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Readers across the Great Lakes states and Canada this year will participate in a basin-wide book club hosted by the Library of the Great Lakes. From now until September 2025, participants will read Michigan author Sally Cole-Misch’s The Best Part of Us and Ontario author Joanne Robertson’s children’s book, The Water Walker. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society announced a remarkable discovery on May 1st, 2024, unearthing the long-lost Adella Shores vessel beneath 650 feet of water, roughly 40 miles northwest of Whitefish Point in Michigan. Read the full story by WITL – Lansing, MI.

After major work this weekend, one of the tall ships in Erie, Pennsylvania, the Lettie G. Howard, has a new mast and is close to being ready to setting sail on Lake Erie. Read the full story by WJET-TV – Erie, PA.

Despite hitting some rocky waters recently, it’s full steam ahead for the SS Badger this year, with the popular Lake Michigan car ferry setting sail for its 71st season May 17. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

The owner of an unlicensed mid-Michigan RV park is accused of violating environmental laws and jeopardizing water quality by discharging raw sewage into groundwater. Read the full story by WJBK-TV – Detroit, MI.

One year after an effort was rejected by regulators, a new plan is in motion to restore the rapids to the Grand River in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Read the full story by WOOD-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

Kincardine Pride is set to host its annual celebration amidst what organizers say is a more supportive atmosphere than last year. Read More