Great Lakes cruising hits $310M impact as Ludington explores docking options

Great Lakes cruising hits $310M impact as Ludington explores docking options
Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes cruising delivered a record season in 2026, generating $310 million in regional economic impact, a 25% jump from last year. Read the full story by WZZM-TV – Grand […]
Great Lakes cruising delivered a record season in 2026, generating $310 million in regional economic impact, a 25% jump from last year. Read the full story by WZZM-TV – Grand […]
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Great Lakes cruising hits $310M impact as Ludington explores docking options

Port of Cleveland set to welcome final cruise ship of record-breaking 2026 season

Port of Cleveland set to welcome final cruise ship of record-breaking 2026 season
Great Lakes Commission
The arrival of the final cruise ship of 2026 will mark the port of Cleveland’s 54th vessel call of the season, surpassing the previous record of 53 calls set in […]
The arrival of the final cruise ship of 2026 will mark the port of Cleveland’s 54th vessel call of the season, surpassing the previous record of 53 calls set in […]
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Activists resist efforts to eliminate some air pollution data from Detroit’s records

Activists resist efforts to eliminate some air pollution data from Detroit’s records
Great Lakes Echo
By Marissa Gonzalez Some environmental experts and activists in Detroit are concerned about a Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy request to the EPA to exclude air pollution data for 21 days with high levels of wildfire smoke.
By Marissa Gonzalez Some environmental experts and activists in Detroit are concerned about a Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy request to the EPA to exclude air pollution data for 21 days with high levels of wildfire smoke.
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Activists resist efforts to eliminate some air pollution data from Detroit’s re…

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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Just outside U.P., cleanup continues weeks after Line 5 pipeline spill

Just outside U.P., cleanup continues weeks after Line 5 pipeline spill
Great Lakes Commission
An Aug. 25 accident on Enbridge’s controversial oil and gas pipeline Line 5 in northeast Wisconsin — only a few miles from the border with Michigan’s Upper Peninsula — was […]
An Aug. 25 accident on Enbridge’s controversial oil and gas pipeline Line 5 in northeast Wisconsin — only a few miles from the border with Michigan’s Upper Peninsula — was […]
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Just outside U.P., cleanup continues weeks after Line 5 pipeline spill

9 Great Lakes ports honored for record St. Lawrence Seaway cargo

9 Great Lakes ports honored for record St. Lawrence Seaway cargo
Great Lakes Commission
Nine U.S. Great Lakes ports have received the 2025 Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. for posting record […]
Nine U.S. Great Lakes ports have received the 2025 Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. for posting record […]
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9 Great Lakes ports honored for record St. Lawrence Seaway cargo

Tuskegee wreckage found in the Great Lakes provides a unique opportunity to uncover untold stories

Tuskegee wreckage found in the Great Lakes provides a unique opportunity to uncover untold stories
Great Lakes Echo
Wreckage of aircraft recovered from Lake Huron and the St Clair River is uncovering untold stories of the Tuskegee Airmen, predominantly African-American fighter and bomber pilots and crew who fought in World War II. By Joshua Kim.
Wreckage of aircraft recovered from Lake Huron and the St Clair River is uncovering untold stories of the Tuskegee Airmen, predominantly African-American fighter and bomber pilots and crew who fought in World War II. By Joshua Kim.
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Great Lakes maritime history comes to life in Elberta

Great Lakes maritime history comes to life in Elberta
Great Lakes Commission
The Elberta Heritage Center in Elberta, Michigan, will present a free screening of “The Wreck and Rescue of the Schooner J. Hazard Hartzell” at 7 p.m. on Sunday, August 16.  Read […]
The Elberta Heritage Center in Elberta, Michigan, will present a free screening of “The Wreck and Rescue of the Schooner J. Hazard Hartzell” at 7 p.m. on Sunday, August 16.  Read […]
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Great Lakes maritime history comes to life in Elberta

Heat dome threatens to smash London record high set in 1936

Heat dome threatens to smash London record high set in 1936
The London Free Press
The temperature in London is expected to soar to a sweltering 35 C as a heat dome blankets central Canada
The temperature in London is expected to soar to a sweltering 35 C as a heat dome blankets central Canada
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Heat dome threatens to smash London record high set in 1936

Lake Michigan water levels enter summer above average after record-breaking April

Lake Michigan water levels enter summer above average after record-breaking April
Great Lakes Commission
Late-season snowmelt and weeks of steady rain caused lakes Michigan and Huron to rise 13.4 inches, the largest April increase on record. As of early July, lakes Michigan and Huron […]
Late-season snowmelt and weeks of steady rain caused lakes Michigan and Huron to rise 13.4 inches, the largest April increase on record. As of early July, lakes Michigan and Huron […]
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Archaeological survey of steam tug wreck site underway in Lake Huron

Archaeological survey of steam tug wreck site underway in Lake Huron
The Lucknow Sentinel
The S.S. Erie Belle exploded in Lake Huron on Nov. 21, 1883.
The S.S. Erie Belle exploded in Lake Huron on Nov. 21, 1883.
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Archaeological survey of steam tug wreck site underway in Lake Huron

Baranyai: Some suggestions to really protect Ontario

Baranyai: Some suggestions to really protect Ontario
The London Free Press
Ads seldom rely on information alone to make their point. Most aim for an emotional response to help the message land. They may tug at your heartstrings or tickle your funny bone, play on your deepest fears and insecurities, even make your blood boil. The stronger the emotional hook, the better. The lesson is not […]
Ads seldom rely on information alone to make their point. Most aim for an emotional response to help the message land. They may tug at your heartstrings or tickle your funny bone, play on your deepest fears and insecurities, even make your blood boil. The stronger the emotional hook, the better. The lesson is not […]
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Baranyai: Some suggestions to really protect Ontario
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