Unsalted Great Lakes

Unsalted Great Lakes

By Allison DevereauxScienceNature
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Unsalted Great Lakes episodes

  • Unsalted is back!

    Season two. Meet the people who work, live and play on the Great Lakes, and hear about shared challenges from all sides.

    1 hr 30 min
  • The Christmas Tree Ship
    Who was Captain Santa? Ellen Kennedy from the National Museum of the Great Lakes tells us about the sinking of the Rouse Simmons in Lake Michigan, with a crew and 5500 Christmas trees on board. 
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    12 min
  • Pop the champagne, the lake trout are making babies

    Conservationists are trying to bring back the lake trout to Lake Erie. After decades of stocking, they made a new discovery: fry. Pop the champagne, because these baby trout show the adult population is breeding. Jim Markham, Senior Aquatic Biologist at New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, tells us the story of lake trout recovery. 


    20 min
  • Lifeguarding on Lake Huron

    In his 24 years on Grand Bend's Beach Patrol, lifeguard Scott Ruddle has seen a lot. He talks about life in the tower at one of the lake's busiest beaches. 

    22 min
  • Don’t be a nurdle: Great Lakes plastics

    We've seen plastic swirling around the ocean, but how much is in the Great Lakes? Meet Eddie Olshansky, a kayaker on the Cuyahoga River who is reeling in trash. We're also joined by Patricia Corcoran, an earth scientist at Western University.  

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    21 min
  • Chicago's Great Lake Jumper

    It started as a hangover cure, but Dan O’Conor ended up jumping in Lake Michigan every day for a year straight. 365 days, 365 jumps.

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    20 min
  • A near-death experience on Lake Michigan
    A near-drowning in Lake Michigan turned Jamie Racklyeft into a water safety advocate. 
    He shares the experience of coming close to death (a Bruce Springsteen song popped into his head), how it changed his life and his best tips for staying safe. 
    Learn more about the Great Lakes Water Safety Consortium. 
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    21 min

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Love the Great Lakes? Join Allison Devereaux as she explores the largest freshwater system on earth. Proudly made in Canada.