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Lost in Lake Huron for more than 100 years, the Carruthers is finally found

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Lost in Lake Huron for more than 100 years, the Carruthers is finally found
Mon, 2025-08-25 12:26
Great Lakes Commission
Until a Michigan shipwreck hunter found it, the Carruthers was the last of eight vessels still missing on Lake Huron that sank during a 1913 storm. It also, until recently, […]
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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
Wed, 2025-08-20 13:08
Great Lakes Commission
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 […]
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More than a dozen Michigan beaches have high bacteria counts. See the list

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More than a dozen Michigan beaches have high bacteria counts. See the list
Mon, 2025-08-18 11:06
Great Lakes Commission
More than a dozen Michigan beaches are under bacteria advisories — or are closed — as Michiganders head into the third week of August. Read the full story by Detroit Free Press.
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Oldest-ever Great Lakes lake trout recorded in Lake Superior

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Oldest-ever Great Lakes lake trout recorded in Lake Superior
Fri, 2025-08-15 12:24
Great Lakes Commission
A 62-year-old lake trout named Mary Catherine was found in 2023 on the reefs of a remote island in the middle of Lake Superior. While lake trout can live for […]
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As summer wanes, Michigan’s Great Lakes offer a quick escape. Where the water is warmest

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As summer wanes, Michigan’s Great Lakes offer a quick escape. Where the water is warmest
Fri, 2025-08-15 12:22
Great Lakes Commission
Hoping to plan a last-minute trip before the kids go back to school? Michigan’s Great Lakes offer a great opportunity to cool off and could be a quick trip, depending […]
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EGLE launches virtual summit on microplastics this fall

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EGLE launches virtual summit on microplastics this fall
Fri, 2025-08-15 11:57
Great Lakes Commission
Microplastics are everywhere, including the Great Lakes. They come in many forms but are typically smaller than 5 millimeters. Scientists are concerned about their impact on human health. The Michigan […]
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Metroparks recommend replacing Flat Rock Dam with rock arches that maintain reservoir

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Metroparks recommend replacing Flat Rock Dam with rock arches that maintain reservoir
Wed, 2025-08-13 12:23
Great Lakes Commission
In Michigan, Huron-Clinton Metroparks will recommend removing the Flat Rock and Huroc dams on the Huron River and replacing them with installed rock arches that would maintain wetlands and water […]
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Metroparks recommend replacing Flat Rock Dam with rock arches that maintain reservoir

Wed, 2025-08-13 12:23
Great Lakes Commission

In Michigan, Huron-Clinton Metroparks will recommend removing the Flat Rock and Huroc dams on the Huron River and replacing them with installed rock arches that would maintain wetlands and water […]

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DNR adds more than 18 million fish to Michigan waters. What to know

Wed, 2025-08-13 12:16
Great Lakes Commission

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says it has stockpiled Michigan waters with 18 million fish so far this year. Fish stocking, a process in which officials raise and release both cool […]

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Historic ships in Michigan: What to know about freighters, naval vessels you can visit

Mon, 2025-08-11 13:08
Great Lakes Commission

Four historic “tall ship” sailing vessels known as schooners are visiting Detroit this weekend, providing visitors a chance to see and feel how the world traveled two centuries ago, plus other places […]

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Like the ship it commemorates, the Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Swim is imperiled

Mon, 2025-08-11 12:37
Great Lakes Commission

The commemorative swim meant to complete the interrupted voyage of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald through the Great Lakes might itself not get to finish the journey because the boat escorting […]

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Judge halts shipment of radioactive wastes from atomic sites to Van Buren Twp. landfill

Fri, 2025-08-08 11:56
Great Lakes Commission

On Wednesday, a judge ordered a preliminary injunction stopping the shipment of elevated radioactivity wastes to a landfill near Belleville, Michigan. The judge’s ruling weighed risks to Michigan’s groundwater, waterways, […]

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