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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.
Where does all the water in the Great Lakes come from?
from Kyle in Juda, Wisconsin
The Great Lakes were formed by the melted water from glaciers, with the last glacier retreating almost 11,000 years ago. Today, snowmelt still supplies the Great Lakes with much of its water.
Read the following TEACH modules for more information:
How the Lakes were Formed
Water Levels on the Great Lakes
Great Lakes Shoreline Geology
Thank you for your question!
Answered on September 26, 2000