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  1. Lake Michigan has been almost exclusively a man-made ecosystem for nearly a century, according to fisheries biologists. More...
  2. When Clarkston-based developer David Johnson was planning the Village at Bay Harbor, he knew it was going to be big. More...
  3. Crews will use trap nets along a 10-foot contour between the Clinton River and New Baltimore; each net will be marked with at least two floating flags and nine smaller buoys. More...
  4. The Lake Express Ferry kicked off its 12th season this morning with a run from Milwaukee to Muskegon and the SS Badger starts its season May 15, plying between Ludington and Manitowoc, Wis. More...
  5. The review panel is expected to deliver its findings on the proposal to the government by Wednesday. More...
  6. Stephen Henderson, Professor of Environmental Law from Wayne State Noah Hall and author of "The Great Lakes Water Wars" Peter Annin look at the supply of fresh water in the Great Lakes region and how both local and foreign groups are vying for the supply. More...
  7. State and federal agencies have put the blue bug at the forefront of adaptive management and conservation efforts across the Great Lakes. More...
  8. Wisconsin has some of the greatest fishing in the world with more than 800 miles of shoreline along the Great Lakes and 200 miles along the Mississippi River, 15,074 lakes, 13,500 miles of rivers, 956 miles of trout streams, and more than 160 varieties of fish. More...
  9. Michigan has 129 lighthouses, more than any other state. And summer offers many opportunities to get up close and personal with these iconic buildings. More...
  10. Plans to build a memorial to honour the men who died building the Welland Canal may have to take a step back, but St. Catharines Mayor Walter Sendzik said the project is still very much alive. More...
  11. We live in an amazing world and it seems like very few people are even concerned with what we are doing to this place. More...
  12. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has begun this April releasing millions of trout, salmon, walleye and other fish into Michigan lakes and rivers. More...
  13. In Ogdensburg, NY., City officials have authorized the expenditure of $92,785 to conduct a new series of tests for PCBs and other contaminants at an old industrial site, abandoned in the 1990s, that includes approximately 1,000 feet of property along the St. Lawrence River. More...
  14. Nearly sixty high school students from the public and separate boards in Huron and Perth counties spent one day at the Oakwood Inn in Grand Bend, Ont., where they were learning about the environmental threats and challenges to Lake Huron. More...
  15. The white bass run, where the fish swim from Lake Erie into the river to spawn, is a tradition in Fremont, Ohio. More...
  16. NASA is working alongside NOAA, U.S.EPA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to transform satellite data used to monitor ocean biology into valuable information to monitor detrimental freshwater algal blooms. More...
  17. Though they have increased slightly in recent days, water levels are still about eight inches below average for this time of year. More...
  18. A Republican lawmaker who has been active in water-related legislation in recent sessions is offering a resolution honoring Gov. John Kasich for his efforts to protect Lake Erie. More...
  19. The Sierra Club, Environmental Law & Policy Center and other environmental organizations appealed Illinois EPA's water pollution permit for NRG's Waukegan coal plant, arguing it falls far short of implementing necessary protections for Lake Michigan. More...
  20. The buoy is one of a growing network of nearshore buoys from Ludington to Michigan City, Ind. to increase boating and swimming safety along the Lake Michigan shoreline. More...
  21. If anyone wants to live, work or invest in a place with a reliable supply of fresh water, it's right here, in Chicago and on the Great Lakes. It's time we started cashing in on this bonanza. More...
  22. A new study, prepared by University of Wisconsin Center for Limnology researchers, explains a model to get the most "bang for your buck" on barrier removal projects that restore fish habitat and migration. More...
  23. The GLIN May Site of the Month is Hungry Pests, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's signature outreach initiative to raise public awareness about the invasive pest threat. Its goals include: elevating the issue of invasive pests; educating the public about the threats that invasive pests pose; and increasing awareness about safe and effective solutions to combat these pests. More...
  24. A rare mirage on the Great Lakes had one photographer puzzled. What he saw looked like an upside down city skyline hovering over Lake Michigan. More...
  25. A rare mirage on the Great Lakes had one photographer puzzled. What he saw didn't make sense to him, it was an upside down Chicago, Ill., skyline. More...
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