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!
Tag Archives: Lake Michigan
Taking stock of the Great Lakes on Earth Day 2013
In honor of Earth Day, I thought it appropriate to explore the current state of the Great Lakes — the good, bad and ugly. The lakes today are far healthier than in 1972, when Congress passed the federal Clean Water Act. … Continue reading
Asian Carp Doomsday Clock nears midnight after study suggests some of the invaders are in the Great Lakes
Some Asian carp are likely living in southern Lake Michigan and western Lake Erie, according to scientists at the University of Notre Dame. Researchers recently announced that they found more Asian carp DNA in western Lake Erie and southern Lake Michigan. The … Continue reading
BBC produces amazing video of flying Asian carp
Leave it to the BBC, one of the world’s great news organizations, to produce an incredible video of Asian carp leaping in the air. The secret: High speed video coupled with ominous sounding music. The result is a video that … Continue reading
New book tells the tale of a Great Lakes shipwreck that killed more than the famous Edmund Fitzgerald disaster
The Edmund Fitzgerald may be the most famous of all Great Lakes shipwrecks but other shipping tragedies on the lakes actually claimed more lives. One of those was the November 1958 sinking of the Carl D. Bradley. The 638-foot long … Continue reading
Ominous new study says Asian carp are likely to invade Lake Michigan; beasts could thrive in all five Great Lakes
The Canadian government on July 12 released a report that said Asian carp will likely invade Lake Michigan, from whence the fish could spread to all five Great Lakes. Read more here. The report said it would take as few … Continue reading
Latest Asian carp discovery conjures memories of nuclear Doomsday clock; is the dreaded Great Lakes invasion at hand?
State and federal officials are conducting a four-day search for live Asian carp in a lake near Chicago after repeatedly finding Asian carp DNA in waters connected to Lake Michigan. The announcement that government scientists would look for live Asian … Continue reading
It’s mine, all mine! Welcome to my new blog
It’s taken way too long but I’m finally launching a personal blog, one that allows me to write whatever I want. This is going to be awesome! Why the title of All Things Great Lakes? Because the Great Lakes region … Continue reading
