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Who was Edmund Fitzgerald, the reluctant namesake of the Great Lakes’ famous ship?


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Who was Edmund Fitzgerald, the reluctant namesake of the Great Lakes’ famous ship?

Fri, 2025-11-07 13:12

Great Lakes Commission

Edmund Fitzgerald was a businessman in Wisconsin and the president of Northwestern Mutual in Milwaukee, which owned the ship. His roots in the Great Lakes ran deep, with several relatives […]

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Army Corps approves Enbridge pipeline reroute around Wisconsin reservation


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Army Corps approves Enbridge pipeline reroute around Wisconsin reservation

Wed, 2025-11-05 12:47

Great Lakes Commission

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Oct. 29 approved energy company Enbridge’s plans to reroute an aging oil pipeline around a northern Wisconsin tribal reservation. Enbridge wants to build […]

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DNR proposes limiting commercial whitefish harvest after steep population decline


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DNR proposes limiting commercial whitefish harvest after steep population decline

Fri, 2025-10-31 12:35

Great Lakes Commission

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is proposing to reduce the number of whitefish that commercial fishers can take from Lake Michigan as the population has seen a dramatic decline […]

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Environmental groups react to Army Corps approving Line 5 permits


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Environmental groups react to Army Corps approving Line 5 permits

Fri, 2025-10-31 12:06

Great Lakes Commission

Environmental groups are blasting what some are calling a “premature and unlawful decision” by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to approve federal permits for the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline […]

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Great Lakes Commission passes resolutions on AI/computing infrastructure and water use; elects new leadership at meeting in Duluth


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Great Lakes Commission passes resolutions on AI/computing infrastructure and water use; elects new leadership at meeting in Duluth

Thu, 2025-10-30 16:17

Great Lakes Commission

Duluth, Minnesota – At its Annual Meeting, held this week on the shores of Lake Superior in Duluth, Minnesota, the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) passed

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Strawberry Creek facility critical to egg collection and more for Wisconsin’s chinook salmon program


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Strawberry Creek facility critical to egg collection and more for Wisconsin’s chinook salmon program

Mon, 2025-10-27 12:32

Great Lakes Commission

The Strawberry Creek Chinook Salmon Facility near Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, is the primary, and in some years only, site for chinook egg collection. Data collected at the facility helps biologists manage the fishery […]

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New interest in domestic mining comes with call for sustainability in the market


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New interest in domestic mining comes with call for sustainability in the market

Fri, 2025-10-24 08:21

Great Lakes Echo

By Joe Lorenz

Electrification and tariffs mean rural Midwest communities can cash in on their mineral resources. But how can these ventures balance local benefit to the ecological cost?

The post New interest in domestic mining comes with call for sustainability in the market first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes seeing near-record warm waters this fall


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Great Lakes seeing near-record warm waters this fall

Mon, 2025-10-20 12:50

Great Lakes Commission

All five Great Lakes are currently around 4 to 5.5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than their long-term average for the last three decades. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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For the first time in its history, St. Croix Chippewa release sturgeon


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For the first time in its history, St. Croix Chippewa release sturgeon

Fri, 2025-10-17 12:27

Great Lakes Commission

For the first time in its history, the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin released lake sturgeon into Clam Lake as part of efforts to restore the ancient fish. The […]

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Lake Michigan parks face trail erosion issues due to more rain, foot traffic


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Lake Michigan parks face trail erosion issues due to more rain, foot traffic

Mon, 2025-10-13 12:48

Great Lakes Commission

Park trails along Lake Michigan’s shoreline in Michigan and Wisconsin are eroding because of more frequent extreme precipitation events and increased foot traffic from visitors in undesignated recreation areas. Read […]

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Tugboat Arctic was a harbor workhorse. It now rests below Lake Michigan’s waters in Manitowoc


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Tugboat Arctic was a harbor workhorse. It now rests below Lake Michigan’s waters in Manitowoc

Mon, 2025-10-13 11:47

Great Lakes Commission

After nearly 50 years of service, the aging tugboat Arctic was dismantled and beached north of the harbor in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in 1930. The shipwreck was surveyed in 2017, and […]

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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

Fri, 2025-10-10 13:08

Great Lakes Commission

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.

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