Echo
Forget freighter ballast, these mussels got here on moss balls
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The new hitchhikers in the Great Lakes region aren’t stopping drivers with a thumbs up. They’re riding moss balls across the ocean.
Echo
Blue spruce fungus hits Christmas tree, landscape tree growers
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Disease and a newly identified fungus have been killing Michigan’s blue spruce population for roughly a decade, and the dangers show no signs of slowing.
Echo
How archeologists excavate Great Lakes wrecks
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A World War Two fighter plane that was lost in a training accident in the 1940s will be recovered and displayed, according to Wayne Lusardi, a state maritime archaeologist at Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, an underwater preserve in Lake Huron.
Agriculture
Michigan farms working to combat climate change
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Michigan farmers take measures to reduce their environmental impact.
Echo
Novel sends U.P. game warden on 20th century spy mission
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A new novel from Michigan author Joseph Heywood.
Echo
Echo joins climate reporting collaborative
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Great Lakes Echo has joined a nationwide collaborative to provide better and more local reporting of climate change.
Echo
Lighthouses plan to pursue restoration plans
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Despite financial challenges, Michigan lighthouse boosters are eager to move forward with restoration plans this year.
Echo
On course for a ‘phenomenal year’: Charter captains hope for boom in 2021
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As the COVID-19 pandemic has upended much business as usual in the last year, charter fishing ventures on the Great Lakes say they’ve experienced higher demand for their services and look to this summer with anticipation.
Catch of the Day
The best-read Great Lakes Echo stories last year
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Take a look at Echo’s top 16 stories from 2020.
Catch of the Day
Breweries repurposing waste to feed people and animals
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How breweries are using the leftover grain from the brewing process.