Great Lakes Winter Grab

A first-of-its-kind coordinated campaign to sample all five Great Lakes, Lake St. Clair, and the St. Lawrence River under the ice.

1

Thunder Bay - Lake Superior

Lakehead University

2

Keweenaw Waterway - Lake Superior

Michigan Tech University

3

Apostle Islands - Lake Superior

University of Minnesota Duluth & University of Chicago

4

Keweenaw Bay - Lake Superior

Michigan Tech University

5

Whitefish Bay - Lake Superior

Lake Superior State University

6

Green Bay - Lake Michigan

University of Minnesota Duluth & University of Chicago

7

Saint Martin Bay - Lake Huron

Lake Superior State University

8

Whitefish Falls - Lake Huron

Clarkson University

9

Birch Island - Lake Huron

Clarkson University

10

Little Current - Lake Huron

Clarkson University

11

Parry Sound - Lake Huron

Environment and Climate Change Canada

12

Georgian Bay - Lake Huron

Trent University

13

Saginaw Bay - Lake Huron

Central Michigan University

14

Saginaw Bay - Lake Huron

Central Michigan University

15

Saginaw Rivermouth - Lake Huron

Saginaw Valley State University

16

Saginaw Bay - Lake Huron

Central Michigan University

17

Saginaw Bay - Lake Huron

University of Michigan

18

Saginaw Bay - Lake Huron

University of Michigan

19

Lake Huron

Canadian Coast Guard Ship - Samuel Risley

20

Lake Huron

Canadian Coast Guard Ship - Samuel Risley

21

Kettle Point - Lake Huron

Canadian Coast Guard Ship - Samuel Risley

22

South End - Lake Huron

United States Coast Guard Cutter - Neah Bay

23

South End - Lake Huron

Canadian Coast Guard Ship - Samuel Risley

24

Mitchell's Bay - Lake St. Clair

University of Windsor

25

Detroit Rivermouth - Lake Erie

Canadian Coast Guard Ship - Griffon

26

Western Basin - Lake Erie

United States Coast Guard Cutter - Neah Bay

27

Western Basin - Lake Erie

United States Coast Guard Cutter - Neah Bay

28

Western Basin - Lake Erie

Canadian Coast Guard Ship - Griffon

29

Western Basin - Lake Erie

Canadian Coast Guard Ship - Griffon

30

Western Basin - Lake Erie

United States Coast Guard Cutter - Neah Bay

31

Western Basin - Lake Erie

United States Coast Guard Cutter - Neah Bay

32

Western Basin - Lake Erie

United States Coast Guard Cutter - Neah Bay

33

Maumee Bay - Lake Erie

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

34

South Bass Island - Lake Erie

Ohio State University

35

Sandusky Bay - Lake Erie

Bowling Green State University

36

Central Basin - Lake Erie

United States Coast Guard Cutter - Neah Bay

37

Lorain Harbor - Lake Erie

Oberlin College

38

Central Basin - Lake Erie

United States Coast Guard Cutter - Neah Bay

39

Central Basin - Lake Erie

Canadian Coast Guard Ship - Griffon

40

Central Basin - Lake Erie

Canadian Coast Guard Ship - Griffon

41

Central Basin - Lake Erie

Canadian Coast Guard Ship - Griffon

42

Central Basin - Lake Erie

Canadian Coast Guard Ship - Griffon

43

Abino Bay - Lake Erie

Environment and Climate Change Canada

44

Waverly Beach - Lake Erie

Environment and Climate Change Canada

45

Port Dalhousie - Lake Ontario

Environment and Climate Change Canada

46

Hamilton Harbour - Lake Ontario

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

47

Bronte Harbour - Lake Ontario

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

48

Bay of Quinte - Lake Ontario

Trent University

49

Upper St. Lawrence River

Clarkson University

Credits

Sites 8 - 10

Citizen Scientists: Shane McGregor, Clayton Courtney, and Clayton Courtney, Sr. supervised by Michael Twiss of Clarkson University

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Todd McInturf, The Detroit News