Bicentennial re-enactment of the 1681 LaSalle Expedition leader, Reid Lewis, voyageur rendezvous with Project Lakewell, Inc., and Pottawatomie Spiritual Elder presenting at the Washington Island Canoe and Kayak weekend, Door County.
“Voices of Our Past,” a fur-trade rendezvous will be created at Red Barn Park on Saturday, June 20. An historic re-enactment and encampment with Project Lakewell, Inc., a five-member teaching team is the centerpiece of the weekend’s environmental education symposium interpreting French Voyageurs, Metis, and other characters in traditional regalia. Visitors can interact with the educators and learn about wilderness ecology, environmental preservation, and centuries-old survival skills.
The historic Lake Michigan car ferry S.S. Badger will provide passage for the five-member voyageur team and their canoe from Ludington, Michigan to Manitowoc, Wisconsin on June 19 and return on June 21. “The voyageur canoes and the S.S. Badger both have significant roles in the maritime heritage of the Great Lakes, and while the Badger features a lot of modern-day amenities, at heart she is very much a piece of living history,” says Kari Karr of the S. S. Badger.
On Sunday, June 21st, the Project Lakewell re-enactors will paddle a 26-foot reproduction birch-bark canoe across Death’s Door from Washington Island, Wisconsin to Northport on the Door County mainland with a fleet of kayaks and canoes, pilot boats and the Washington Island Ferry Line.
Billy Daniels Jr., Pottawatomie Spiritual Elder and County Pottawatomie Director of Language and Culture of the Forest Community offers prayers and reflections on the historical significance of the Death’s Door passage on Sunday, June 21, before the regatta launches from Washington Island to Northport.
Reid Henri Lewis, historian, adventurer, and cultural preservationist, is the keynote presenter at Washington Island’s Trueblood Performing Arts Center on Saturday, June 20th at 8:00pm. Lewis will recount his experience leading an 8-month, 23-man expedition through the cruelest Midwestern winter on record to re-create LaSalle’s epic 1681 voyage from Montreal to the Gulf of Mexico. His presentation is a vivid multi-media spectacle including live narration, powerful audiovisual effects, story and song. People Magazine has called Lewis’s expedition a "dramatic" and "arduous" historical adventure, re-created in "harrowing detail."
Project Lakewell, Billy Daniels, Jr. and Reid Lewis round out a full roster of weekend activities and events, including a kayak symposium where novices and experienced paddlers can hone their skills with instruction by world-class kayakers. Experienced paddlers are registering for the marathon kayak race circumnavigating Washington Island. Beginner and intermediate races in Detroit Harbor are offered too. Families and spectators welcome! Washington Island provides hospitality and activities for all ages and abilities, including the Art & Nature Center, School House Beach, Farm and Maritime Museums, Mountain Park and Lookout Tower, Sievers School of Fiber Arts, Ostrich Farm, restaurants, hotels, retail stores, golfing and biking.
To find out more about the Washington Island Canoe and Kayak Event and to register for the races, symposium and Death's Door Crossing log onto http://www.washingtonislandcanoeandkayakevent.com or call (920) 847-2400. Registration for the kayak symposium is limited to maintain a 1:6 instructor/student ratio, so call now to reserve your spot!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
A TRIO OF EXCITING PRESENTERS HEADLINE THE FIRST ANNUAL WASHINGTON ISLAND CANOE & KAYAK EVENT, JUNE 19, 20 & 21.
Court of Appeals permits Canandaigua Lake development's boat-docking plan
democratandchronicle - may 19
A recent ruling by the state's highest court is expected to end the legal fight over a contested development on the west side of Canandaigua Lake.
But that might not be the last word if the issues raised by this lawsuit surface in other lakeside developments. An advisory committee is slated to make recommendations soon that could tighten the statute at the center of the court battle.
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A recent ruling by the state's highest court is expected to end the legal fight over a contested development on the west side of Canandaigua Lake.
But that might not be the last word if the issues raised by this lawsuit surface in other lakeside developments. An advisory committee is slated to make recommendations soon that could tighten the statute at the center of the court battle.
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Ethanol Blend Rate Increase Opposed By Groups
redorbit - may 19
On Monday, an environmental group and a boating industry trade group announced that blending more than 10 percent ethanol into gasoline will result in damage to engines and more air pollution.
The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and the Environmental Working Group (EWG) believe evidence shows that a blend rate of up to 15 percent of ethanol in gasoline will be harmful.
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On Monday, an environmental group and a boating industry trade group announced that blending more than 10 percent ethanol into gasoline will result in damage to engines and more air pollution.
The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and the Environmental Working Group (EWG) believe evidence shows that a blend rate of up to 15 percent of ethanol in gasoline will be harmful.
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Boaters to get checked this weekend
startribune - may 18
Beginning this weekend , DNR conservation officers will join forces with other law enforcement agencies to try to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species from the Brainerd, Lake Mille Lacs and Prior Lake areas. Violators could face fines of up to $500.
