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Thousands of dead alewives are washing up along the shores of Lake Michigan this summer, from Kenosha to Door counties. More...
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Nothing illustrates Port Huron, Michigan's self-proclaimed title "The Maritime Capital of the Great Lakes" better than Boat Week, which precedes Saturday's 87th Mackinac Sailboat Race. More...
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A public hearing was held Monday in Sturgeon Bay to learn the latest in an ongoing study about what - if anything - to do about persistently low water levels on Lakes Michigan and Huron. More...
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Officials still are in the permitting phase of the Pigeon River Watershed improvement project -- which is unlike any other that's ever been done in the state. More...
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After having to sit out a trip aboard a wooden tall ship last year due to prior commitments, Cyndy Patsche vowed she wasn't going to miss the opportunity again. More...
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Monday marked the opening of the $22 million Public Dock and Terminal on the Detroit River. Participants in the morning ceremony included Mayor Dave Bing. U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, U.S. Rep. Hansen Clark and Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano. More...
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On Friday, Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich vetoed a bill that would have allowed individual businesses to each siphon close to 19 million litres of water out of Lake Erie, every day, without state approval. It also would have allowed the businesses to siphon an additional 7.5 million litres from creeks and rivers in the lake's watershed. More...
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The International Upper Great Lakes Study (IUGLS) is holding public meetings this summer in the United States and Canada to provide information regarding the status of the second and final phase of its work, examining Great Lakes water levels. More...
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The JASON Project, the Coastal America Partnership and the Learning Center Network invite you to join in an interactive webcast live from Coastal Zone 2011. The webcast takes place on Wed., July 20th at 4:30pm ET. During the show you'll learn about Coastal America, and have the chance to submit text questions and answer interactive polls. More...
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Pending surge in algae isn't good for fish industry. More...
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Volunteers associated with the Great Lakes Historical Society collaborated in the discovery of a 158-year-old ship that sunk to the bottom of Lake Ontario near Rochester, N.Y., in 1906. More...
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Garman sees Milwaukee playing leadership role internationally on water issues. More...
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Pending surge in algae isn't good for fish industry. More...
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Apparently the wind's gone out of the sails of the push to place wind turbines off the shores of Lake Ontario.But there's no official word, and who can be surprised, given the secrecy with which the New York Power Authority has operated this project all along. More...
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An organization hopes to get all parties involved in border regulation -- border patrols on both sides of the river, Canadian MPs and U.S. congressional members -- to update laws regulating cross-border recreation in the Thousand Islands. More...
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Declining ice cover, warming waters hit Lake Superior. More...
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BP PLC's $3.8 billion expansion of its northwestern Indiana oil refinery is two-thirds complete two years before the project is scheduled to begin processing heavy Canadian crude, company officials said. More...
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About 50 swimmers wearing life jackets jumped into the water at 8 a.m. at the Quai Jacques Cartier in Montreal's old port. They're calling for better access to the river for recreational purposes and improved water quality around the city. More...
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The famous Davie Yards Inc. shipbuilder in Levis, Que., was taking on water Thursday after a deep-pocketed international firm pulled its takeover bid, but Montreal's SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., an Ontario partner and South Korea's Daewoo are ready to throw it another lifeline. More...
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Check out this list of Great Lakes-inspired titles for your summer reading enjoyment, compiled by Great Lakes Echo. The list contains both fiction and non-fiction selections. Contribute your own suggestions and keep the list growing! More...
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Ohio lawmakers seem more interested in competing for a bigger share of Great Lakes water than joining in the spirit of a compact among all of the surrounding states and two Canadian provinces. More...
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One of Canada's largest grain handling firms is expanding its Hamilton operation. Richardson International announced Wednesday it will spend $5.5 million to expand its port terminal facility here to increase handling and shipping capacity. More...
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A team of underwater explorers has found two long-lost shipwrecks in northeastern Lake Huron. Thunder Bay Marine Sanctuary on Wednesday announced the discovery of the schooner M.F. Merrick and the steel freighter Etruria in deep water off Presque Isle (PRESK' EEL'). More...
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Great Lakes states are making slow progress toward implementing a compact to protect the region's waters but have fallen short on conservation measures that are essential for the long-term health of the nation's largest freshwater system, environmental groups said Tuesday. More...
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On the 30-foot Sportcraft vessel Sea Breeze 10, conversation ran the gamut from how muskrat tastes to snapping turtle recipes and controlling coyotes, but the No. 1 topic was Lake Erie sport fishing and the lake's health. More...