The health risks of Lake Ontario fish- Editor H2ONotes [ 7/8/2010 - 07:26 ] # OSWEGO, NY
(WXXI) -
The weather's great and the fish
are biting, but what are you biting into when you eat the fish you catch
in New York State?
The state Health Department puts out
advisories on what kinds of fish you should and shouldn't eat, but how
many people know this? Jasmyn Belcher brings us this report from where
the Oswego River meets Lake Ontario. more...
Environment
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Tall Ships aren't just pretty to look at- Editor H2ONotes [ 7/8/2010 - 07:24 ] # The Tall Ships Challenge brings to life the era when wind-powered
vessels dominated the seas. It's also a chance for the crews to show-off
their seamanship in the first of a series of Great Lakes races. more...
Events
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Not seen in a decade- Editor H2ONotes [ 7/8/2010 - 07:23 ] # Park Canada is going to show us what sits at the bottom of the Sault
Canal as preparations get underway to drain the canal for the first time
in 10 years.
Once upon a time, John Rowswell before he became Mayor of Sault Ste. Marie pitched an idea to the city that would have seen a glass bottom to the Canadian canal - where people could watch from beneath, the pleasure craft going through the lock and the fish.
The idea didn't go anywhere, but Park Canada is going to show us what sits at the bottom of the Sault Canal as preparations get underway to drain the canal for the first time in 10 years. more...
Other
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Misty, cool day on Beaver Lake- Editor H2ONotes [ 7/8/2010 - 07:20 ] # I'm back from a ten day paddling trip through the Upper Peninsula, most
of the time I was on Lake Superior, but I found this lovely inland body
of water, Beaver Lake, in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
between Munising
and Grand Marais. more...
Other
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Ohio Records No Boating-Related Fatalities During Fourth of July Weekend- Editor H2ONotes [ 7/8/2010 - 07:18 ] # COLUMBUS - There were few reportable accidents and no boating-related
fatalities recorded in Ohio during the recent Fourth of July holiday
extended weekend, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources
(ODNR), Division of Watercraft.
Other
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