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Belle Isle alligator found and sent to Westland ‘Great Lakes Serpentarium’


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Belle Isle alligator found and sent to Westland ‘Great Lakes Serpentarium’

Fri, 2025-10-03 12:36

Great Lakes Commission

It’s ‘see ya later alligator’ for the newest resident at Detroit’s Belle Isle. An alligator was captured on cell phone footage by a woman who was paddle-boating at Belle Isle […]

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Mark 50 years since Edmund Fitzgerald sinking with historic cuisine, wreath laying


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Mark 50 years since Edmund Fitzgerald sinking with historic cuisine, wreath laying

Mon, 2025-09-29 13:11

Great Lakes Commission

From dining on authentic cuisine served on the ill-fated freighter to a solemn laying of wreaths on the water, the Detroit Historical Society is hosting a weekend of events to […]

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Oakland Co. contests state permit requirements for Kuhn drainage district


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Oakland Co. contests state permit requirements for Kuhn drainage district

Wed, 2025-09-17 13:38

Great Lakes Commission

Oakland County, Michigan, is challenging the state’s mandate to improve how it operates in one drainage district, arguing it would require taxpayer-funded investment without “evidence” the measures will improve water […]

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Price tag for Soo Lock mega project drops to $2.6B


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Price tag for Soo Lock mega project drops to $2.6B

Mon, 2025-09-15 14:35

Great Lakes Commission

The Army Corps of Engineers’ latest cost estimate for the mega project to build a new shipping lock in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, has dropped to $2.6 billion. Read the […]

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Monarch fall migration 2025: What to know as they follow the shorelines of the Great Lakes


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Monarch fall migration 2025: What to know as they follow the shorelines of the Great Lakes

Fri, 2025-09-12 12:48

Great Lakes Commission

Following the shorelines of the Great Lakes, monarch butterflies are gradually leaving Michigan as their instincts take them south. Read the full story by Detroit Free Press.

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More than 2 dozen waterspouts reported on Great Lakes. Where they were sighted


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More than 2 dozen waterspouts reported on Great Lakes. Where they were sighted

Mon, 2025-09-08 13:44

Great Lakes Commission

The Great Lakes saw at least 27 confirmed, fair-weather waterspouts/funnels — and more may have spawned beyond view — on Sunday, including on Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, according to […]

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Oldest freighter on the Great Lakes sets sail. What to know about the SS Alpena


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Oldest freighter on the Great Lakes sets sail. What to know about the SS Alpena

Fri, 2025-08-29 12:56

Great Lakes Commission

The SS Alpena, the oldest working freighter on Michigan’s Great Lakes, is back on course for another shipping season. The ship was built in 1942 and still carries cement to […]

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More than 2 dozen waterspouts seen on Great Lakes. Why there were so many on Sunday


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More than 2 dozen waterspouts seen on Great Lakes. Why there were so many on Sunday

Wed, 2025-08-27 13:23

Great Lakes Commission

Waterspouts swept across the Great Lakes this past weekend as a cold front moved into the region from Canada, and the region may see more in the coming days, weather […]

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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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