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Queen Elizabeth II will receive a lamprey pie as a gift from the town of Gloucester for her Diamond Jubilee. The lamprey used to be plentiful in Gloucester, but years of overfishing and habitat destruction means their population is now scarce. Here in the Great Lakes region of the United States, we have the opposite problem. More...
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The recent failure of two of three electric barriers in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal along with their backup generator gave piscine predators -- aka Asian carp -- a 13-minute window of opportunity to establish a finhold in Lake Michigan. More...
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Through a creative breeding and stocking program, the biologists from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources are tapping into Lake Erie's considerable wealth of walleyes, and spreading those assets around. More...
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Water levels in the Great Lakes have been decreasing over time and as a result, have caused a nuisance at local marinas. More...
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Southern Illinois lawmakers block 2-year fracking moratorium
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Southern Illinois lawmakers blocked a last minute anti-fracking bill that appeared suddenly Thursday morning that could have blocked a potential $100 billion new oil boom in the region. More... -
Nik Wallenda will attempt his Walk in 2 History on June 15. More...
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The Vermont-based Lake Champlain freighter Lois McClure is headed to the Canadian capital of Ottawa before reaching Lake Ontario and touring New York's Erie Canal as part of a summer-long tour designed to help commemorate the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. More...
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Remind everyone you know that uses the water that fish sanctuaries exist and scaring the fish off their nests has consequences. More...
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Known as Muskegon's Coney Island, Lake Michigan Park was once a "must see" for tourists headed "Up North" along the West Michigan Pike, forerunner of U.S. 31. More...
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Michael Parks was promoted from the rank known in the Navy and Coast Guard as rear admiral lower half to rear admiral upper half during a ceremony held Sunday in Cleveland, headquarters of the 9th Coast Guard District. More...
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After failing for 2 years, Washburn vows to fix sewage plant
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The city of Washburn has been violating Wisconsin sewage release regulations for more than two years but may be moving toward compliance after months of effort to tweak its sewage treatment plant. More... -
A year ago, Christine Arsenault swam across Lake Ontario. This year, she's helping eight other people prepare to do the same thing. More...
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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources personnel and equipment have been dispatched to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to help fight a large forest fire in Luce County. The Duck Lake fire has consumed more than 21,000 acres and has been about 57 percent contained, according to news accounts from Michigan. More...
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Eight Great Lakes states are finally about to manage water withdrawals from Lakes Michigan, Huron, Superior, Erie and Ontario collectively as a region. More...
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With summer upon us, many Ohioans soon will head to our state's lakes and rivers for a well-deserved vacation. Our biggest body of water and the most popular location for Ohio fishing, boating and other recreation is Lake Erie. More...
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The fight to prevent the Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes is not just a regional fight or even just a U.S. fight. Canada showed that this week by wading into the battle with a $17 million commitment to preventing the invasive species from entering the lakes. More...
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Work by Muskegon-area contractors this winter on the Mart Dock refurbishing the Sand Products' tugboat, the Bradshaw McKee, could lead to a new commercial ship repair business. The ship work at the Mart Dock goes hand-in-hand with the West Michigan Port Operators efforts to increase maritime activity in Muskegon and other West Michigan ports. More...
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a draft recovery plan for the threatened dwarf lake iris - a rare plant found along the shores of lakes Michigan and Huron. More...
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a draft recovery plan for the threatened dwarf lake iris - a rare plant found along the shores of Lakes Michigan and Huron. More...
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A ship that went down in a storm on Lake Erie in 1864 near Cleveland now has a buoy marking the wreck that cost the lives of the ship's captain and six crew members. More...
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When Ian Harvey set out to row the length of Lake Superior, he expected the pain and the unpredictable water conditions. He did not know the 400-mile trip would catch the attention of a clan whose ancestors made a similar trek in the 1890s. More...
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Wisconsin's Coastal Management Program recently announced 40 grants totaling nearly $3.4 million, which were awarded statewide and are intended to assist with innovative coastal initiatives. More...
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Alliance for the Great Lakes President Joel Brammeier has a simple solution to end the historic 50-year-plus coal ash discharges into Lake Michigan and keep the S.S. Badger operating and providing an economic boost to both Michigan and Wisconsin. More...
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During the International Joint Commission's public session earlier this year, the consensus was that while the new BV7 management plan was not perfect, it's still the best water plan the upper Lake Ontario-Thousand Islands region has seen so far. More...
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MP Bryan Hayes applauds an announcement made yesterday in Toronto, by The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, stating that the Government of Canada will make a significant investment to protect Canada's Great Lakes from the threat of Asian carp. More...