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Great Lakes

  • A view of a Lake Michigan beach.
    State report outlines concerns, potential solutions for Great Lakes
    Lester Graham
    The Michigan State of the Great Lakes 2023 report outlines concerns and some potential solutions for the lakes and the watersheds that feed them.
  • In 2011, Ann Raiho and Natalie Warren climbed into their canoe and pushed off the banks of the Minnesota River just outside Minneapolis. Their goal was to paddle to Hudson Bay, thousands of miles away in Canada. It was a huge test of physical strength and friendship. (courtesy: Ann Raiho / Natalie Warren)
    Presenting HumaNature: Tipping Point
    Daniel Wanschura
    In 2011, Ann Raiho and Natalie Warren climbed into their canoe and pushed off the banks of the Minnesota River just outside Minneapolis. Their goal was to paddle to Hudson Bay, thousands of miles away in Canada. It was a huge test of physical strength and friendship.
  • In 2011, Ann Raiho and Natalie Warren climbed into their canoe and pushed off the banks of the Minnesota River just outside Minneapolis. Their goal was to paddle to Hudson Bay, thousands of miles away in Canada. It was a huge test of physical strength and friendship. (courtesy: Ann Raiho / Natalie Warren)
    Presenting HumaNature: Tipping Point
    In 2011, Ann Raiho and Natalie Warren climbed into their canoe and pushed off the banks of the Minnesota River just outside Minneapolis. Their goal was to paddle to Hudson Bay, thousands of miles away in Canada. It was a huge test of physical strength and friendship.
  • Bluegill is the state fish of Illinois. In 1960, Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley presented Prince Akihito of Japan with a gift of 18 bluegill. Later, those fish would change the underwater ecosystem of Japan forever.
    The Prince Fish
    In October 1960, Prince Akihito of Japan visited Chicago for 21 hours. Chicago’s mayor presented the prince with a diplomatic gift: 18 bluegill. What happened next would change the underwater world of Japan forever.
  • Bluegill is the state fish of Illinois. In 1960, Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley presented Prince Akihito of Japan with a gift of 18 bluegill. Later, those fish would change the underwater ecosystem of Japan forever.
    The Prince Fish
    Ellie Katz
    In October 1960, Prince Akihito of Japan visited Chicago for 21 hours. Chicago’s mayor presented the prince with a diplomatic gift: 18 bluegill. What happened next would change the underwater world of Japan forever.
  • A view of the abandoned Winona Mine Stamp Mill in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. September 19, 1929. (credit: Michigan Technological University Archives)
    Ghost Towns Lost and Found
    Maxwell Howard
    David Exelby was scrolling through Reddit when he came across a mysterious post. This guy had stumbled on a ghost town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The problem was no one could find it. David and producer Max Howard go looking.
  • The sun sets over Lake Michigan. Oct. 1, 2023. (Photo credit: Izzy Ross/IPR)
    As Great Lakes warm, collaboration and Indigenous self-determination are keys to adapting
    Izzy Ross
    The five Great Lakes are among the fastest-warming bodies of water on Earth. They contain one fifth of the world’s freshwater, and climate change is affecting the ecosystems, people and industries that depend on them.
  • Up North Lowdown, Ep. 31: Freshwater and fall colors
    Max Copeland
    They've tried bubbles, sound and electricity. What's next in the fight to keep invasive carp out of Lake Michigan? Also, how might climate change affect our fall colors?
  • The Frankfort Pier pictured on September 21, 2022 – exactly two years after Lane Frame was swept off it and into Lake Michigan. (credit: Dan Wanschura / Points North)
    Pier Pressure
    Lane Frame was visiting the Great Lakes for the first time. It was a windy day and the water was rough, but Lane and his brothers headed onto a pier to see a lighthouse. Then a wave crashed over the breakwall and pushed him into the water. Lane drowned, but maybe it didn’t have to be that way.
  • The Frankfort Pier pictured on September 21, 2022 – exactly two years after Lane Frame was swept off it and into Lake Michigan. (credit: Dan Wanschura / Points North)
    Pier Pressure
    Daniel Wanschura
    Lane Frame was visiting the Great Lakes for the first time. It was a windy day and the water was rough, but Lane and his brothers headed onto a pier to see a lighthouse. Then a wave crashed over the breakwall and pushed him into the water. Lane drowned, but maybe it didn’t have to be that way.
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