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Minnesotans' favorite Great Lake more than makes up in quality what it might lack in quantity of media coverage. More...
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These five cruises on the St. Lawrence River are worth checking out. More...
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From now through October, potential beachgoers can access ParkPointBeach.org, a public service website designed to deliver information about current air, water, and safety conditions along Minnesota's busiest Lake Superior beach, a 7-mile sandbar within the City of Duluth also known as Minnesota Point. More...
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Navy Pier in downtown Chicago, Ill, is a prime destination for fireworks on Lake Michigan! Spectacular fireworks displays, perfectly synchronized to music, take place throughout the year and most notably on July 4th. Celebrate Independence Day on the Great Lakes! More...
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New online maps are available that present a visual representation of the flow patterns of Lake Michigan currents. The maps are based on simulations from the Great Lakes Coastal Forecasting System operated by NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL). More...
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The Natural Resources Defense Council's annual beach water quality report, released today, finds that stormwater runoff and sewage pollution still plagues most US beach waters and the Great Lakes. More...
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Michigan residents understand that winters with little snow and springs with little rain add up to low lake levels during the months they most enjoy the water. And that is exactly what people are seeing around the Great Lakes this summer.From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120628/METRO/206280396#ixzz1z72CO0YI More...
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National highway legislation will include a provision that requires a study and plan to prevent Asian carp and other invasive species from entering the Great Lakes, U.S. Rep. Dave Camp of Midland announced Thursday morning. More...
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The Michigan Department of Community Health has lifted a "Do Not Eat" fish consumption advisory for a stretch of the Kalamazoo River affected by a massive 2010 oil spill More...
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Ohio State's Stone Laboratory Guest Lecture Series continues next month with "Perry's Monument: Why We Should Care About the War of 1812" on July 5. Members of the public are welcome to attend in person at Stone Laboratory on Gibraltar Island, Put-in-Bay, or online via webinar. More...
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Ohio beaches remain the second most polluted in the country and Cuyahoga County overtook Lorain County for the most polluted beach water among Ohio counties alongside Lake Erie, according to an environmental advocacy group. More...
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Bacterial contamination from storm water runoff and sewage helped make 2011 one of the worst years in more than two decades for health-related closings and warnings at U.S. beaches, a major environmental group says. More...
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The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is reminding folks to avoid contact with flood water, but that warning does not apply to lake superior beaches outside the Duluth harbor area. More...
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Forget swimming today at Saugatuck Dunes State Park beach on Lake Michigan. More...
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The Avon Road Bridge over the Clinton River in Rochester Hills, which has been closed to traffic since February, will likely re-open by the end of the week, officials said Wednesday morning More...
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Creekwatch, a new iPhone app designed by IBM, could help Great Lakes researchers monitor waterways. It's a simple tool to use. Users take a picture of a stream or creek. Then they assess its water level, flow rate and the degree of trash it contains. More...
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The Huron-Clinton Metroparks are offering Summer Discovery Cruises out of the Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie Metroparks at fees ranging from $5 to $25, one of the best bargains in Michigan. More...
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Construction on the new Monroe County Water Authority treatment plant in Webster is progressing according to schedule and should be completed for an opening in early 2013. More...
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DAYTON -- Ohio cities focusing on new large-scale downtown development are looking to their rivers as a base for much of that development, and planners said a key decision facing cities is how best to tie their rivers to such projects. More...
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Ohio and Indiana wildlife officials have agreed to form a response plan for potential flooding in a wetland that is considered the second-greatest threat for allowing Asian carp into the Great Lakes. More...
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SANDUSKY -- The Ohio Lake Erie Commission recently awarded four Lake Erie Protection Fund grants. More...
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A pair of local beaches have been deemed unsafe for swimming after elevated levels of E. coli were confirmed More...
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Wildlife experts have found an illegal carp in a southern Michigan lake. More...
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Gov. Rick Snyder is expected to soon sign a bill that will do away with state permits for grooming many Great Lakes beaches. More...
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Cheboygan, Mich. -- Specific creeks in Cheboygan, Emmet and Presque Isle counties will soon be treated to kill sea lamprey larvae. More...