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Iceboats can go 80 mph on Wisconsin’s frozen lakes

Mon, 2025-02-17 11:13
Great Lakes Commission

Iceboats, some a century old, are the speedsters and yachts of frozen lakes. Iceboating flourished in Madison, Wisconsin, partly because of the city’s lakes and a culture that embraced wintertime […]

Great Lakes Commission, city, lakes, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Dozens of mergansers found dead on Lake Michigan shore as bird flu continues

Fri, 2025-02-07 13:38
Great Lakes Commission

Since last Thursday, seven red-breasted mergansers were admitted to the Wisconsin Humane Society Wildlife Rehabilitation Center with symptoms consistent with the bird flu. Read the full story by Spectrum News.

Great Lakes Commission, bird flu, Dead, found, lake, Lake Michigan, Michigan, News, red, Wildlife, Wisconsin

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Great Lakes underwater documentary film debuts in Door County Thursday

Mon, 2025-01-27 13:23
Great Lakes Commission

A new documentary film that tells the underwater impact of quagga mussels in the Great Lakes debuts this Thursday in Wisconsin and will be streamed online..  “All Too Clear” is […]

Great Lakes Commission, county, Daily News, Great Lakes, lakes, new, News, online, Wisconsin

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Federal wildlife and sport fish restoration programs announce 2025 apportionments to states

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Wed, 2025-01-22 13:23
Great Lakes Commission

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will distribute $1.3 billion to states in 2025 through the federal wildlife and sport fish restoration programs. The Wisconsin DNR is set to receive […]

Great Lakes Commission, federal, fish, Milwaukee, service, Wildlife, Wisconsin

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Free fishing weekend in Wisconsin offers chance to reel in without a license

Mon, 2025-01-20 11:17
Great Lakes Commission

It is officially free fishing weekend in Wisconsin. Wet a line without a fishing license, trout stamp, or salmon stamp January 18th and 19th in most waters, thanks to the […]

Great Lakes Commission, Department, Free, green, Wisconsin

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As climate change threats loom, Great Lakes mapping effort supports resilience

Fri, 2025-01-03 11:47
Great Lakes Commission

A mapping initiative dubbed Lakebed 2030 supports ongoing efforts to make the Great Lakes region more resilient to climate change. The project is working to identify areas prone to erosion, […]

Great Lakes Commission, climate, Climate change, Damage, Events, extreme weather, Flooding, Great Lakes, lake, lakes, project, Region, Weather, Wisconsin

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How could Enbridge’s oil spill in Jefferson County go from 2 to nearly 70,000 gallons?

Mon, 2024-12-23 12:34
Great Lakes Commission

More details have emerged about Enbridge’s Line 6 oil spill in Wisconsin, as well as drone footage captured earlier this week by an activist who works to protect waterways. The […]

Great Lakes Commission, county, May, Oil, protect, who, Wisconsin

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COMMENTARY: How 5,000 Christmas trees sank in Great Lakes ship disaster

Mon, 2024-12-23 12:02
Great Lakes Commission

The Rouse Simmons, a three-masted schooner, unsuccessfully attempted to carry 5,000 Christmas trees through a in a fierce blizzard near Kewaunee, Wisconsin, in 1912. Read the full story by the […]

Great Lakes Commission, Christmas, Great Lakes, lakes, Windsor, Wisconsin

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Lake Michigan, Superior warmer than average going into winter

Fri, 2024-12-20 11:14
Great Lakes Commission

For the last two winters, historically low ice coverage on the Great Lakes made ice-fishing trips impossible for Wisconsin charter companies. This year, with winter just days away, Lake Michigan […]

Great Lakes Commission, Great Lakes, lake, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, lakes, Michigan, Wisconsin

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Wisconsin DNR confirms investigation into oil spill from Enbridge’s Line 6 pipeline

Wed, 2024-12-18 13:23
Great Lakes Commission

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has opened an investigation into a spill of more than 69,000 gallons of crude oil from a pipeline along Enbridge Energy’s Line 6. Read the full […]

Great Lakes Commission, Department, Energy, green, investigation, Oil, Wisconsin

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Commercial fishing in Wisconsin evolves amid pollution, invasive species & more challenges

Mon, 2024-12-16 13:37
Great Lakes Commission

Have you ever wondered where the fish you eat comes from? Only a fraction of the fish consumed today in the Badger State is caught locally. Read the full story […]

Great Lakes Commission, fish, Invasive Species, Wisconsin

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Enbridge pipeline spills nearly 70,000 gallons of crude oil in Jefferson County

Mon, 2024-12-16 13:35
Great Lakes Commission

An Enbridge Energy pipeline in Jefferson County, Wisconsin spilled nearly 70,000 gallons of crude oil underground on November 11th according to federal officials. The spill is Enbridge’s worst in Wisconsin, […]

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