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Great Lakes Coalition Annual Membership Meeting
Plan to attend the Great Lakes Coalition Annual Membership Meeting to be held on Saturday, August 10, 2019 starting at 10 a.m. (EDT) at the Haworth Inn & Conference Center on the campus of Hope College at 225 College Avenue in downtown Holland, Michigan. Guest Speaker will be Melissa "Missy" Kropfreiter, P.E., Hydraulic Engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Topic: Lake Levels
06/14/2019
Proposed New Lock at Lake Superior
The case for building a new lock at Sault Ste. Marie received a big boost with the publication of a report by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which detailed the critical importance of the locks to the U.S. economy. The report, entitled: “The Perils of Efficiency: An Analysis of an Unexpected Closure of the Poe Lock and Its Impact” was completed in October of 2015, and reported on MLive on March 13, 2016.
02/12/2019
Lake Levels
As of June 13, 2019, Lake Michigan water level is at 581.71 feet. For more information, go to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers daily level chart at http://lre-wm.usace.army.mil/ForecastData/DailyLevelsEnglish.pdf
02/12/2019
Annual Membership Meeting Draws Record Attendance
The Great Lakes Coalition held its Annual Membership Meeting on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at the Haworth Inn & Conference Center on the campus of Hope College in Holland, Michigan. Concerns about rising water levels and increased outflow from Lake Superior brought a record attendance of almost 200 shoreline property owners. Guest Speaker was John Allis, P.E., Chief, Great Lakes Hydraulics & Hydrology Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District Office.
02/12/2019
