BOIS BLANC ISLAND

The entirety of Mackinac Island is listed as a National Historic Landmark. Bois Blanc Island in the foreground. Then Round Island, then Mackinac Island on October 26, 2021. Photo provided by Cyndie MillerResidents of Bois Blanc Island – colloquially called “Boblo” – pride themselves on placing a priority on nature. The same kind of monitoring could be accomplished through satellite surveillance technology that already exists.”On Mackinac Island, officials also didn’t think the Enbridge gear would fit in.

DETROIT – A freighter that ran aground on the Detroit River has been freed Thursday. The U.S. Coast Guard tweeted that the the Harvest Spirit has been refloated and will undergo further inspection. The 500-foot freighter Harvest Spirit, aground in the Detroit River since Wednesday morning, was successfully refloated this afternoon and is safely anchored in U.S. waters while awaiting a thorough inspection. News release: https://t.co/uso2FQQpnp pic.twitter.com/L3X47zJDww — USCG Great Lakes (@USCGGreatLakes) December 4, 2020Shipping was routed to Detroit River’s Amherstburg Channel, east of Bois Blanc Island. The Detroit River is one of the busiest rivers for commercial shipping on the planet.

DETROIT – A freighter ran aground in the Detroit River’s Livingstone Channel at about 7 a.m. Wednesday. Boat traffic is being redirected as crews are working to free the Harvest Spirit, a Canadian vessel built in 2012. The ship was headed toward Thunder Bay in Ontario, just north of Isle Royale in Lake Superior, when it went aground between Grosse Ile and Bois Blanc Island.