Unsalted Great Lakes
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Great Lakes Science in Crisis
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S administration is putting cross-border science at risk. Together, US-Canada scientists keep the lakes healthy, detect harmful algal blooms and...
Who (Really) Owns the Great Lakes?
22 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is President Trump angling to take over the Great Lakes? Can the water be diverted to other states? Our guest is Daniel Macfarlane, an expert in envir...
I Miss Normal Winters: Why Lake Ice Matters
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Declining ice levels can impact everything from water quality to the economy. Hilary Dugan is one of sixteen researchers who published a study in the ...
Why are Whitefish in Decline?
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What are whitefish up against? With the population in decline, we’ll hear about the challenges and possibilities. Our guest is Jason Smith, fisherie...
Surfing on Lake Huron
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Want to surf a Great? Meet Tarah Coates, owner of a surf shop in Goderich, Ont. We talk about her sweet routine, surfing on the Great Lakes and its me...
Spearfishing on Superior
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about spearfishing and treaty rights in this interview with Kathleen Smith, an enrolled tribal member of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, loca...
All Too Clear
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why is the water so clear? Quagga mussels, known as filter feeders, are largely to blame. In their documentary, All Too Clear, Yvonne Drebert and Zach...
Fish Thief, a doc about Sea Lamprey
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Director Lindsey Haskin is back with another documentary, this one called “Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery.” We discuss the sea lamprey, how ...
Fighting Fire on Water
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tour a City of Detroit fire boat with Captain Scott Reynolds.
Microplastics in the Great Lakes
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chemist Sherri A. Mason (Sam) is passionate about plastics pollution. She discusses ways to limit your connection to plastic and reduce your ingestion...
An episode about bird poop
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Each spring, Chantry Island is home to thousands of (noisy) birds. Why do human visitors have to carry sticks above their heads? We'll visit the L...
They Found an Endangered Gar
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why did a Spotted Gar turn up in Toronto waters? The ancient fish, known for playing dead, is endangered in Ontario. Find out what this discovery mean...
Spooky Lakes with Geo Rutherford
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Geo is back! The Great Lakes Tiktoker, artist and educator has a new book. Geo Rutherford speaks to host Allison Devereaux about Spooky Lakes: 25 Stra...
Science, Sewing & Fast Fashion
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Great Lakes science, fast fashion & sewing your own clothes. Explore it all with Kerrice Bailey, a biology Master’s student at York University.
Cleaning Up the Detroit River
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Great Lakes champion John Hartig looks back on decades of conservation, including his efforts to restore the Detroit River. Hartig is a Visiting Schol...
Adapting to Whitefish in Decline
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Natasha Akiwenzie's family could no longer pull in the whitefish they used to, they pivoted to land-based learning. She tells us about making...
Seagulls: Why Are They So Obsessed With Us
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Learn to love seagulls (or at least co-exist). Our guest is Paul Graham, a professor of animal behaviour at University of Sussex.
How to Take Better Sunset Photos
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tips for capturing the sunset with photographers Jason O'Young & Amal Dev.
Lake Huron Beach Cleaner
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Helium balloons. Bottle caps. Socks. Lynn Tremain is a retired teacher who picks up garbage at Pinery Provincial Park in Ontario. Follow Unsalted on...
How do Great Lakes ships get mail?
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For 150 years, a company on the Detroit River has been delivering “mail by the pail” to freighters.Follow Unsalted on Instagram: @unsaltedpodOur t...
Season Two Trailer
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A podcast for people who work, live and play on the Great Lakes. Hosted and produced by Allison Devereaux.
The Christmas Tree Ship
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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, wit...
Pop the champagne, the lake trout are making babies
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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, b...
Lifeguarding on Lake Huron
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 bea...
Don’t be a nurdle: Great Lakes plastics
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Chicago's Great Lake Jumper
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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. Visit Dan's web...
Surfing from Hawaii to the Great Lakes
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Oahu surfer Timmy Matthews traded the Pacific Ocean for Lake Ontario. Find us on Instagram.
Bonus Mini-Episode: Never Chase an Inflatable Donut
20 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie Racklyeft from the Great Lakes Water Safety Consortium is back with more water safety tips. Learn more about the Great Lakes Water Safety Consor...
A near-death experience on Lake Michigan
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 Spr...
Winter on a Lake Ontario Sailboat
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A couple from Canada discusses their first winter on Lake Ontario, from winter storms to spectacular sunrises. Find Unsalted on Instagram here. ...
Why does Lake Erie get a bad rap?
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Algal blooms, invasive species and....lake fires? Find out why with Lake Erie gets a bad rap with Mike McKay, Executive Director of the Great Lakes In...
Love Letters to the Great Lakes, Part Two
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Five writers share their passion for the Great Lakes: Tamara Latinovic on Detroit River Jessica Payne on Lake Ontario Waubgeshig Rice on Georgia...
Love Letters to the Great Lakes, Part One
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Three writers share love letters to the Great Lakes: Anne-Marie Oomen from Lake Michigan Dave McGinn from Lake Ontario Canisia Lubrin from...
Great Lakes TikTok
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Millions of TikTok followers watch Geo Rutherford's videos to see what she finds on Great Lakes shorelines. Along the way, she's teaching people about...
Lake Huron Salt Mine
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lake Huron is home to the largest underwater salt mine in the world. Goderich tour guide (and town legend) Colleen Maguire talks about how salt was di...
Singing Fish
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hear how Great Lakes fish communicate underwater with Dennis Higgs, a University of Windsor professor focusing on fish sensory systems. Check ou...
Tossed & Found: Lake Superior
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A wooden boat washed up on Lake Superior with a message on the bottom: throw it back in the water and contact a school in Duluth. How far did it trave...
Great Lakes Water Levels
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are the rising water levels climate change or natural fluctuations? We’ll get a science lesson with Drew Gronewold, an associate professor at Univer...
Why We Swim: Bonnie Tsui
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui explores our relationship to swimming and water, from survival to wellness. We talk about swimming from Alcatraz Island to ...
Great Lakes Ghost Stories
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lake Michigan's Genesee Theatre is believed to be home to several "permanent guests." Hear spooky tales with Wes Oleszewski, author of "Great La...
Goldfish in the Great Lakes
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do goldfish live in the Great Lakes? Christine Boston is an aquatic research biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada. She joins us to talk ab...
Cycling around Lake Michigan
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tristyn von Berg cycled around Lake Michigan in 11 days. He did it on the cheap, with a bike from the 90s and a shoebox attached to it. We talk about ...
Surfing the Great Lakes
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Robin Pacquing is co-founder of Lake Surfistas, a community of women who surf and paddle. We talk about lake conditions versus the ocean, which season...
Under Pressure: Great Lakes Captain
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How does a captain stay cool under pressure? Mike Hartsuff is Relief Captain for three of the biggest and best-known freighters on the Great Lakes. ...
Lake Ontario: SUP with All That Litter?
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rochelle Byrne stand-up paddled more than 400 km on Lake Ontario in a single month to pick up litter. What did she collect? What wildlife did she see?...
Diving Great Lakes Shipwrecks
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What do the Great Lakes look like down below? Shipwreck diver Dusty Klifman brings us into Lake Michigan's secret underwater world. We discuss sunken ...
Introducing Unsalted
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Love the Great Lakes? Join Allison Devereaux as she explores the largest freshwater system on earth. Unsalted: a podcast for people who live, work and...