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The Great Lakes Maritime Task Force, the Great Lakes Metro Chambers Coalition and others want Congress to stop raiding the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and use it as it was intended. More...
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We should work to keep the new Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund, which puts up to $25,000 in the hands of grassroots community groups to cover the cost of special projects designed to improve the world's largest fresh water system. More...
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Sauk Village municipal officials will spend the next few months building their case to persuade the state to allow them to get their fresh water supply from Lake Michigan. More...
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The St. Lawrence River Valley Redevelopment Agency says it believes Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo will sign a contract allocating 20 megawatts of low-cost hydropower for area businesses by the deadline Monday. More...
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About 2,000 dead fish, mostly minnows, suckers, and carp, were found by investigators in the Cuyahoga this past weekend. More...
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The Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) recently launched a new tool for recreational boaters in the St. Lawrence River. The tool provides information on water currents and depth to help boaters plan a safe and enjoyable boating day. More...
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The fight against an Asian carp invasion of the Great Lakes so far has been mostly focused on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, an artificial link between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River basin. There are 18 other potential connections between the Great Lakes and Asian carp-infested Mississippi River basin. More...
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You shouldn't eat fish from White Lake every night, but they're no worse than fish from any other Michigan lake. That was the conclusion from two samplings of White Lake fish done five years apart. More...
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If the water's green, don't go in. That's what the Ottawa County Health Department is telling beach-goers after issuing a no-body contact advisories on Tuesday for Dunton Park and Holland State Park. More...
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Lake freighter Paul R. Tregurtha awaited dry-docking for repair Sunday at Donjon Shipbuilding & Repair on Erie's east bayfront. More...
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Dredging of the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal won't begin next month as planned due to a delay in shipping some equipment, project officials said. More...
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Each year, Lake Superior Magazine unveils its "Best of the Lake" choices, chosen by readers and editors. Categories include "Best Views: Overlooks," "Best Beaches," and many more - all highlights to help plan your visit to Lake Superior. More...
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State Sen. Rick Jones asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Monday to honor the state of Michigan's ban on Great Lakes dumping by rejecting the SS Badger's request for a federal permit to dump coal ash into Lake Michigan, a violation of state law. More...
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With freighters forced to carry lighter loads, port structures damaged by rot, ship cannels that are filling with silt, there are millions of dollars in losses, repairs and dredging in the Great Lakes region as a result of climate change and lowered water levels. More...
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Great Lakes ports on the St. Lawrence Seaway System handled more than 18.8 million tons of cargo through July 31, which is flat compared to the same period a year ago, according to Marine Delivers. More...
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They are harmless, mysterious and fascinating to watch, according to those who have seen them, and freshwater jellyfish are back in some Northland lakes. More...
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Hans VanSumeren, director of the Water Studies Institute at Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City, narrates the process of mapping the Grand Traverse Bay with sonar technology. More...
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That's according to a report released earlier this month by the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental group. Kentucky was No. 1 on the list. More...
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An all-out war is scheduled to begin next month on an invasive plant species found on at least 25 acres stretching along the Door County shoreline. More...
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Shortly before 9 p.m. ET on Sunday, Annaleise Carr finished her 27 hour, 52-kilometre journey that began when she entered the water at Niagara-on-the-Lake at 6:17 p.m. on Saturday. More...
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Captain Eric Treece, an avid storm chaser when he's not steering massive lake carriers, grabbed his camera and recorded five separate waterspouts about 45 miles east of Milwaukee on Saturday morning. More...
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The four states that surround Lake Michigan -- Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan -- agreed to a 50% overall reduction in chinook stocking as a response to what biologists call "red flag" warnings that the fishery is in danger. More...
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When Roger Knight was a child on a farm in Trumbull County, Lake Erie seemed a remote and mysterious place. Yet, it somehow got its hold on him. More...
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John Riddle, 30-year owner of Riddle Boatworks in Vermilion, agreed to build the pulling boat with the help of family and friends. More...
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Two centuries later and 22 years after finding her remains off Presqu'ile Point in Brighton, 90 minutes east of Toronto, wreck hunter Ed Burtt believes it's high time the artifacts were recovered. More...