Daniel Macfarlane

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The Lives of Lake Ontario examines the myriad ways Canada and the United States have used and abused this remarkably resilient and uniquely vulnerable resource.

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Finding Environmental History in "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" Gordon Lightfoot’s 1976 ballad immortalized the 1975 Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, linking Great Lakes industry, Indigenous history, environmental change, and enduring cultural memory.

1) "Finding Environmental History in 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald'" - @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social - niche-canada.org/2025/11/07/f...

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A good Kalamazoo turnout in rainy weather to protest ICE - especially personal to me since I'm an immigrant (and now that I'm a citizen I can't be deported for taking part in civil disobedience

A good Kalamazoo turnout in rainy weather to protest ICE - especially personal to me since I'm an immigrant (and now that I'm a citizen I can't be deported for taking part in civil disobedience

And the poster for my talk at Queen's on December 11

And the poster for my talk at Queen's on December 11

If you're in Kingston on December 11 and have $18 burning a hole in your pocket (sorry about the cost but at least it goes to supporting the museum). I'll also be giving a talk about the book at Queen's University that afternoon

I’ll handle the ‘what not’ part

Disaster on Gichigami What if the most famous disaster on Lake Superior never really ended?

Once more on the actual anniversary. Toward an environmental history of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. thecurrentowdm.substack.com/p/disaster-o...

Do you love that we can support open-access books in our Canadian History and Environment series with @ucalgarypress.bsky.social, like the IJC collection edited @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social and Murray Clamen? Then send some $$$ our way so we can keep doing it!

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Finding Environmental History in "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" Gordon Lightfoot’s 1976 ballad immortalized the 1975 Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, linking Great Lakes industry, Indigenous history, environmental change, and enduring cultural memory.

Today, @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social on "Finding Environmental History in 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.'"

The Edmund Fitzgerald sank on November 10, 1975 in Lake Superior.

niche-canada.org/2025/11/07/f...

#envhist #musichistory #greatlakes #envhum

Thanks for the exceedingly generous and thoughtful review @ramya.bsky.social!

The Erie Canal at 200 Erie Canal’s 200th: engineering success, reshaped settlement, boosted trade, harmed Indigenous lands and ecosystems, linked U.S.–Canada waterways, now mostly recreational.

Our editor, @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social, examines "The Erie Canal at 200."

"Designing the Erie’s liquid route required amassing knowledge of local landscapes and ecological conditions."

niche-canada.org/2025/10/26/t...

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We have a post coming out this Sunday from @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social on the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal!

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Sadly, last day of reading week today, but I am looking forward to reading @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social on Natural Allies with my class in Canadian-American relations for next week.

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If you're in Kalamazoo today and hoping to hear about Niagara Falls, you're in luck!

"Algae coated the water, fisheries crashed, dredging stirred up contaminants such as mercury, DDT, and PCB; Lake Erie was declared dead because of eutrophication and the Cuyahoga River notoriously kept catching fire." - @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social

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Finding Environmental History in ... Sharknado? The Sharknado franchise, a low-budget sci-fi series known for absurd CGI, outrageous plot twists, and a tongue-in-cheek approach, uses famous landmarks, including Niagara Falls, to satirize disaster f...

#SharkWeek Reading

"Finding Environmental History in … Sharknado?" by @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social

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#envhist #popculture #sharknado

YouTube video by Network in Canadian History & Environment - NiCHE Canada & The Handmaid's Tale #canada #handmaidstale #canadausrelations

Canada & The Handmaid's Tale - youtube.com/shorts/aEZjT...

Read "How Do Handmaids Reach Ontario?" by @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social & @seankheraj.bsky.social here: niche-canada.org/2019/08/01/h...

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Tonight!

Toronto friends, and friends who will be in Toronto for CHA and Congress, I'll be doing a book launch between 5:30-7:30 on Monday @nichecanada.bsky.social

Join Daniel Macfarlane for the launch of Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History at Ben McNally Books in Toronto during #congressh on June 2nd!

More details: buff.ly/wepUzE1

The Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History with @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social - @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

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Natural Allies: Great Lakes Water Quality In response to Great Lakes pollution, Canada and the US created the Boundary Waters Treaty and International Joint Commission.

#WorldWaterDay

Read @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social on the historical cooperation of the US and Canada on actions related to Great Lakes water quality.

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ICYMI #envhist #GreatLakes @nichecanada.bsky.social

Forget tariffs, Trump may be targeting the Great Lakes and Canada’s freshwater next The Southwestern U.S. is tapped out, potentially creating a future point of conflict between two countries already in a trade war. Read on.

I was interviewed for this long-form article in the Financial Post about Trump and the Great Lakes. What made it even more fun than usual was that they included a pic of me with our kids at Point Pelee last summer - their first media appearance!
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Natural Allies: The IJC, BWT, and the Great Lakes The creation of the Boundary Waters Treaty and International Joint Commission highlights transborder issues in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Basin.

If you are interested in learning more about US-Canada environmental relations, we suggest picking up @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social's Natural Allies.

Read the first of four posts highlighting aspects of the book here: Natural Allies: niche-canada.org/2023/08/07/n...

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Podcast Episode - Who (Really) Owns the Great Lakes? Is President Trump angling to take over the Great Lakes? Can the water be diverted to other states?

Who (Really) Owns the Great Lakes?

Find out in this episode of Unsalted Great Lakes with our Exec Member, Editor, and resident Great Lakes expert, @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social

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