How quickly are Michigan’s lakes cooling off? How warm the lakes are this week

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How quickly are Michigan’s lakes cooling off? How warm the lakes are this week
Michigan is seeing less daylight each day, and we’ve already felt the chill from frost in recent days, meaning the state’s inland water and Great Lakes are quickly cooling off. […]

Waterfront revival gains steam with $1.75M boost from Michigan budget

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Waterfront revival gains steam with $1.75M boost from Michigan budget
A plan to redevelop the historic railroad ferry terminal grounds in the Lake Michigan village of Elberta, Michigan, received $1.75 million to create a mixed-use redevelopment and a large public […]

Leaders of U.S. states, Canadian provinces focus on enhancing local cooperation at summit

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Leaders of U.S. states, Canadian provinces focus on enhancing local cooperation at summit
The U.S. states and Canadian provinces that border the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River produce $9.3 trillion in total economic activity each year. The region’s leaders are coordinating to […]

Inaugural Great Lakes Coastal Cleanup event in Cobourg saw 124 volunteers collect 1,200 pieces of plastic and other litter

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Inaugural Great Lakes Coastal Cleanup event in Cobourg saw 124 volunteers collect 1,200 pieces of plastic and other litter
More than 120 people recently rolled up their sleeves to tackle litter on the Cobourg shoreline of Lake Ontario, collecting 1,200 pieces of plastic and other debris as part of […]

Fish kills unlikely with drought and algal bloom

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Fish kills unlikely with drought and algal bloom
In Ohio, the combination of drought and the current cyanobacteria blue-green algal bloom in the Sandusky Bay could result in fish kills, but favorable fall weather is likely to arrive […]

In the wake of the Edmund Fitzgerald

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In the wake of the Edmund Fitzgerald
The mighty Edmund Fitzgerald, immortalized in song by Gordon Lightfoot, sank 50 years ago on Lake Superior. Reporters spent a week on a Great Lakes freighter, the Wilfred Sykes, that […]

Michigan’s egg collection at Little Manistee Weir rebounds after down years

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Michigan’s egg collection at Little Manistee Weir rebounds after down years
Despite low river levels and summer heat, the Michigan DNR’s annual fish egg collection at the Little Manistee Weir in Manistee County saw strong returns this season, a welcome sign […]

Scientists use ROV to explore bottom of Lake Erie off eastern Erie County

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Scientists use ROV to explore bottom of Lake Erie off eastern Erie County
Scientists are using a remotely operated vehicle to explore and map nearly 100 square miles of lakebed along the Pennsylvania, New York and Canadian borders. The survey area includes the […]

Fishing plays greater role on Midwest fish populations than warming, study finds

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Fishing plays greater role on Midwest fish populations than warming, study finds
Despite worries over rising temperatures, it turns out anglers have a greater effect on fish populations than climate change. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

Beaches, fishes and trees: Here’s a few northern Michigan projects that got a piece of the state budget

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Beaches, fishes and trees: Here’s a few northern Michigan projects that got a piece of the state budget
The state of Michigan’s budget includes notable investments in conservation and restoration. Highlights include waterfront land conservation and funding to support an effort to reintroduce Arctic grayling to select rivers […]

Los Alamos and University of Michigan plan national security, AI data center in Ypsilanti Twp.

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Los Alamos and University of Michigan plan national security, AI data center in Ypsilanti Twp.
The Huron River winds through woods in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, where thousands of residents fish, canoe and swim. A proposal aims to add a 300,000-square-foot data center with a 20-acre […]

In “The Gales of November,” author John U. Bacon investigates the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald

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In “The Gales of November,” author John U. Bacon investigates the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald
The history of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the lives of the men who served on the ship, and the repercussions of that final voyage are the subject of a new book. […]