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It’s the unofficial start to summer at the McKinley Marina, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the staff lifted dozens of boats into Lake Michigan for Big Boat Day. Read the full […]
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The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project often visits communities and schools to educate them on drowning prevention. The organization will be working with first responders in northern Michigan. Read the […]
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Consumers Energy is seeking approval to drill two deep injection wells at a coal plant next to Lake Michigan in Ottawa County, Michigan, to dispose of coal ash wastewater and […]
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After it is deployed later this month, a new weather buoy in Lake Erie off the shore of Buffalo, New York, will measure wind speed, air temperature, wave height, water […]
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The life cycle of the mayfly is so vital to the aquatic ecosystem — especially in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan — that it is one of the main indicators […]
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Pink salmon were accidentally introduced to the Great Lakes in the 1950s and have since spread to all five lakes. Researchers are studying their adaptability to predict how they might […]
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Water levels on lakes Michigan, Huron, Superior and St. Clair are forecast to remain above last year’s levels through the boating season after a spring marked by heavy snowmelt and […]
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A setback occurred during the attempted removal of the G Tug Hawaii sunk in Lake Erie. Spectators and crews watched the boat detach from the 272-foot crane, bounce off the wall […]
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The Soo Locks are a system of parallel locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, that allow ships to travel between lakes Superior and Huron by bypassing the fast-moving rapids of […]
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As spring rain and snowmelt continue to raise water levels across the Great Lakes region, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it is prepared to support communities along Lake […]
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The Great Lakes Aquarium is asking local anglers and community members to donate smelt to help feed its river otters after seasonal shortages made it difficult to secure enough of […]