Three Coast Guardsmen assigned to Station Marblehead assist with the rescue of one person in the water while aboard a TowBoat vessel near Kelleys Island on Lake Erie May 19, 2026. The helicopter crew was launched to assist in locating and rescuing one person in the water who was still unaccounted for after Station Marblehead personnel rescued two people in the same area. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station Detroit personnel)
CLEVELAND — Rear Adm. Russell Dash, Coast Guard Great Lakes District Commander, and Master Chief Petty Officer Christopher Mullins, Great Lakes District Command Master Chief, recognized the service of Alan Johnston, one of the Coast Guard’s final lamplighters, at his memorial service in Warroad, Minn., Thursday.
CHICAGO — Coast Guard and local law enforcement crews across the Great Lakes are scheduled to increase the number of boating safety patrols over the Memorial Day weekend.
ESSEXVILLE, Mich. — Coast Guard Station Saginaw River crew members temporarily relocated after the Station’s galley floor dropped approximately 2 inches Tuesday.
DETROIT — U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit is set to open seasonal air facilities in Muskegon, Michigan, and Waukegan, Illinois, to increase air coverage of Lake Michigan during the summer season, May 21, 2026.
CHEBOYGAN, Mich. — The Cheboygan River is open from the Cheboygan entrance channel
to the Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex. However, due to heavy water outflow from local
snowmelt and rainfall, mariners are advised to transit with caution and maintain awareness of
advisories issued by local and state emergency agencies.
In accordance with 33 Code of Federal Regulations 165.944, Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes is set to open the South Channel in the Straits of Mackinac at noon on April 19, 2026.
