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Lake Superior girl’s message in a bottle washes ashore in North Carolina — returns home 20 years later

Wed, 2025-08-27 12:58

More than 20 years ago, a young girl in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula tossed a message in a bottle into AuTrain Bay on Lake Superior, never expecting to see it again. […]

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Two remote Great Lakes islands called some of the most underrated spots in U.S.

Wed, 2025-08-20 12:42

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The Great Lakes are filled with around 35,000 islands. Two of them have just been named among the top 11 most underrated islands in the country: Drummond Island in Michigan’s […]

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U.P. tech company makes beaches safer

Wed, 2025-08-13 10:28

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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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Army Corps of Engineers to dredge Manistique Harbor

Fri, 2025-08-01 13:13

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District will start a maintenance dredging project at Manistique Harbor in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula as early as August 7. The $1.865 million project […]

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