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For the first time in its history, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians opened its walleye fish hatchery to the public. People were invited to learn about walleye rearing efforts as the fishery’s staff prepare to transport and release upwards of one million walleye fingerlings into nearby lakes and streams. Read the full story by WWTV-TV – Cadillac, MI.

Two neighborhoods in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, will soon have access to Lake Michigan water, eliminating the current well-water system. Lake County Board officials said the aging well system would have been more expensive to repair than connecting the neighborhoods to lake water. Read the full story by WBBM-TV – Chicago, IL.

The Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center in Alpena, Michigan, offers tours of ‘Shipwreck Alley,’ enabling participants to view nearly one hundred shipwrecks in the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.

Cenovus Energy, in partnership with the University of Minnesota-Duluth and the University of Toledo, will invest $100,000 for research on the effects of ice cover in Lake Superior and Lake Erie, including its effects on harmful algae blooms. Read the full story by KQDS-TV – Duluth, MN.

After a quarter century, the Conservation Resource Alliance has completed its “Free Spanning the Maple River” initiative. From beginning to end, all infrastructure such as dams and culverts have been removed from the Maple River in northern Michigan to allow for an entirely free flowing river. Read the full story by the Petoskey News-Review.

The Ohio Department of Health reported that Multiple Lake Erie beaches in Northeast Ohio were put under a bacteria contamination advisory this week, which indicates the level of bad bacteria in the water has reached unsafe levels and could make you sick. Read the full story by WJW-TV – Cleveland, OH.

It’s been beetle mania around here this year and I am not talking about John, Paul, George or Ringo. Read More

The Biden Administration is providing $60 million for climate-adaptation training to students living in nine ecosystems, including the western Lake Erie shoreline in Ohio. Ohio State University is getting $4.85 million of Inflation Reduction Act funding to make first-ever “climate-ready” training affordable. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.

The Great Lakes freighter Michipicoten hobbled near Isle Royale, Michigan, over the weekend suffered a 13-foot crack in its hull, but the mishap likely wasn’t caused by an underwater collision as originally thought. Now, the Coast Guard suspects a stress fracture. Read the full story by the Star Tribune.

From the electrification of major cargo ports to sustainability improvements for Great Lakes ferries, a first-of-its-kind statewide “maritime strategy” could offer a roadmap toward a potential green future for shipping and boating in Michigan. Read the full story by MLive.

In 2021, a start-up was denied a county permit that would’ve allowed the start-up to operate a pumping facility in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, near Lake Superior. The Wisconsin Court of Appeals’ decision to prevent pumping is the latest development in a years-long legal battle. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

A total of seven ‘significant’ spills have occurred on Algoma Steel property on the St. Marys River in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, in the past five years. A local environmentalist says he has uncovered additional spills that have not yet been reported to the public. Read the full story by SooToday.