This Free Press editorial says Michigan isn't Dodge City. It doesn't need laws giving people an absolute right to shoot first and answer no questions later.

Northern Michigan Katrina Help Site Launched
The Great Lakes IT Report delivered news this morning that human service agencies in the Traverse City area have created a directory of relief services for Hurricane Katrina victims who have been temporarily relocated to northern Michigan. The site is designed to help any group or agency who is assisting an evacuee from the affected areas.

Northern Lights Visible in Michigan This Week!
The Lansing State Journal reports that the northern lights have been visible in the Lansing area since Friday and are expected to continue through the week because of severe solar flares on the sun.
Astronomy Pictures taken at the MSU Observatory Photos of the Aurora
The Aurora Page from Michigan Tech
Leelanau Northern Lights Log

New Space Laboratory Exhibit at Detroit Science Center
Since it seems like today's theme is astronomy, here's a Crain's Detroit report on the opening of a new Space Laboratory exhibit at the Detroit Science Center on Monday. The lab was funded by a nearly quarter million dollar grant from NASA and features eight permanent, hands-on exhibits on the universe, planets and stars. The grant is also funding space-science teacher workshops and providing field trips to the Detroit Science Center for about 10,000 children.
Detroit Science Center web site TIP: Turn the sound DOWN or your co-workers will laugh at you

LSSU Aquatics Lab Launches Fishcam
The Soo Evening News reports that the Lake Superior State University Aquatics Lab has used a grant from the US EPA to set up a live "fishcam" that allows folks a live view of the fish beneath the turbulent waters immediately behind the Edison Sault Power House. They are mostly Atlantic salmon, but also chinook, whitefish, suckers, walleye, northern pike and others.
Visit LSSU's Aquatics Lab & the Fishcam

Astronomy Cruise on Lake Michigan
Booth Newspapers has a feature on an astronomy cruise on Lake Michigan offered this fall (Sept. 23-25) on the tall ship Manitou. The cruise is one of 7 multiday cruises and in addition to assisting in the sailing of the two-masted, gaff-rigged, topsail schooner, passengers take out sea kayaks to explore after the ship has anchored for the evening and will view the beautiful moonless skies.
More information from Traverse Tall Ships

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