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Ann Arbor, Michigan — Organizations across the region will come together to educate the public about aquatic invasive species (AIS) during the eighth annual Great Lakes
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By Lillian Williams
Water and air pollution caused by steel production has been negatively affecting residents of Northwest Indiana for over a century. Environmental advocates say the damage continues.
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By Lily Cole
A new book explores the life of a prolific Midwestern naval architect whose vessels once carried passengers who are still alive today.
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It’s the unofficial start to summer at the McKinley Marina, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the staff lifted dozens of boats into Lake Michigan for Big Boat Day. Read the full […]
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Uncle Sam Boat Tours is almost ready to return to the St. Lawrence River with thousands of tourists to celebrate 100 years in business. While some boats are undergoing work, […]
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The old port did a huge international business in its day, signified with the vast, now empty grain terminals
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Local groups in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are promoting National Invasive Species Awareness Week by educating the public and organizing efforts to protect ecosystems, such as cleaning boats to prevent the […]
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Freighters cruise up and down the Detroit River, returning from or headed to the Great Lakes. But what happens when those freighters need something from the mainland? It turns out […]
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U.S. Coast Guard ships worked in icy waters on the Great Lakes on January 21 clearing a path to help large cargo boats that were stuck in ice continue their […]
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The recent Fall Brawl and Walleye Slam fishing derbies usually attract more than 10,000 boat anglers to Lake Erie. But big northwesterly winds and 10-foot waves roiled the lake, and […]
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Once numbering in the thousands, now only dozens of commercial fishers remain in lakes Michigan and Huron as whitefish stock collapse; and unlike other fish crises, this one can’t be […]