Lake Erie

Expanding Great Lakes Trade

The Ohio River flows within 100 miles of Lake Erie in northeast Ohio. Connecting the river and lake with a canal would facilitate trade between Great Lakes ports and numerous... Read More

Protecting the Waters of The Great Lakes

Green Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Under Review The Great Lakes will likely get another protected area established soon – the Green Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (GB NERR). Final... Read More

Protecting Great Lakes Waters

Lake Erie Gets High Level Attention Lake Erie is receiving top-level attention on a number of fronts. Federal, state and local officials have policy initiatives and programs to benefit the... Read More

The Backbone of Economic Development

The state of Ohio builds on its maritime assets Growing up near the banks of the Ohio River on the west side of Cincinnati, as a child, it was always... Read More

Ohio Supreme Court Rules Lake Erie Offshore Wind Project Can Move Forward

The Ohio Supreme Court has approved a permit for developers to build the nation’s first offshore, freshwater wind farm off the coast of Lake Erie. In the 6-1 ruling, the... Read More

New Shipyard in Ohio? Bartlett Maritime Corporation Presses for Navy Contract to Increase Great Lakes Shipbuilding

Capt. Ed Bartlett has a vision. If it turns into drydocks and vessels, it will bring ship-building and an estimated 5,000 direct, permanent jobs to Ohio through two privately owned... Read More