 tips, however,
and you’ll be able to choose and install your next stereo wisely.
Take these 10 tips for choosing marine stereos to heart, or
there’s a good chance that the expensive sound system you install on
your boat will soon be croaking instead of crooning. 1. Never buy anything that says “marinized.” This is code for saying
it’s an automotive system with a spray-coated circuit-board, which is
being marketed to boaters. Chances are it won’t last long in the marine
environment.
2. Mount the head unit belowdecks whenever possible. Then put a
waterproof remote at the dash. That will extend the life of the stereo
significantly, even though the remote may need replacement every season
or two. more...
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Even Man's Best Friend Needs A Life Jacket- Editor H2ONotes [ 5/16/2012 - 17:04 ] # ANNAPOLIS, Md.,
May 16, 2012 - It doesn't take National Safe Boating Week (May 19-25) to
remind us that life jackets are important, even for man's best friend.
But no matter water dog or a lap dog, the life jacket has to be
right-sized - so how will you know it fits? The BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety
has released "Foundation Findings #52," the latest boating safety
equipment product testing series now chronicled in the June/July 2012 BoatUS Magazine, "It's a Dog's Life (Jacket)." more
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New Boater-Assistance Service Opens on Lake Superior- Editor H2ONotes [ 5/15/2012 - 04:23 ] # Black Warrior Marine in Bayfield, Wisconsin, Joins the BoatUS Fleet
BAYFIELD,
Wis., May 14, 2012 - Capt. Tucker Culberson, who has been boating on
Lake Superior since he was a young boy, has turned his passion for
Northern Wisconsin waters into a career. Culberson earned his USCG
captain's license when he was still in high school and has been working
on boats ever since. Now he has launched his own business, an
on-the-water towing service that will be a boon to boaters who need a
jumpstart, run out of fuel, have a mechanical breakdown or run aground. more
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The Life of a Middle-Aged Boat And What to Do About It- Editor H2ONotes [ 5/11/2012 - 17:17 ] # ALEXANDRIA, Va.,
May 11, 2012 - With people, middle age begins at around 40. With boats,
it's about the 10-year mark. And for both, it signals a time when age
begins to show. But that doesn't mean life is slowing down - only that
more effort is needed to stay in shape. With decade-old boats, that
means taking a hard look at things that haven't been checked out over
the years. BoatUS has these nine "middle age" maintenance tips on
boats: more
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DNR: Searchable fishing regulations tool now available- Editor H2ONotes [ 5/7/2012 - 07:21 ] # MADISON -- Just in time for the opening day of the 2012 inland
fishing season, anglers have a new and easier way to figure out what
fishing regulations are on their favorite inland lake.A new searchable database
allows anglers to search by lake, by county and by multiple counties to
pull up an interactive map and a listing of the fishing regulations for
that water. more...
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Keewatin to leave Kalamazoo Lake on June 2- Editor H2ONotes [ 5/7/2012 - 07:20 ] # The historic steamship Keewatin will be leaving its home of more than 40 years at the beginning of June.
Work continues on the vessel and in Lake Kalamazoo in Douglas for a departure date of June 2.
“It depends on the weather,” said Eric Conroy, spokesman for ship owner
Gil Blutrich of Canada. Blutrich is chairman and president of Skyline
International Development Inc., a private Canadian investment and
management company. more...
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Erie men on trial on illegal fishing charges- Editor H2ONotes [ 5/7/2012 - 07:16 ] # At what tenth-inch does a translucent fishing line netted and
stretched in the waters of Lake Erie cross the line between business as
usual and a crime? That is the question before an Erie County judge who is weighing
charges that Pennsylvania's last Lake Erie commercial fishermen used
illegal gill nets to seine prize perch, bass and other fish species from
the lake off the coast of Harborcreek.
