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New ferry destined for Canadian island takes maiden voyage through Soo Locks

Mon, 2025-08-11 13:19
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A new car and passenger ferry traveled through the Soo Locks last week on the way to its new home on Christian Island on the Canadian side of Lake Huron. […]

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

Mon, 2025-08-11 13:08
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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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Storm damage closes island with iconic Lake Michigan lighthouse

Mon, 2025-08-11 13:01
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Several areas in Wisconsin continue to recover today from the weekend’s historic heavy rainfall and flash flooding. Storm damage shut down Cana Island, a Lake Michigan island known for its […]

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This invasive plant in Lake Simcoe can injure swimmers, experts warn

Mon, 2025-08-11 12:52
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In Ontario, experts are sounding the alarm about the spread of water soldier, an invasive aquatic plant that could affect the environment, recreational activity and, eventually, the economy. Read the […]

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

Mon, 2025-08-11 12:37
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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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‘Safer, healthier, more accessible’: $7M Kalamazoo River restoration project completed

Fri, 2025-08-08 12:07
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A decades-in-the-making project that aimed to remove the Plainwell Dam and restore nearly a mile of the Kalamazoo River has wrapped up. Read the full story by WWMT-TV – Kalamazoo, […]

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Chicago River Swim announced for September, and this time organizers have the city’s approval

Fri, 2025-08-08 11:56
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On September 21, for the first time in nearly 100 years, the Chicago River will host a sanctioned open water swim. Read the full story by WTTW – Chicago, IL.

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

Fri, 2025-08-08 11:56
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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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Cheboygan Lock reopens to boaters after completing extensive underwater renovation project

Fri, 2025-08-08 11:48
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The Cheboygan Lock in Cheboygan, Michigan, is once again open to boaters following the completion of significant underwater repairs. Read the full story by WPBN – Cheboygan, MI.

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What’s behind all the dead fish in Lake Erie?

Fri, 2025-08-08 11:47
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Hundreds, even thousands of dead fish are washing up along Lake Erie, catching beachgoers by surprise, but experts say there’s no need to panic. Read the full story by WGRZ-TV […]

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In the war against invasive sea lampreys, researchers find new success with old ideas

Fri, 2025-08-08 11:43
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Collaboration on sea lamprey control research at Hammond Bay Biological Station in Millersburg, Michigan, connects today’s work with early breakthroughs, bringing several fish populations back from the brink after facing […]

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Researchers, officials reassess Lake Erie’s health 11 years after water crisis

Fri, 2025-08-08 11:27
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Eleven years after Toledo’s water crisis left more than 400,000 people without safe drinking water, officials, researchers and residents gathered on Lake Erie to take a closer look at the lake’s current […]

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