https://www.wcmu.org/tags/lake-huron Lake Huron en-US Copyright Sun, 14 Sep 2025 17:32:22 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-09-14/how-a-garden-can-help-reduce-contamination-in-thunder-bay The city of Alpena's upcoming rain garden will collect water runoff instead of having it run into storm drains or the nearby Thunder Bay, which the city uses as a source of drinking water. Sun, 14 Sep 2025 17:32:22 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-09-14/how-a-garden-can-help-reduce-contamination-in-thunder-bay Brianna Edgar https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-08-18/fishy-business-mermaids-gather-in-oscoda-to-break-guinness-world-record Oscoda Citizens for Clean Water organized the event that drew 500 people dressed in mermaid and merman costumes. The event was also geared raising awareness about PFAS contamination in the area's water supply. Mon, 18 Aug 2025 22:21:53 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-08-18/fishy-business-mermaids-gather-in-oscoda-to-break-guinness-world-record Brianna Edgar https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-06-30/wildlife-change-and-dont-change-on-tiny-lake-huron-island-scientists-say In nature, a lot can change on a largely uninhabited Great Lakes island over the course of a century. And a lot can stay the same. That includes the disappearance and appearance of wildlife species. That’s what scientists discovered when they inventoried mammals and amphibians on Charity Island, a 252-acre speck near the mouth of Saginaw Bay in Lake Huron. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:54:20 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-06-30/wildlife-change-and-dont-change-on-tiny-lake-huron-island-scientists-say Eric Freedman https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-11-21/canadian-officials-found-debris-in-lake-huron-after-object-shot-down-in-2023 Canadian officials obtained debris from a module in Lake Huron just a few weeks after an unidentified flying object was shot down by the U.S. military in February 2023. It was not made public until now. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 22:37:18 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-11-21/canadian-officials-found-debris-in-lake-huron-after-object-shot-down-in-2023 Alvin (AJ) Jones https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-09-20/former-navy-seals-dive-into-lake-huron-to-map-shipwrecks-host-education-events-during-alpena-visit Force Blue is the only group in the world that retrains and redeploys veterans after returning home from duty to help restore marine resources. Their stop at the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena is their third stop on their tour of duty to all 15 national marine sanctuaries. Fri, 20 Sep 2024 17:09:15 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-09-20/former-navy-seals-dive-into-lake-huron-to-map-shipwrecks-host-education-events-during-alpena-visit Brianna Edgar https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-08-02/fighter-jet-drops-fuel-tanks-into-lake-huron-ohio-air-national-guard-investigates The Ohio Air National Guard is investigating what caused a malfunction that forced a pilot to drop two fuel tanks from 12,000 feet in the air over Iosco County and into Lake Huron. No injuries have been reported. Fri, 02 Aug 2024 18:33:11 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-08-02/fighter-jet-drops-fuel-tanks-into-lake-huron-ohio-air-national-guard-investigates Teresa Homsi, Rick Brewer https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-04-10/oscoda-residents-confirm-pfas-in-lake-huron-foam-with-community-led-study Oscoda residents have long-noted bright white foam on their Lake Huron beach, and worried about it containing toxic "forever chemicals." A new community-led study confirms their suspicions. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 14:22:55 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-04-10/oscoda-residents-confirm-pfas-in-lake-huron-foam-with-community-led-study Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-03-07/svsu-approves-remaining-funds-for-lake-huron-environmental-research-station The $2.5 million approval to complete the new research center puts the project on track to be constructed by 2025. Thu, 07 Mar 2024 16:32:01 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-03-07/svsu-approves-remaining-funds-for-lake-huron-environmental-research-station Brianna Edgar https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-08-08/lake-huron-sinkhole-resembles-earth-two-billion-years-ago A team of two graduate students and collaborators from Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, other universities and even Germany, are conducting studies on a 75-foot sinkhole in Alpena that resembles Earth's lack of oxygen over two billion years ago. Tue, 08 Aug 2023 21:32:14 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-08-08/lake-huron-sinkhole-resembles-earth-two-billion-years-ago Zipporah Abarca https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-05-08/senators-call-on-dod-intelligence-community-to-implement-unidentified-anomalous-phenomenon-policies The Senate Intelligence Committee recently sent a letter to the Department of Defense and head of National Intelligence to establish communication channels for witnesses of unidentified anomalous phenomenon outlined in the latest defense bill. Mon, 08 May 2023 22:06:50 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2023-05-08/senators-call-on-dod-intelligence-community-to-implement-unidentified-anomalous-phenomenon-policies Rick Brewer