Meet the blogger
Jeff Alexander
My life, in 60 seconds
I grew up in suburban Los Angeles. Moved to Michigan to play college hockey. What? Seriously. Hockey didn't work out. Settled on journalism. Met girl of my dreams (now wife) while in college. Encountered the wondrous Great Lakes. Never returned to California. Blessed with three wonderful children. Worked as a reporter and editor for 25 years at several Michigan newspapers. Wrote two books. Left the newspaper industry in 2009. Started my own writing and media consulting business (J. Alexander Communications). Now a contract writer for hire. I enjoy kayaking, hiking, reading, watching pro hockey and college football, traveling, exploring the Great Lakes and occasionally trying to rise above the rank of world's worst angler. And I blog about the Great Lakes because these freshwater seas are, in a word, incredible. Thanks for visiting!
Twitter Updates
- RT @dunes4kids: Saugatuck museum opens exhibit on Lake Michigan dunes May 31. . sdhistoricalsociety.org #greatlakes #SaugatuckDunes 3 days ago
- National Geographic shows the #greatlakes some love with feature on lake sturgeon recovery: newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/05/18/lak… 4 days ago
- Heavy spring rains sent huge load of polluting phosphorus into Lake Erie: dispatch.com/content/storie… #greenlakeerie 4 days ago
- Wanna see some awesome birds? Head to shores of Lake Erie in Ohio: newarkadvocate.com/article/201305… #greatlakesbirding 5 days ago
- Congressman says #greatlakes in "imminent danger" of an #asiancarp invasion: freep.com/article/201305… 5 days ago
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Recent Posts
- Growing concern about Great Lakes nuclear hot spots
- Taking stock of the Great Lakes on Earth Day 2013
- Asian Carp Doomsday Clock nears midnight after study suggests some of the invaders are in the Great Lakes
- Nonprofit wins Pulitzer for Kalamazoo River oil spill coverage
- Rivers recover as Michigan steps up pace of dam removals
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Archives
Tag Archives: climate
Report examines climate change effects on Great Lakes
Climate change has given Lake Superior a fever and the region’s fish and wildlife could be hit hard by rising air and water temperatures. That’s one of the conclusions of a sobering new report by the National Wildlife Federation called … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, Fish, Great Lakes, Pollution, Water
Tagged climate, fish, Lake Superior, moose, National Wildlife Federation
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NBC News produces interesting view of climate change
It’s no secret that the planet is warming. Recent data show that 2012 was the hottest year on record in the U.S. The warming trend doesn’t bode well for the Great Lakes. Ice cover on the lakes has dropped dramatically … Continue reading


