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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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The Alpena County Library and the Friends of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary have installed a Story Walk along the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Trail in Alpena, Michigan, for […]
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Nothing says quintessential Wisconsin summer like days spent on the shores of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. And now, after the New York Times published a story highlighting six Great […]
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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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The bottom of the Great Lakes are home to thousands of shipwrecks and other historical artifacts. The state of Michigan has an Underwater Salvage and Preserve Committee that works to […]
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Invasive sea lamprey are a huge problem for the Great Lakes, impeding efforts to restore the lake trout population and steelhead fisheries. Read the full story by the Pocono Record.
Nearly 100 people drown in the Great Lakes each year – an Upper Peninsula start-up called SwimSmart is working to address that. Read the full story by Second Wave Michigan.
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Kawartha Lakes, through Peterborough, Northumberland and Prince Edward County has received 90 per cent less than normal rain
Kawartha Lakes, through Peterborough, Northumberland and Prince Edward County has received 90 per cent less than normal rain
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 […]
Three of the Great Lakes are below their long-term averages through July, according to recent data, but the lower lakes, Erie and Ontario, are showing higher water levels than average. […]