http://coseegreatlakes.net/weblog Spreading the word about the Great Lakes Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:27:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It was called “The Love of Learning Boat” by the Bay City Times before our journey had even begun. Several newspapers had the same announcement printed and posted on their websites. “Fifteen teachers from seven Great Lakes states are preparing for a week-long Lake Huron Shipboard and Shoreline ... http://coseegreatlakes.net/weblog/2009/08/07/day-7-our-adventure-comes-to-an-end/ http://coseegreatlakes.net/weblog/2009/08/04/814/ Thanks to the Crew of the Lake Guardian We capped off the trip with a HUMONGOUS THANK YOU to the fabulous crew. Unless you have spent anytime on a research vessel, it is hard to fully appreciate all the details that must be attended to. Two captains shared the pilot hour ... http://coseegreatlakes.net/weblog/2009/08/04/day-6-last-full-day-of-adventure/ Today was exciting! We had a news crew from WBKB television, a reporter from the Alpena News, and two wonderful speakers from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Research Station in Alpena, who were shuttled over to the Lake Guardian shortly after breakfast. Dave Fielder, a fisheries ... http://coseegreatlakes.net/weblog/2009/07/30/day-5-we-made-the-news/ Stars were amazing tonight. A cold breeze and calmness swept over everything. A light came on from the front of the ship keeping watch out on the water. As I came back in it was hard to go to bed. There is so much to do. So much to keep ... http://coseegreatlakes.net/weblog/2009/07/28/a-night-time-reflection/ http://coseegreatlakes.net/weblog/2009/07/28/743/ Today dawned with promise of a more relaxed pace. The day began with another fabulous breakfast by our kitchen staff. Next we worked on various projects while we waited for our turn to take the ship’s small boat, Vega, to the port at Alpena on Thunder Bay. Upon arrival we walked ... http://coseegreatlakes.net/weblog/2009/07/28/day4-a-day-on-shore/ http://coseegreatlakes.net/weblog/2009/07/28/705/ 53.4 Meters: the depth we dropped anchor today in search of a prize greater than oligochaetes or plankton. According to Guy Meadows, PhD. Director of the Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratories at the University of Michigan, who joined us today, the ridge that cuts through the lake may have been home to ... http://coseegreatlakes.net/weblog/2009/07/27/day-3-ancient-history-under-lake-huron-comes-alive/ Last night ended with a small shore leave for both participants and crew in Port Huron. After everyone had settled back in, the crew took shifts for staying on watch, and we enjoyed out first night in the little cubby holes we’re calling home for the week. While ... http://coseegreatlakes.net/weblog/2009/07/26/day-2%e2%80%94we%e2%80%99re-officially-amateur-limnologists/