Debate continues over short-term rentals versus affordable housing needs

Debate continues over short-term rentals versus affordable housing needs
Great Lakes Echo
By Olivia O’Neill Many local governments in and away from popular vacation destinations are wrestling with how to balance economic benefits of short-term rentals to accommodate visitors and a shortage of affordable long-term housing.
By Olivia O’Neill Many local governments in and away from popular vacation destinations are wrestling with how to balance economic benefits of short-term rentals to accommodate visitors and a shortage of affordable long-term housing.
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Debate continues over short-term rentals versus affordable housing needs

How El Niño Could Affect Fall Colors in the Great Lakes Region

How El Niño Could Affect Fall Colors in the Great Lakes Region
Great Lakes Echo
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva This year, El Niño could delay fall color in the Great Lakes region.
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva This year, El Niño could delay fall color in the Great Lakes region.
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How El Niño Could Affect Fall Colors in the Great Lakes Region

Lakeshore Keepers begins restoration at Big Sable Point Lighthouse

Lakeshore Keepers begins restoration at Big Sable Point Lighthouse
Great Lakes Commission
Lakeshore Keepers is starting restoration work at Big Sable Point Lighthouse on Michigan’s shore of Lake Michigan this fall as preparations begin for a major restoration project planned for 2027. […]
Lakeshore Keepers is starting restoration work at Big Sable Point Lighthouse on Michigan’s shore of Lake Michigan this fall as preparations begin for a major restoration project planned for 2027. […]
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Lakeshore Keepers begins restoration at Big Sable Point Lighthouse

SONS of Lake Erie work with state nature groups on Presque Isle fish habitat

SONS of Lake Erie work with state nature groups on Presque Isle fish habitat
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The SONS of Lake Erie are working with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and Department of Natural Resources for the annual fish habitat placement, assembling 60 wooden habitat structures […]
The SONS of Lake Erie are working with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and Department of Natural Resources for the annual fish habitat placement, assembling 60 wooden habitat structures […]
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SONS of Lake Erie work with state nature groups on Presque Isle fish habitat

Buffalo Water Board sues 17 companies over alleged PFAS contamination in Lake Erie

Buffalo Water Board sues 17 companies over alleged PFAS contamination in Lake Erie
Great Lakes Commission
The Buffalo Water Board is suing 17 companies it accuses of contributing to PFAS contamination in Lake Erie, alleging chemicals used in firefighting foam have polluted the water supply serving […]
The Buffalo Water Board is suing 17 companies it accuses of contributing to PFAS contamination in Lake Erie, alleging chemicals used in firefighting foam have polluted the water supply serving […]
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Buffalo Water Board sues 17 companies over alleged PFAS contamination in Lake E…

Lake Michigan waves could top 25 feet as gales hit the Great Lakes

Lake Michigan waves could top 25 feet as gales hit the Great Lakes
Great Lakes Commission
Gale-force winds are expected to sweep across the Great Lakes, whipping up occasional offshore waves nearing 30 feet in southern Lake Michigan. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Gale-force winds are expected to sweep across the Great Lakes, whipping up occasional offshore waves nearing 30 feet in southern Lake Michigan. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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Lake Michigan waves could top 25 feet as gales hit the Great Lakes

Wisconsin successfully restores habitat for piping plovers after 49 years with no sightings

Wisconsin successfully restores habitat for piping plovers after 49 years with no sightings
Great Lakes Echo
By Anna Wildman A stretch of Lake Superior beach in northern Wisconsin will remain closed to the public next spring and summer with the hopes of luring back a nesting pair of endangered piping plovers, which were recently spotted there for the first time in nearly a half century.
By Anna Wildman A stretch of Lake Superior beach in northern Wisconsin will remain closed to the public next spring and summer with the hopes of luring back a nesting pair of endangered piping plovers, which were recently spotted there for the first time in nearly a half century.
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Wisconsin successfully restores habitat for piping plovers after 49 years with …

Century-long data reveals complex trends in ice cover in the Great Lakes

Century-long data reveals complex trends in ice cover in the Great Lakes
Great Lakes Echo
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva A new study reported 125 years of historical air temperature and ice data on the Great Lakes for the first time and showed the amount of ice on the lakes has declined rapidly over the past four decades.
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva A new study reported 125 years of historical air temperature and ice data on the Great Lakes for the first time and showed the amount of ice on the lakes has declined rapidly over the past four decades.
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Century-long data reveals complex trends in ice cover in the Great Lakes

Grosse Pointe communities study natural shoreline solutions along Lake St. Clair

Grosse Pointe communities study natural shoreline solutions along Lake St. Clair
Great Lakes Commission
In southeastern Michigan, Grosse Pointe Farms and Grosse Pointe Shores are partnering on an $870,000 study to determine whether natural shoreline features could help reduce erosion and improve habitat along […]
In southeastern Michigan, Grosse Pointe Farms and Grosse Pointe Shores are partnering on an $870,000 study to determine whether natural shoreline features could help reduce erosion and improve habitat along […]
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Grosse Pointe communities study natural shoreline solutions along Lake St. Clair

Stephanie Gandulla on becoming the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary’s first superintendent

Stephanie Gandulla on becoming the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary’s first superintendent
Great Lakes Commission
A year and a half after its designation off the shores of Oswego, the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary has appointed its first-ever superintendent. Read the full story by WSYR-TV […]
A year and a half after its designation off the shores of Oswego, the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary has appointed its first-ever superintendent. Read the full story by WSYR-TV […]
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Lake Superior Chippewa hold first cultural burn in centuries in Duluth

Lake Superior Chippewa hold first cultural burn in centuries in Duluth
Great Lakes Commission
Members of the Lake Superior Chippewa led a prescribed cultural burn at Minnesota Point in Duluth, Minnesota — the first such burn in centuries. Read the full story by CBS […]
Members of the Lake Superior Chippewa led a prescribed cultural burn at Minnesota Point in Duluth, Minnesota — the first such burn in centuries. Read the full story by CBS […]
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Lake Superior Chippewa hold first cultural burn in centuries in Duluth

Two Michigan tribes complete a 130-mile kayak voyage along Lake Michigan

Two Michigan tribes complete a 130-mile kayak voyage along Lake Michigan
Great Lakes Commission
Two Michigan tribes came together this month to embark on a 10-day journey across Lake Michigan by kayak and canoe. The “Paddle to Pokagon” voyage reaffirms the longstanding friendship between […]
Two Michigan tribes came together this month to embark on a 10-day journey across Lake Michigan by kayak and canoe. The “Paddle to Pokagon” voyage reaffirms the longstanding friendship between […]
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Two Michigan tribes complete a 130-mile kayak voyage along Lake Michigan
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