Bad Bacteria

In some areas of the Inland Bays, bacteria levels exceed state swimming standards more than 40 percent of the time, according to a report released Tuesday by the Center for the Inland Bays.

Reusable shopping bags might be good for the environment, but potentially bad for your stomach. That is if there's lingering food-borne bacteria that can make you sick.

Some beaches will be closed this weekend because of high levels of E. coli bacteria, but not all of Minnesota's beaches are being tested this summer, including this one in Duluth.

Expert predictions that the Great Lakes could hit record high temperatures this summer is good and bad news, says one local outdoorsman. "Swimmers are enjoying it," said Al Oleksuik, a nature columnist with The Niagara Falls Review who lives near the Well

Experts' predictions that the Great Lakes could hit record high temperatures this summer come as both good and bad news, says one local outdoorsman. "Swimmers are enjoying it," said Al Oleksuik, who lives near the Welland River in Chippawa.[...]