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Long rumored to be on the floor of the lake but never seen, the F.J. King schooner had eluded divers and taunted storytellers for generations. It was miles off the […]
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The Trump administration is stepping into the legal fight over whether Enbridge can continue to operate an aging pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel, arguing that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer […]
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A $330,000 grant has been bestowed upon the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in order to study the impact of microplastics on aquatic life in Lake Michigan. A team will collect […]
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Oakland County, Michigan, is challenging the state’s mandate to improve how it operates in one drainage district, arguing it would require taxpayer-funded investment without “evidence” the measures will improve water […]
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As whitefish disappear from the lower Great Lakes, scientists are hatching emergency rescue plans. One idea being floated is to take fish out of the lakes and raise them indefinitely […]
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While the discovery of a wooden schooner hidden beneath the depths of Lake Michigan for nearly 140 years is noteworthy on its own, it also was the first time citizen […]
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The state of Michigan began testing a random assortment of rivers and streams for microplastics this year. Data from the first sampling round is being analyzed and quality-checked, but the […]
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The Army Corps of Engineers’ latest cost estimate for the mega project to build a new shipping lock in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, has dropped to $2.6 billion. Read the […]
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On Friday, Traverse City business and education leaders broke ground on the Freshwater Research and Innovation Center at Discovery Pier in Elmwood Township, which they hope will attract the “blue […]
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Following the shorelines of the Great Lakes, monarch butterflies are gradually leaving Michigan as their instincts take them south. Read the full story by Detroit Free Press.
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Across Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, lake whitefish populations have been on the verge of collapse. But in Green Bay, Wisconsin, lake whitefish have been unexpectedly thriving. Read the full […]