The DNR wants boaters to "Pull the Plug" on aquatic hitchhikers such as zebra mussels.
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Beginning this weekend , DNR conservation officers will join forces with other law enforcement agencies to try to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species from the Brainerd, Lake Mille Lacs and Prior Lake areas. Violators could face fines of up to $500.
The DNR wants boaters to "Pull the Plug" on aquatic hitchhikers such as zebra mussels.
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Reducing the Lamprey population
may 18
When they're only a few inches, Sea Lamprey larvae can't do any damage to fish.
So, the goal of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service on Monday was to start chemically treating the Traprock River in Schoolcraft Township, to kill the tiny predator before it matures.
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When they're only a few inches, Sea Lamprey larvae can't do any damage to fish.
So, the goal of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service on Monday was to start chemically treating the Traprock River in Schoolcraft Township, to kill the tiny predator before it matures.
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Ohio Company granted royal charter: May 19, 1749
politico - may 19
On this day in 1749, England’s King George II granted the Ohio Company of Virginia a charter of 200,000 acres that stretched out from the forks of the Ohio River on the present site of Pittsburgh. In founding the company in 1747, Virginia planters directly challenged century-old French claims to the entire Ohio River Valley.
Those claims had already come under pressure from English-speaking fur traders and settlers. In promoting the settlement of American colonists in a region west of the Appalachians then thinly populated by Indian tribes, the company helped provoke the seven-year French and Indian War.
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On this day in 1749, England’s King George II granted the Ohio Company of Virginia a charter of 200,000 acres that stretched out from the forks of the Ohio River on the present site of Pittsburgh. In founding the company in 1747, Virginia planters directly challenged century-old French claims to the entire Ohio River Valley.
Those claims had already come under pressure from English-speaking fur traders and settlers. In promoting the settlement of American colonists in a region west of the Appalachians then thinly populated by Indian tribes, the company helped provoke the seven-year French and Indian War.
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Unraveling the mystery of feminized fish
may 19
In the Potomac River, male smallmouth bass are growing eggs. This phenomenon now poses one of the most important water quality problems of our time. Five years of research has failed to uncover the chemical contaminants responsible for the abnormal sexual development of these fish. Nevertheless, we should not view this lack of a smoking gun as disempowering. Rather, it is a testimonial to the difficulty of the environmental problems we face today. These problems are solvable, but it will take substantial scientific innovation and a reinvigorated dose of political will.
Since 2004, scientists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Geological Survey have been trying to solve the mystery of why the Potomac’s fish exhibit biological characteristics of both males and females. Since it has been well documented in laboratory studies that exposure to water pollutants can create intersex animals, the attempt to link a chemical contaminant to it is certainly prudent. However, an update published in the Washington Post on April 22 highlights the fact that relationships between organic pollutants and intersex creatures can be very difficult to establish.
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In the Potomac River, male smallmouth bass are growing eggs. This phenomenon now poses one of the most important water quality problems of our time. Five years of research has failed to uncover the chemical contaminants responsible for the abnormal sexual development of these fish. Nevertheless, we should not view this lack of a smoking gun as disempowering. Rather, it is a testimonial to the difficulty of the environmental problems we face today. These problems are solvable, but it will take substantial scientific innovation and a reinvigorated dose of political will.
Since 2004, scientists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Geological Survey have been trying to solve the mystery of why the Potomac’s fish exhibit biological characteristics of both males and females. Since it has been well documented in laboratory studies that exposure to water pollutants can create intersex animals, the attempt to link a chemical contaminant to it is certainly prudent. However, an update published in the Washington Post on April 22 highlights the fact that relationships between organic pollutants and intersex creatures can be very difficult to establish.
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Great Lakes scientists soliciting research topics from the public
toledo blade - may 19
As last-minute preparations were made at the University of Toledo Monday for one of the largest biennial gatherings of Great Lakes scientists, two federal research agencies tried to get a better handle on what the public expects now that the nation's president is from the Great Lakes region.
The first event was a workshop held by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, which studies how cancer-causing PCBs, mercury, and other pollutants in Great Lakes fish can impair human health.
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As last-minute preparations were made at the University of Toledo Monday for one of the largest biennial gatherings of Great Lakes scientists, two federal research agencies tried to get a better handle on what the public expects now that the nation's president is from the Great Lakes region.
The first event was a workshop held by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, which studies how cancer-causing PCBs, mercury, and other pollutants in Great Lakes fish can impair human health.
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Coaster Brook Trout not on list
A major set back was dealt to environmentalists Monday as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided that it will not list the Coaster Brook Trout on the endangered species list.
In 2006, the Sierra Club petitioned the government to list Coaster Brook Trout as endangered and to designate a protected habitat for them.
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In 2006, the Sierra Club petitioned the government to list Coaster Brook Trout as endangered and to designate a protected habitat for them.
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