The Windsor Hum began in February 2011. Since that time a low-frequency rumble has haunted the citizens of south and west Windsor and the nearby community of LaSalle, on an intermittent but ongoing basis.
Windsor is the Canadian border city across the river from Detroit, Michigan. The Ambassador Bridge between the two cities is the most travelled in the world.
‘You don’t know whether you’re hearing it or feeling it’, is how one homeowner described the phenomenon. It can cause picture frames and windows to rattle and beds to vibrate waking people in the middle of the night.
Canadian researchers from the University of Windsor and Western University conducted a federally-funded study. They have zeroed in on Zug Island in the River Rouge, part of Michigan in the United States, as the source of the sound.
Their final report was released today and copies have been given to Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and the mayor of River Rouge.
Windsor City Councillor, Al Magnieh has pointed to the U.S. Steel operation on the island and noted it is an area of concentrated steel production and other manufacturing. It’s believed a blast furnace may be the source.
The Canadian consulate in Detroit, will be following up on the need for action. But officials in River Rouge have said in the past they aren’t willing to expend much further time and effort in finding the source of the sound.
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