Michigan Sea Grant

Summer Discovery Cruises: Channels, Islands, Bays, and Reefs
2019-06-30 14:00 - 18:00 (America/Detroit) | Lake St. Clair Metropark, 31300 Metro Pkwy, Harrison Charter Township, MI, 48045
Note: This is a 4-hour cruise.
The St. Clair River Delta is one of the largest freshwater deltas in the world, and its many islands, bays, and channels create a truly unique feature of the Great Lakes basin. Join us as we travel up into the Middle Channel of the delta past Harsens and Dickinson Islands, and then down the North Channel, to learn about the incredible natural resources and cultural history of this fascinating area.

Summer Discovery Cruises: Lighthouses of Lake St. Clair
2019-06-30 10:00 - 13:00, 2019-06-26 18:00 - 21:00 | Lake St. Clair Metropark, 31300 Metro Pkwy, Harrison Charter Township, MI, 48045
Note: This is a 3-hour cruise.
Join a representative from the Save Our South Channel Lights organization to learn the history of the two lighthouses built on Lake St. Clair in 1855 to guide vessels through the treacherous St. Clair Flats. Learn about navigating the Great Lakes then and now and discover what is being done to preserve these historic landmarks.

Summer Discovery Cruises: Nightwatch
2019-06-29 21:00 - 23:30 | Lake St. Clair Metropark, 31300 Metro Pkwy, Harrison Charter Township, MI, 48045
Join the crew of the E/V Clinton on a late evening cruise and learn about navigating under the stars using charts, lights, and the heavens themselves. The cruise will take us through the history of navigation, from the discovery of latitude and longitude to today’s Loran and GPS systems. As darkness descends, we will set sail for lighthouses, search the heavens for constellations and use the North Star to help guide us to our home port.

Summer Discovery Cruise: Shipping Out
2019-06-29 18:00 - 20:30 | Lake St. Clair Metropark, 31300 Metro Pkwy, Harrison Charter Township, MI, 48045
Sign on for a voyage into the world of Great Lakes shipping! As the E/V Clinton heads toward the shipping channels across Lake St. Clair or the lower Detroit River, you will learn about lakers and salties, legendary sailors, and shipwrecks. With some luck, you might even get up close and personal to a thousand-footer or two along the way. Wear your Old Spice!

Summer Discovery Cruises: Lake St. Clair Fisheries
2019-06-28 10:00 - 12:30 | Lake St. Clair Metropark, 31300 Metro Pkwy, Harrison Charter Township, MI, 48045
This is not a fishing cruise, but it definitely is a “fishy” cruise! Learn firsthand about the fish that are found in Lake St. Clair, many of which are available for hands-on examination during the cruise. We will be joined by a Michigan DNR Fisheries Biologist and perhaps rendezvous with their research vessel while out on the lake to observe fish tagging, measuring, and other research operations.

Research and Restoration
2019-06-27 18:00 - 20:30 | Lake St. Clair Metropark, 31300 Metro Pkwy, Harrison Charter Township, MI, 48045
A great number of scientific research and conservation efforts are taking place on Lake St. Clair and in its wetlands, ranging from fish to birds and invasive species to water quality. Join us on this cruise to observe Lake St. Clair marsh restoration, learn about the HEART lab (Huron to Erie Alliance for Research and Training) and its activities, and travel out to the Old South Channel Range Lights to see how restoration of the lighthouses has created an ideal nesting island for the threatened Common Tern.

Summer Discovery Cruises: The Nature of Lake St. Clair
2019-06-27 14:00 - 17:00, 2019-06-27 10:00 - 12:30 | Lake St. Clair Metropark, 31300 Metro Pkwy, Harrison Charter Township, MI, 48045
Take an educational cruise on Lake St. Clair to discover the rich variety of aquatic life that makes Lake St. Clair so special. Plants, animals, and habitats — including one of the world’s largest freshwater deltas — will be explored.

Great Lakes Levels Informational Meeting: Ludington
2019-06-19 18:00 - 20:00 | City of Ludington, Municipal Office Complex Community Room 400 S. Harrison Street Ludington, MI 49431, 400 S. Harrison Street, Community Room, Ludington, MI, 49431
What is in store for Summer / Fall 2019?
Presented by: Michigan Sea Grant Extension
Hosted by: City of Ludington
City of Ludington, Municipal Office Complex
Community Room
400 S. Harrison Street
Ludington, MI 49431
AGENDA
Welcome / Opening comments (Mark Breederland, Michigan Sea Grant Extension)
Keynote speaker: Keith Kompoltowicz, Chief, US Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes Hydraulics & Hydrology Office, Detroit, MI – lead Great Lakes levels forecast supervisor
Featured speaker: Mark Breederland, Michigan Sea Grant Extension
Facilitated Questions & Answers
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory / EGLE Michigan will also be in attendance to answer questions regarding permits.
