30th Annual Michigan City In-water Boat Show August 27-30
Free admission for all LaPorte County Residents on Opening Day
The show will be held at Washington Park (200 Heisman Harbor Rd.) in Michigan City, Indiana.
Lake Michigan's largest lake-side floating boat show will feature hundreds of powerboats and sailboats. Also big tents will showcase everything from marine electronics to nautical clothing and sailing accessories.
Hours:
Thurs. Aug. 27, Fri. Aug. 28 Noon - 8 p.m.
Sat. Aug. 29 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sun. Aug. 30 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Admission:
$10 for adults. Children 12 and under Free.
Adults 60 and better receive $2 off.
E-tickets are available at www.michigancityboatshow.com
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Shoreview experiment may eliminate storm drains
Star Tribune - May 25
Shoreview is betting on a new "green'' concrete paving method that lets rainwater pass right through the street surface to prevent damaging runoff.
Pervious concrete -- made of gravel and cement minus the sand that gives regular concrete its impenetrable density -- has the porous quality of a Rice Krispies bar.
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Shoreview is betting on a new "green'' concrete paving method that lets rainwater pass right through the street surface to prevent damaging runoff.
Pervious concrete -- made of gravel and cement minus the sand that gives regular concrete its impenetrable density -- has the porous quality of a Rice Krispies bar.
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Dry docks land $2.7M contract
Tribune - June 2
A $2.7-million contract awarded to Seaway Marine and Industrial Inc. in St. Catharines will employ 35 hourly workers and help transform its dry docks into a state-of-the-art ship service centre.
The work involves a refit to the Canadian Coast Guard vessel Griffon and includes $450,000 worth of federal stimulus money.
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A $2.7-million contract awarded to Seaway Marine and Industrial Inc. in St. Catharines will employ 35 hourly workers and help transform its dry docks into a state-of-the-art ship service centre.
The work involves a refit to the Canadian Coast Guard vessel Griffon and includes $450,000 worth of federal stimulus money.
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City, port get $8.8M
Erie Times-News - June 2
A 12th Street parking lot, transformed into a welcome center.
Pedestrian-friendly sidewalks and safe intersections.
And a port that serves as an international shipping center.
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A 12th Street parking lot, transformed into a welcome center.
Pedestrian-friendly sidewalks and safe intersections.
And a port that serves as an international shipping center.
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State stresses protection of lake sturgeon
Ithica Journal - June 2
Local anglers probably already know it, but the state wants to make sure that everyone does - that possession of lake sturgeon in New York is prohibited.
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In the wake of several reports of lake sturgeon being caught recently by anglers in the Upper Niagara River near Buffalo Harbor - and a handful of reports in Cayuga over the last couple of years - the state is reminding the public that Acipenser fulvescen is a threatened species in New York.
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Local anglers probably already know it, but the state wants to make sure that everyone does - that possession of lake sturgeon in New York is prohibited.
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In the wake of several reports of lake sturgeon being caught recently by anglers in the Upper Niagara River near Buffalo Harbor - and a handful of reports in Cayuga over the last couple of years - the state is reminding the public that Acipenser fulvescen is a threatened species in New York.
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Ohio to turn Wingfoot Lake Park near Akron into public park
Plain Dealer - June 3
State wildlife officials will turn a nearly 700-acre natural area in Portage County -- reserved for a century for only Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. employees and retirees -- into a public park with hunting, fishing and boating.
The Ohio Division of Wildlife is entering into an agreement with the Trust for Public Land to acquire the land for $3.2 million from the rubber company. The deal includes 540-acre Wingfoot Lake, but not the Goodyear blimp hangar on the southeast end of the lake.
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State wildlife officials will turn a nearly 700-acre natural area in Portage County -- reserved for a century for only Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. employees and retirees -- into a public park with hunting, fishing and boating.
The Ohio Division of Wildlife is entering into an agreement with the Trust for Public Land to acquire the land for $3.2 million from the rubber company. The deal includes 540-acre Wingfoot Lake, but not the Goodyear blimp hangar on the southeast end of the lake.
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Environmentalists weigh in on carferry ash
Ludington Daily News - June 2
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was failing to enforce the Clean Water Act, one of three environmental organizations that sued the EPA and won told the Daily News Monday afternoon.
Because of the lawsuit, vessels now need to go through a permit process in order to discharge waste. The SS Badger is among those affected. It has a permit in the short term, but it will expire in 2012, when the EPA wants it to stop discharging ash — a byproduct of its coal-firing process — into Lake Michigan. Lake Michigan Carferry is working now to find a way either contain the ash and have it landfilled, find an alternative fuel source or switch to diesel engines.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was failing to enforce the Clean Water Act, one of three environmental organizations that sued the EPA and won told the Daily News Monday afternoon.
Because of the lawsuit, vessels now need to go through a permit process in order to discharge waste. The SS Badger is among those affected. It has a permit in the short term, but it will expire in 2012, when the EPA wants it to stop discharging ash — a byproduct of its coal-firing process — into Lake Michigan. Lake Michigan Carferry is working now to find a way either contain the ash and have it landfilled, find an alternative fuel source or switch to diesel engines.
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Wisconsin ballast water rules still awaiting DNR’s final authorization
Fox 21 - June 2
The DNR is behind schedule on finalizing ballast water rules that would affect part of the Great Lakes shipping industry.
The proposed rules would require any ocean-traveling ship that docks at Wisconsin ports to more thoroughly treat its ballast water. Contaminated ballast can carry invasive species that harm Great Lakes water quality and aquatic life. The DNR held hearings on its proposal this spring and promised a decision by early last month.
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The DNR is behind schedule on finalizing ballast water rules that would affect part of the Great Lakes shipping industry.
The proposed rules would require any ocean-traveling ship that docks at Wisconsin ports to more thoroughly treat its ballast water. Contaminated ballast can carry invasive species that harm Great Lakes water quality and aquatic life. The DNR held hearings on its proposal this spring and promised a decision by early last month.
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Ohio, Michigan economies shrinking smaller
Toledo Blade - June 3
A new federal analysis of state-level gross domestic product - the value of all goods and services produced - shows the economies in Ohio and Michigan shrank in 2008 and ranked 45th and 47th, respectively, in terms of growth.
According to the annual study by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Michigan and Ohio are the only two states whose economies are actually smaller today than they were in 2004. In the last four years, Michigan's economy has contracted by 3.5 percent, and Ohio's by 0.5 percent. Indiana's economy was third-worst, but grew an anemic 0.1 percent during the four-year period.
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A new federal analysis of state-level gross domestic product - the value of all goods and services produced - shows the economies in Ohio and Michigan shrank in 2008 and ranked 45th and 47th, respectively, in terms of growth.
According to the annual study by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Michigan and Ohio are the only two states whose economies are actually smaller today than they were in 2004. In the last four years, Michigan's economy has contracted by 3.5 percent, and Ohio's by 0.5 percent. Indiana's economy was third-worst, but grew an anemic 0.1 percent during the four-year period.
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