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Cleanups planned for Coastweeks
The News-Messenger (9/2)
Ohio's 2008 Coastweeks observance will again focus on the preservation and protection of Lake Erie and its watershed through a variety of cleanup events along the shoreline and throughout its watershed.
Maritime Academy may hike maritime tuition up to 57%
Traverse City Record-Eagle (8/27)
Some of next year's students at the Great Lakes Maritime Academy could face tuition rate hikes of 50 percent or more.
Students build wind turbines
WTVG-TV Toledo (8/27)
Science students at Clay high school will soon have a way to measure the wind and how much power it can produce. This grant-funded project will provide data on how well turbines produce power in the changeable wind environment near the lake.
What's going on in your neighborhood this month? Meet other people and learn together at recreational and educational events! Our new dynamic calendar is updated daily with current educational events.
How many shipwrecks have occurred in the Great Lakes?
from Thom
According to Dave Swayze, a Great Lakes researcher and historian, the current number of ships lost to shipwrecks, at this point, totals 4,262. Swayze manages The Great Lakes Shipwreck File: Total Losses of Great Lakes Ships from 1679. His research continues, so this is by no means the total number; he believes there are probably around 5,000 shipwrecks in the Great Lakes.
If you're interested in finding out more about a particular shipwreck, visit his database. Also, the TEACH June 2001 module will focus on Shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, so check it out!
Thank you for your question!
Answered on March 1, 2001