Students aren’t the only learners on a schoolship

Students aren’t the only learners on a schoolship

By Steve Stewart This fall, the Great Lakes Education Program (GLEP) will conclude its 26th year of classroom and vessel-based education in southeast Michigan. We usually think of the student participants and their teachers when we think of GLEP education, but...

When is a minnow not really a minnow?

More than 50 minnow species call the Great Lakes home, but not all small fish are minnows. By Brandon Schroeder On average we may know more about minnows than any other family of fish found in the Great Lakes. We see them in darting silver schools while wading at the...
Fast facts on Lake Michigan salmon and trout

Fast facts on Lake Michigan salmon and trout

Fisheries managers issued a new proposal to reduce stocking of Chinook salmon and lake trout. Anglers should get the facts before deciding how to react. By Dan O’Keefe Many anglers, charter captains, and community leaders along the shores of Lake Michigan are...