Sistership to Inland Seas Under Construction in Canada

The schooner Sojourner, originally built in Illinois, is being modified for ocean cargo work in Wheatly, Ontario. Check out the progress on the blog http://obock.blogspot.com/

-T. Kelly

Underwater Videos From Chris Doyal

Here are views into Grand Traverse Bay, courtesy of Chris Doyal. Check out the round gobies in the Tramp video and the growth of algae and mussels on the wrecks. http://www.chrisdoyal.com/section195090.html

Recently Chris made a presentation at the Inland Seas Education Center and has helped us by cleaning our underwater camera lens. Thanks for all your good work, Chris.

Capt. Tom

View New Tall Ship Video (2 Minutes)

Our Sail Training (and Science) Ship! Sorry, not in the video.

This new video was produced by the Sail Training International organization as a youth recruiting tool. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oETq5cBXpck

So we don't have the leaping dolphin but we do have lots of dancing plankton.



TK

On the Rocks

Read about Stupid Boating Tricks in Tom Rau's on-line boating safety newsletter at

http://www.boatsmart.net/viewstory.php?story_id=160&year=2008

Bloody Red Shirmp found in Grand Traverse Bay

MDNR researchers have found the invasive shirmp Hemimysis anomala in East Bay near Elk Rapids. Christine Crissman obained a sample for us to observe and photograph. Stop in the Center to see these under the microscope. We will be looking for these near our dock in Suttons Bay also. They stay close to the rocks so we would not likely get them in our plankton net at our sampling stations. For more information on Hemimysis go to http://www.schoolship.org/stewardship/?id=325 and click on the Hemimysis Fact Sheet.

Speaking of invasive species, Christine gave a great presentation on the effects of invasives in Grand Traverse Bay this past Tuesday. If you missed the seminar you can still see the slides at

http://www.schoolship.org/news_events/?id=759 - click on "presentation".

See you at the the Dance Party Benefit for the TC Water Festival this Saturday evening (8pm) at Serenity Tea Room.

-TK

Invasive Species Seminar Tonight (Nov. 11)

Come to the Invasive Species Seminar tonight (7pm) at the Inland Seas Education Center. Free and open to the public. For more information go to http://www.schoolship.org/news_events/?id=759

Dance to Save the Waters!