MidWest News

Advisors in Japan Say Post-Disaster Nuclear Checks are “Insufficient”
Jan 27@11:00am: Filed under: Energy News [from Alternative Energy]

Going Solar in Vermont is about to Become Profitable
Jan 27@10:00am: Filed under: Energy News [from Alternative Energy]

How to manage the nations nuclear waste
Jan 27@10:00am: Filed under: Energy News [from Alternative Energy]

Advisors in Japan Say Post Disaster Nuclear Checks are “Insufficient”
Jan 27@10:00am: Filed under: Energy News [from Alternative Energy]

ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit Preview
Jan 27@9:00am: Filed under: Energy News [from Alternative Energy]

Algae growing under Lake Erie ice spur dead zones
Jan 26@8:45am: Alethia Kaseben, Great Lakes Echo Jan 26 2012 The Great Lakes are diffic... [from Lake Erie]

LightSquared Question Validity of GPS Test Results
Jan 23@8:12am: LightSquared said today that the process used to test GPS devices by Air Force Space Command on behalf of the... [from Private Pilot News]

Reno Air Racing Association Announces 2012 Dates
Jan 22@4:27am: In a press conference to discuss the future of the National Championship Air Races, the Reno Air Racing Association (RARA)... [from Private Pilot News]

Tecnam P2006T Certified in Canada
Jan 13@4:00pm: Transport Canada today confirmed that the Tecnam P2006T twin is now fully validated, thereby enabling potential Canadian Tecnam customers to... [from Private Pilot News]

Cirrus Ballistic Chute Water Deployment
Jan 11@4:00pm: A Haiti bound Cirrus SR22 over the Atlantic Ocean suddenly experienced a loss of oil pressure while cruising... [from Private Pilot News]

Report downgrades Oak Creek bluff collapse damage
Jan 11@1:02pm: Thomas Content, The Journal Sentinel Jan 11 2012 The bluff failure and l... [from Lake Michigan]

2012 Michigan/Ontario Muskrat Dinner Events
Jan 11@11:12am: A meal of muskrat at Erie VFW Post 3295 in 2008, topped with banana peppers and served with mashed potatoes, creamed corn and turtle soup. Click th... [from Luna Pier Cook]

Odd trash from Chicago found in Muskegon State Park
Jan 5@8:58am: Megan Hart, the Muskegon Chronicle Jan 5 2012 Jim Plant has found some u... [from Lake Michigan]

Sunken ship in Lake Michigan is named to National Register of Historic Places
Jan 4@1:56pm: Associated Press, The Republic Jan 4 2012 SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — A Lake Michi... [from Lake Michigan]

Auxiliary to host safe boating class
Jan 4@1:43pm: The News-Messenger Jan 4 2012 TOLEDO -- Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 1... [from Lake Erie]

Embraer Deliveries Drop in 2011
Jan 2@4:00pm: Embraer delivered 32 commercial planes and 50 executive jets in the fourth quarter of 2011. Total deliveries for the year... [from Private Pilot News]

Lake Erie’s tiny new invader
Dec 28@9:16am: Carol Thompson, Great Lakes Echo Dec 28 2011 A tiny invader would have s... [from Lake Erie]

Supposed site of Griffon shipwreck to be partially excavated
Dec 21@10:17am: Peggy Walsh-Sarnecki, Detroit Free Press Dec 21 2011 Researchers didn't ... [from Lake Michigan]

Repairs get icebreaker under way
Dec 19@12:01pm: Steve Kuchera, Duluth News Tribune Dec 19 2011 The U.S. Coast Guard Cutt... [from Lake Michigan]

Algae danger grows in Lake Erie
Dec 19@11:49am: Wesley Lowery, The Columbus Dispatch Dec 19 2011 State environmental off... [from Lake Erie]

Who will foot bill for cleaner water?
Dec 8@10:14am: Randy Ludlow, Columbus Dispatch Dec 8 2011 The Ohio Environmental Protec... [from Lake Erie]

More on Swig: A Better Coney Pic
Oct 31@2:44pm: In my last post I included a pic of one of the (what I call) Flint-style coneys at Swig Restaurant & Bar in Perrysburg, Ohio, just south of Toledo.... [from Luna Pier Cook]

Satisfying Our Charcuterie Curiosities at Swig Restaurant, Perrysburg, Ohio
Oct 26@4:56pm: A coney from Swig Restaurant. The green tinge is from a neon beer sign overhead. A couple weeks ago on a Thursday afternoon, we headed down to Per... [from Luna Pier Cook]

Monster Candy, May’s Candy Shop, Mackinac Island, Michigan
Sep 26@5:55pm: The Monster Candy, about 4″ in diameter, from May’s Candy Shop on Mackinac Island in the straits between the peninsulas of Michigan. It was just ov... [from Luna Pier Cook]

Meatball Practice
Sep 20@1:57pm: Oddly enough, this is my first-ever batch of practice meatballs. While watching Chef Robert Irvine teach a kitchen crew how to make simple meatball... [from Luna Pier Cook]

Eddie Lee's
Jul 21@1:08pm: They're developing some new dishes to offer during the summer. We had their Prime Rib French Dip and it was delicious! The Eddie Lee's Signature ... [from MidWest News]

PizzAroma
Jun 20@7:51am: PizzAroma just opened on Heatherdowns near Reynolds. Their menu is huge and their food is exceptional! We stopped in and enjoyed a Pepperoni and ... [from MidWest News]

What is the best marine stereo for your situation?
May 10@7:30am: What is the best marine stereo for your situation?FIRST: Consider Size And Installation Dimensionsif you are replacing an existing stereo this will... [from MidWest News]

Marine Stereo Installation Tips
May 4@6:55am: Marine Stereo Installation TipsMusic can be a big part of the enjoyment of boating. But getting high-quality sound on a boat is not always easy. Fo... [from MidWest News]

Need a Car?
Feb 17@8:58am: A young woman from Monroe, Michigan walked in to the GO Auto Sales car lot office and it was obvious she was sizing up the place and the staff. Af... [from MidWest News]

Southwest Lake Michigan Shore
Feb 1@1:19pm: It's a stunning winter landscape, perfect for snowshoeing in Warren Woods State Park outside Three Oaks, Michigan; walking up Indiana Dunes Nationa... [from Midwest News]

Dearborn, Michigan
Jan 31@7:17am: At holiday time, Greenfield Village, a collection of historic buildings at The Henry Ford museum complex, feels like a page from a storybook. [from Midwest News]

Hocking Hills, Ohio
Jan 28@7:58pm: Every January, hundreds come out for Hocking Hills State Park's annual Winter Hike. [from Midwest News]

Chicago, Illinois
Jan 27@3:08pm: gorgeous Millennium Park [from Midwest News]

Door County, Wisconsin
Jan 26@1:39pm: Shops, galleries and inns stay open for visitors who come for cozy holiday shopping and peaceful walks along frozen Lake Michigan beaches. [from Midwest News]