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A place to learn the "ABC's" of boating is America's Boating Course, which is returning to the Copeland Center in Wyandotte, Mich., for a nine-week session. More...

The 2014 Great Lakes Commission Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day in Washington, D.C. takes place Mar. 4-6. These events feature dialogue on Great Lakes priorities by regional leaders and members of Congress who play a critical role in shaping Great Lakes policies. Register now! More...

Lake Erie has been found to have some of the most contaminated waters because of the tiny plastic beads that are found in face and body washes. More...

An iron-smelting plant would be part of Develop Erie's broader Erie Inland Port initiative -- an ambitious plan meant to attract manufacturers to the region's highways, railroads and Great Lakes ports. More...

At least two new healthy pups, and perhaps three, have survived their first perilous months of life -- proof that the famous wolves, which number less than a dozen, may not be dwindling after all. More...

Canada is looking to privatize its leading ports and airports in efforts to make these a global destination to serve wider markets. More...

Human activity such as farming and wastewater treatment plants have been creating phosphorous deposits which runoff into the Genesee River and then into Lake Ontario. More...

The extreme ice covering Lake Michigan will slow evaporation. It's estimated evaporation counts for half of Lake Michigan's water loss every year. Higher water levels mean a safer surrounding for boats and freighters. More...

City of Ferrysburg residents have spoken. They have asked the city for a scenic route to ride their bikes up and down Lake Michigan, while also creating easy access to bus stops along 168th Avenue, according to City Manager Craig Bessinger. More...

Anglers are lamenting a bad year for the perch fishery. Some are attributing the cause for the decline to alewives and quagga mussels. More...

U.S. Rep. Candice Miller has presented legislation to seal off the canals and rivers that connect to Lake Michigan and prevent Asian carp from penetrating the Great Lakes basin. More...

The extreme ice covering Lake Michigan will slow evaporation as we get into the spring months and a safer surrounding for boats and freighters. More...

Have you visited GLIN's February Site of the Month yet? The honor goes to FLOW: For Love of Water, a non-profit organization working to ensure the Great Lakes are protected now and for future generations. Founded in 2008, their goal is in part to advance public trust principles as solutions for the governance and protection of the waters of the Great Lakes Basin. More...

City of Ferrysburg, Mich. officials said the city plans to construct non-motorized paths along North Shore Road and 168th Avenue and is also planning a number of other projects, such as a swimming beach, at street ends for access to Spring Lake. More...

Alewives and quagga mussels have been the cause for the decline in Perch in Lake Michigan. More...

Detroit Bulk Storage has abandoned any ideas of storing petroleum coke or coal along the Detroit River, but company officials now want to store other products, such as limestone and salt. More...

Belle Isle is officially a state park. The 982-acre island in the Detroit River will operate under a 30-year lease from the city of Detroit as Michigan's 102nd state park. More...

GEO Great Lakes is part of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). GEOSS is a coordinating and integrating network of observing and information systems. The GEO Great Lakes team supports data collaboration efforts between the United States and Canada in the Great Lakes region. More...

Ohio Sea Grant's Charter Captains Conference will help prepare Lake Erie fishing charter boat captains for the upcoming season by providing updates about Lake Erie's 2014 fishing outlook, environmental conditions, licensing, regulations, and business management. More...

New York state conservation scientists will discuss the State Of Lake Ontario in a series of forums where they will answer questions on topics such as forage fish, stocking programs and fisheries-management plans. More...

The Miller's Creek Marina project in Fort Erie, N.Y., has been in a political wasteland for years, and the town makes another attempt to inject some life into the floundering proposal. More...

Detroit Bulk Storage has abandoned any ideas of storing petroleum coke or coal along the Detroit River, but company officials now want to store other products, such as limestone and salt, More...

Belle Isle is officially a state park that will operate the 982-acre island in the Detroit River under a 30-year lease from the city of Detroit, and it's Michigan's 102nd state park. More...

Most of the 200 to 300 gallons of diesel fuel that spilled last week into the Detroit River during a cutter's refueling has been contained, the U.S. Coast Guard said. More...

Legislators working on a bill that would adjust the regulation of phosphorus in the state's waterways need to make sure it addresses the most serious source of phosphorus, pushes water utilities and communities to reduce the amount of phosphorus entering waterways. More...