Livestream to explore underwater time capsule ‘unlike anything in the Great Lakes’

Livestream to explore underwater time capsule ‘unlike anything in the Great Lakes’
Great Lakes Commission
Freshwater explorers and filmmakers will host a livestream on September 16, exploring the Middle Island Sinkhole in Lake Huron which offers unique insights about early life on Earth. Read the […]
Freshwater explorers and filmmakers will host a livestream on September 16, exploring the Middle Island Sinkhole in Lake Huron which offers unique insights about early life on Earth. Read the […]
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Non-profit-led summit calls for clearer Great Lakes safety warnings

Non-profit-led summit calls for clearer Great Lakes safety warnings
The London Free Press
Officials from 11 Ontario communities gathered to discuss more consistent messaging around rip currents and other water hazards.
Officials from 11 Ontario communities gathered to discuss more consistent messaging around rip currents and other water hazards.
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Non-profit-led summit calls for clearer Great Lakes safety warnings

Michigan city continues push to replace thousands of lead water service lines

Michigan city continues push to replace thousands of lead water service lines
Great Lakes Echo
By Demonte Thomas  Most households in Jackson, Michigan, get their water through lead pipes. But the city is making significant progress in changing that, an official said.
By Demonte Thomas  Most households in Jackson, Michigan, get their water through lead pipes. But the city is making significant progress in changing that, an official said.
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Michigan city continues push to replace thousands of lead water service lines

Man instrumental in getting new Soo Lock project started honored

Man instrumental in getting new Soo Lock project started honored
Great Lakes Commission
A special dedication was held at the historic Soo Locks Canal Park honoring a man whose voice helped the effort to build the new Soo Lock. James Weakley was presented […]
A special dedication was held at the historic Soo Locks Canal Park honoring a man whose voice helped the effort to build the new Soo Lock. James Weakley was presented […]
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Man instrumental in getting new Soo Lock project started honored

Watch lake sturgeon ride an elevator at an Upper Peninsula hydroelectric dam

Watch lake sturgeon ride an elevator at an Upper Peninsula hydroelectric dam
Great Lakes Commission
Fisheries experts began using a fish elevator at the Menominee Dam in Wisconsin in 2015 to help bolster the Great Lakes sturgeon population. Researchers work together each spring and fall […]
Fisheries experts began using a fish elevator at the Menominee Dam in Wisconsin in 2015 to help bolster the Great Lakes sturgeon population. Researchers work together each spring and fall […]
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Watch lake sturgeon ride an elevator at an Upper Peninsula hydroelectric dam

Great Lakes ghost stories bring a chill to these 13 Michigan cities

Great Lakes ghost stories bring a chill to these 13 Michigan cities
Great Lakes Commission
The Great Lakes and its shorelines keep secrets to mysteries that will never be solved. But a Michigan historian takes pride in unraveling the legends of shipwrecks, lighthouse keepers and […]
The Great Lakes and its shorelines keep secrets to mysteries that will never be solved. But a Michigan historian takes pride in unraveling the legends of shipwrecks, lighthouse keepers and […]
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Great Lakes ghost stories bring a chill to these 13 Michigan cities

$6T Great Lakes shipping economy threatened by U.S.-Canada trade war

$6T Great Lakes shipping economy threatened by U.S.-Canada trade war
Great Lakes Commission
Lakers have depended on a regional economy that moved in lockstep with Canada. Coal volumes have hit hard times, and U.S. tariffs have disrupted trade in iron ore. Adding to the uncertainty […]
Lakers have depended on a regional economy that moved in lockstep with Canada. Coal volumes have hit hard times, and U.S. tariffs have disrupted trade in iron ore. Adding to the uncertainty […]
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$6T Great Lakes shipping economy threatened by U.S.-Canada trade war

Aboard the Lake Guardian, scientists search for clues about the Great Lakes’ health

Aboard the Lake Guardian, scientists search for clues about the Great Lakes’ health
Great Lakes Commission
Data from Lake Guardian surveys help scientists and natural resource managers track how stressors like nutrient pollution, chemical contaminants, and invasive species affect the ecology of the Great Lakes over time. Read […]
Data from Lake Guardian surveys help scientists and natural resource managers track how stressors like nutrient pollution, chemical contaminants, and invasive species affect the ecology of the Great Lakes over time. Read […]
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60-year-old data helps researchers study warming in the Great Lakes

Great Lakes Commission
A 1965 ship’s engineer log preserved in the Algoma University archives is providing researchers at the university a rare window into Great Lakes water temperatures, creating a valuable historical baseline […]
A 1965 ship’s engineer log preserved in the Algoma University archives is providing researchers at the university a rare window into Great Lakes water temperatures, creating a valuable historical baseline […]
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60-year-old data helps researchers study warming in the Great Lakes

Great Lakes senators call on Trump to stop delaying invasive carp barrier

Great Lakes senators call on Trump to stop delaying invasive carp barrier
Great Lakes Commission
Five senators from Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin are warning the Trump administration that any more delays to a $1.15 billion barrier project to keep invasive carp out of Lake Michigan […]
Five senators from Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin are warning the Trump administration that any more delays to a $1.15 billion barrier project to keep invasive carp out of Lake Michigan […]
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Great Lakes senators call on Trump to stop delaying invasive carp barrier
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