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  1. The slow but insidious spread of zebra mussels into more Minnesota lakes and rivers continues, with the Department of Natural Resources confirming this week that the invasive mussels have invaded Lake Ore-Be-Gone in Gilbert. More...
  2. For the first time in Great Lakes history, the show "Pirates of Penzance" will be presented aboard a functioning tall-ship under sail. More...
  3. GLIN's September Site of the Month is Great Lakes Week. This site provides information on the many meetings, conferences and events being held by leading Great Lakes organizations during Great Lakes Week 2012, Sept. 10-14, in Cleveland, Ohio. More...
  4. Lake Superior Marine Museum Association presents their next free Evening Entertainment Series program in Duluth, MN on Sept. 13. The presentation, entitled "It Sunk! House Lost Through the Ice" will detail how an entire house once sunk into Lake Superior, and efforts by divers salvage it. More...
  5. The number of salmon stocked in Lake Michigan would be reduced sharply for three years under a proposal designed to maintain a balance between sport fish and their food sources and to protect a multi-billion-dollar fishing industry. More...
  6. The federal government announced Tuesday a $2.6 million batch of grants to protect water quality at Great Lakes beaches in Wisconsin and Michigan. More...
  7. The slow but insidious spread of zebra mussels into more Minnesota lakes and rivers continues, with the Department of Natural Resources confirming Tuesday that the invasive mussels have invaded Lake Ore-Be-Gone in Gilbert. More...
  8. Erie County organizations received more than a quarter of the $913,800 in coastal zone management grants recently awarded by the state Department of Environmental Protection More...
  9. Beginner kayaking, windsurfing, and even stand-up paddle boarding are just a few of the classes in Recreation 101, a new program offered by Michigan's state parks. More...
  10. The good news, for now, is that studies in the western basin of Lake Erie last summer and this past month have not discovered any presence of bighead or silver carp. More...
  11. From Syracuse, N.Y., in the east to Milwaukee in the west, 34 million Americans are revolutionizing the sound of English, which is baffling many linguists. More...
  12. A first-time salmon fisherman caught one of the largest - if not the largest - Chinook salmon of the year Sunday morning while fishing from a Muskegon-based charter boat on Lake Michigan. More...
  13. Two brothers with ties to northeast Michigan have been testing their homemade submarine in the clear waters of Lake Huron off Rockport. More...
  14. In many parts of Canada, buying waterfront property has proven to be a profitable venture for the past couple of decades. Prices for recreational properties on the shores of lakes, oceans and rivers have soared. More...
  15. The Great Lakes Seaway Trail presents Great Lakes Underwater Series:Historic Weather, Shipwreck, Scuba & Paddlers Event on Sept. 8, 2012 in Clayton, NY. The event features presentations on the impact of historic weather patterns on Lake Ontario shipwrecks, the history of the War of 1812, and more. Pre-registration is required. More...
  16. A review of current efforts to find and stop Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes. More...
  17. Wisconsin's native freshwater mussels are among the creatures affected by soaring temperatures, below normal rainfall and shrinking lakes and rivers. More...
  18. For the third year in a row, the wild rice crop is poor in northern Wisconsin. More...
  19. With water levels 60 cm below average in Georgian Bay, many residents are calling for adjustments to the water levels throughout the Great Lakes. More...
  20. Minnesota's Lake Superior Coastal Program awarded $316,147 in grants to 13 projects that will preserve and enhance coastal resources of Lake Superior. More...
  21. A decision from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the future of the S.S. Badger car ferry, which operates in Lake Michigan between Ludington, Mich., and Manitowoc, Wis., appears to be only weeks away. More...
  22. For Capt. Paul Haley of the Lake Express high-speed ferry, Friday marks his 2,500th crossing between Milwaukee and Muskegon, Mich. At 81 miles a pop, that's more than 200,000 miles. More...
  23. Shipping traffic through the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway is about the same as last year. Seaway officials are calling it a perfect storm of international economic and severe weather conditions to come up with little change in shipping tonnage figures so far. More...
  24. Mackinac Island is a resort town with a rich and colorful history. The island is a major crossroads of the Great Lakes, and has been a true destination for tourism since before the Civil War. More...
  25. For hook-and-line sturgeon fishing in Wisconsin, the best place may be the Chippewa River, and the best spot on the river is downtown Eau Claire. More...
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