Gerald Mathers, 67, and his son, Aaron Mathers, 27, owners and
operators of Big Tony-the Last Fisherman, on East Lake Road, stand
accused of casting illegal gill nets, with a span of more than half a
mile, a year ago. The government says the nets, 23 panels made of thin, dyed
monofilament strands, were illegally designed to trap fish by the gills. more...
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10 Tips for Choosing Marine Stereos- Editor H2ONotes [ 5/2/2012 - 07:03 ] # Take these 10 tips for choosing marine stereos to heart, or there’s a
good chance that the expensive sound system you install on your boat
will soon be croaking instead of crooning.
1. Never buy anything that says “marinized.” This is code for saying
it’s an automotive system with a spray-coated circuit-board, which is
being marketed to boaters. Chances are it won’t last long in the marine
environment.
2. Mount the head unit belowdecks whenever possible. Then put a
waterproof remote at the dash. That will extend the life of the stereo
significantly, even though the remote may need replacement every season
or two.
3. Look for IPX ratings. Even if your stereo is mounted belowdecks,
the moist marine environment will soon take a toll. Stereos with an IPX
rating of at least 6 (tested with blasts of pressurized water) are a
must. An IPX rating of 7 (which requires test units to be submerged for
up to 30 minutes at a depth of one meter) is even better. more...
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Boat building: the rewards of doing it yourself- Editor H2ONotes [ 5/2/2012 - 06:46 ] # My father was recovering from a heart attack, flipping through a
magazine at the library, when he decided to build his first boat.
He saw an ad for a wooden kayak kit, and something about the grace of
the construction and the fact that it was done by hand struck him.
Despite a lack of woodworking skills, he decided to try building one
himself.
"The process was slow and plodding," he said. "But then a light bulb
goes off in your head and you realize why it was designed that way, why
it fits that way."
That was back in 2001, and there have been other projects since: a
14-foot sailboat, a second kayak and a guitar. Working with wood is a
constant learning experience for my dad, Russ Glazer. On the phone,
he'll launch into a breathless discussion of scarf joints, rolling
bevels or Brazilian blood wood. He studies diagrams, calls
manufacturers, browses online forums, reads instructions, and collects
purple bruises and bloodied fingers. more...
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City of Muskegon-owned Lakeshore Trail land to get shoreline restoration- Editor H2ONotes [ 4/30/2012 - 06:47 ] # Cost savings on waterfront restoration on a dozen sites along Muskegon
Lake’s south shore will allow for more environmental work to be done
this summer. The $10 million National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grant
will now pay for work along the Lakeshore Trail bike path below
Lakeshore Drive. The work will be along the city of Muskegon-owned
waterfront property from the Lakeshore Yacht Harbour on the east to the
former Amoco tank farm property on the west. more...
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Remoteness helps Apostles' appeal- Editor H2ONotes [ 4/30/2012 - 06:46 ] #  The Ojibwe were the first to paddle to the islands. Centuries later
came explorers, fur traders, hardy voyageurs and Jesuit missionaries.
Sounds like a chapter from a Canadian history book, but the islands
are south of the border, near the western end of Lake Superior, in what
is now Wisconsin.
No one knows what the Ojibwe called the islands. But they became the
Apostles, possibly because the early Europeans could see only 12 from
canoe level.
Turned out there were 22.
Today, all but one belong to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore,
part of the U.S. National Parks Service. The exception is Madeline. more...
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Great Lakes lamprey will be baked into a dish fit for a queen- Editor H2ONotes [ 4/30/2012 - 06:45 ] #  Sea lamprey may be one of the most hated species in the Great Lakes,
but it's a key ingredient in a traditional English pie that will be
given to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II for her Diamond Jubilee in June.
But
because the eel-like creatures are now a protected species in England,
the City of Gloucester, which has given the pie as a gift to the monarch
since the Middle Ages, made a request for the lamprey to the Great
Lakes Fishery Commission, which was only too happy to supply them.
Unfortunately, the English need only a few to make the pie. more...
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