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Michigan’s beautiful fall secret: Why colors are lasting longer in our beach towns


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Michigan’s beautiful fall secret: Why colors are lasting longer in our beach towns

Mon, 2025-10-27 12:31

Great Lakes Commission

In a warm fall, the relatively warm waters of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron help us stay warmer overnight. This extra warmth and moisture off the Great Lakes slows down […]

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200 years later: How the Erie Canal shaped Michigan


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200 years later: How the Erie Canal shaped Michigan

Mon, 2025-10-27 12:22

Great Lakes Commission

Plenty of people had already settled in the wild territory of Michigan before the opening of the Erie Canal, but numbers picked up notably thanks to the faster, smoother waterway. […]

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It could cost $20M to reopen ‘Miracle Mile’ trail overlooking Lake Michigan


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It could cost $20M to reopen ‘Miracle Mile’ trail overlooking Lake Michigan

Fri, 2025-10-24 13:17

Great Lakes Commission

In Michigan, the 1-mile segment between Petoskey and Bay Harbor on Lake Michigan’s shoreline has been closed since late 2019 due to erosion caused by record high lake levels. Reconstruction […]

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New interest in domestic mining comes with call for sustainability in the market


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New interest in domestic mining comes with call for sustainability in the market

Fri, 2025-10-24 08:21

Great Lakes Echo

By Joe Lorenz

Electrification and tariffs mean rural Midwest communities can cash in on their mineral resources. But how can these ventures balance local benefit to the ecological cost?

The post New interest in domestic mining comes with call for sustainability in the market first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

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Northville’s long-buried Rouge River visible again, but project draws praise, criticism


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Northville’s long-buried Rouge River visible again, but project draws praise, criticism

Mon, 2025-10-20 12:08

Great Lakes Commission

In Northville, Michigan, part of the Rouge River — sealed inside a 1,200-foot concrete tunnel in 1962 to create land for fairgrounds and, later, a racetrack — has finally been […]

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Eerily intact Lake Huron shipwreck still has coal in its cargo hold after 157 years


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Eerily intact Lake Huron shipwreck still has coal in its cargo hold after 157 years

Fri, 2025-10-17 12:59

Great Lakes Commission

The F.T. Barney, a two-masted schooner, collided with another ship on Oct. 23, 1868, and quickly sank to the bottom of Lake Huron. According to the NOAA Thunder Bay National […]

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EGLE announces first-ever Microplastics Awareness Week


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EGLE announces first-ever Microplastics Awareness Week

Fri, 2025-10-17 12:27

Great Lakes Commission

In a proclamation, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer dedicated Oct. 19-26 as Microplastics Awareness Week. The week includes events in which the public can learn about microplastics, participate in cleanups and […]

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The Great Lakes: Protecting our natural wonder


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The Great Lakes: Protecting our natural wonder

Fri, 2025-10-17 12:16

Great Lakes Commission

From invasive species and pollution to the escalating impacts of climate change, Lake Michigan and the other Great Lakes are grappling with a host of environmental challenges. But in Chicago, […]

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Lake Michigan parks face trail erosion issues due to more rain, foot traffic


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Lake Michigan parks face trail erosion issues due to more rain, foot traffic

Mon, 2025-10-13 12:48

Great Lakes Commission

Park trails along Lake Michigan’s shoreline in Michigan and Wisconsin are eroding because of more frequent extreme precipitation events and increased foot traffic from visitors in undesignated recreation areas. Read […]

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Whitefish crash has Michigan fishers on the brink: ‘It makes you want to cry’


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Whitefish crash has Michigan fishers on the brink: ‘It makes you want to cry’

Mon, 2025-10-13 12:31

Great Lakes Commission

Once numbering in the thousands, now only dozens of commercial fishers remain in lakes Michigan and Huron as whitefish stock collapse; and unlike other fish crises, this one can’t be […]

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Tugboat Arctic was a harbor workhorse. It now rests below Lake Michigan’s waters in Manitowoc


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Tugboat Arctic was a harbor workhorse. It now rests below Lake Michigan’s waters in Manitowoc

Mon, 2025-10-13 11:47

Great Lakes Commission

After nearly 50 years of service, the aging tugboat Arctic was dismantled and beached north of the harbor in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in 1930. The shipwreck was surveyed in 2017, and […]

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How quickly are Michigan’s lakes cooling off? How warm the lakes are this week


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How quickly are Michigan’s lakes cooling off? How warm the lakes are this week

Mon, 2025-10-13 11:46

Great Lakes Commission

Michigan is seeing less daylight each day, and we’ve already felt the chill from frost in recent days, meaning the state’s inland water and Great Lakes are quickly cooling off. […]

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