Lake Superior tops list as America’s cleanest lake

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Lake Superior tops list as America’s cleanest lake
Lake Superior has been named the cleanest lake in the United States in a new 2025 report which analyzed chemical data from the nation’s largest lakes and determined that Superior’s […]

Michigan DNR proposes new season to catch Great Lakes region’s largest fish, lake sturgeon

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Michigan DNR proposes new season to catch Great Lakes region’s largest fish, lake sturgeon
Michigan wildlife managers are proposing a new lake sturgeon catch and release season in one portion of the state and a shortened harvest season in another. These decisions are informed […]

Swiping right on native fish

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Swiping right on native fish
A new FishPass barrier will replace the Union Street dam in Traverse City, Michigan, which is the last barrier between Lake Michigan and the Boardman-Ottawa River. This passageway will have […]

Michigan lawmakers introduce bills to tackle microplastics in the Great Lakes

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Michigan lawmakers introduce bills to tackle microplastics in the Great Lakes
Lawmakers in the Michigan House and Senate introduced several bills last week to crack down on microplastics in the Great Lakes. Specifically, the proposed legislation aims to limit pollution and […]

Will massive water needs of data centers, farms, mines be too much for the Great Lakes?

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Will massive water needs of data centers, farms, mines be too much for the Great Lakes?
The Great Lakes’ water supply is threatened by increased demand from industries like data centers and mining, coupled with climate change impacts. Data centers, attracted by tax incentives, consume vast […]

First-ever Great Lakes coastal cleanup coming to Owen Sound & five other Ontario communities

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First-ever Great Lakes coastal cleanup coming to Owen Sound & five other Ontario communities
Owen Sound is one of six Ontario communities joining the first-ever Great Lakes Coastal Cleanup on World Rivers Day, to tackle shoreline litter and protect local waters. Read the full […]

Two remote Great Lakes islands called some of the most underrated spots in U.S.

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Two remote Great Lakes islands called some of the most underrated spots in U.S.
The Great Lakes are filled with around 35,000 islands. Two of them have just been named among the top 11 most underrated islands in the country: Drummond Island in Michigan’s […]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services to apply lampricides in Muskegon River starting Monday

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services to apply lampricides in Muskegon River starting Monday
Starting Monday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s sea lamprey control team will begin putting lampricides in the Muskegon River in Michigan. Read the full story by WZZM-TV – Grand […]

Adaptive program allows people of all abilities and ages to sail on Lake Michigan

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Adaptive program allows people of all abilities and ages to sail on Lake Michigan
A Wisconsin adaptive sailing program created by the Milwaukee Community Sailing Center, in coordination with the Abilities Center, allows anyone to go sailing in Lake Michigan. Read the full story […]

New nature reserve created on Lake Superior shoreline

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New nature reserve created on Lake Superior shoreline
A new nature reserve created by the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists includes high cliffs, scenic bays and offshore islands at a 213-acre site on Lake Superior south of Neebing, Ontario. Read […]

A rescue mission and deep-water study aboard the mighty Blue Heron

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A rescue mission and deep-water study aboard the mighty Blue Heron
A malfunctioning research buoy from the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve in Superior, Wisconsin, was rescued by the RV Blue Heron during a July trip shared by several area […]

2 Great Lakes right at warmest level in 30 years

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2 Great Lakes right at warmest level in 30 years
Two of the Great Lakes, Lake Huron and Lake Ontario, are within a fraction of a degree of their warmest surface water temperature measured in the past 30 years. Read […]