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It was chosen by USA Today readers as the second-best lake in the United States behind Lake Tahoe, located on the border of California and Nevada. More...
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The U.S. Coast Guard says a dredging barge that was mostly sunken in Lake Huron has been recovered and taken to a maintenance dock in St. Clair. More...
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Public health officials will neither confirm nor deny reports a person was recently treated in hospital for an E. coli infection after swimming at a Lake Erie beach. More...
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Raw steel production in the Great Lakes region was 703,000 tons in the week that ended Saturday, according to estimates from the American Iron and Steel Institute. More...
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Lake Superior is experiencing some of its hottest water temperatures in the past 30 years. Some parts of the big lake are reporting 20 degrees above average just days before entering August. More...
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The Great Lakes State Fair will return to Michigan on Labor Day weekend. Formerly known as the Michigan State Fair, it will make its return following two years of absence after funding cuts in 2009. More...
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Lake Metroparks is the recipient of a $300,000 grant, the money awarded to enhance the agency's new 139-acre Lake Erie Bluffs Park in Perry Township. More...
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On Wednesday, the US-flag cruise ship M/V Yorktown is scheduled to arrive in the Port of Duluth-Superior and dock behind the DECC for the day. More...
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Excavators in northern Michigan are poised to begin removing the first of three obsolete hydroelectric dams in Grand Traverse County following the approval of a construction contract this week. More...
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A mile-and-a-half ribbon of Lake Superior shoreline on the Bayfield Peninsula offers paddlers a rare chance to humble themselves in the presence of nature. More...
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Rooted water chestnut plants have been found in Chautauqua Lake and Lake Erie, County Executive Greg Edwards announced Friday. More...
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This week's heavy rainfall means some popular beaches, such as Bayfield on Lake Huron and Port Burwell on Lake Erie, are unsafe for swimming. More...
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Tecumseh finally has its waterfront park, a gem that was called its window on the Great Lakes and a feat that took about 50 years. More...
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Participants in a Holland Museum fundraising event had a rare opportunity to see the inside of the Holland Lighthouse. More...
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Students from UW La Crosse are studying the effects of Mercury on the great lakes region. This five year project tracks mercury levels in fish and other life around in six national parks around the great lakes region. More...
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Rowboats are a common sight on the St. Lawrence River, but a paper skiff is making its way through the Thousand Islands and down river to Montreal this week. More...
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The Lake Superior Binational Forum announced the recipients on the 9th annual Lake Superior Binational Program's Environmental Stewardship Award. More...
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Gov. Rick Snyder could soon sign legislation that would change law related to some of Michigan's sand dunes areas, despite the objections of some environmental groups. More...
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NOAA - Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL)'s Great Lakes Currents Map depicts depth-averaged flow patterns in animated visualizations of lake currents. More...
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The 2012 Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting will again be held in conjunction with Great Lakes Week, featuring the annual meetings and conferences of diverse groups who are leading the fight to restore the Great Lakes. Take advantage of the reduced early registration rate, available only until August 10! More...
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Registration is available for the Great Lakes Wind Collaborative 5th Annual Meeting, which takes place Sept. 25-26, 2012, in Erie, Penn. Take advantage of early bird registration rates, which expire on Aug. 27! More...
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At this workshop, attendees will learn about activities for teaching regionally relevant climate science, work through hands-on lessons with fellow educators, and get suggestions on how to adapt classroom activities to informal and outdoor education settings. More...
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An astronaut aboard the International Space Station snapped a great photo of several of the Great Lakes and New York's Finger Lakes. The mirror-like appearance of the water bodies is due to sunlight reflecting toward the observer. More...
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The Spring/Summer issue of New York Coastlines, New York Sea Grant's flagship newsletter, is available online. Features include research on hypoxia and red tide in the Long Island Sound, and identifying distinct sturgeon population segments. More...
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Last week, state environmental regulators, the steel mill's owners ArcelorMittal and two environmental groups reached a settlement that will require the mill to remove or recycle the waste and also to test the soil underneath to see if it has been contaminated with toxins. More...