Lake Superior trout season is open

Great Lakes Commission
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers that Lake Superior’s lake trout season opened December 1 and will run until September 30, 2025, or until the harvest cap is […]
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After initial permits are granted, activists worry about impacts of Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute in Northern Wisconsin

Great Lakes Commission
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced earlier this month that it approved Enbridge’s permits for its Line 5 reroute project. The permits are a step in a long list […]
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Here it comes: Northern Michigan prepares for first big wintry blast

Interlochen Public Radio
Lake effect snow could hit parts of northern Michigan starting Thursday night.
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Once nearly wiped out, the lake trout declared ‘fully recovered’ in Lake Superior

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After nearly being wiped out in the mid-20th century, one of the Great Lakes’ top native fish species, the lake trout, has “fully recovered” in the Lake Superior, according to […]
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Whitefish Point, Graveyard of the Great Lakes and the undying legend of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Great Lakes Commission
Whitefish Point, a sandy corner of Michigan’s eastern upper peninsula, juts out into Lake Superior. Of the 550 recorded shipwrecks on Lake Superior, more than 200 happened not far from […]
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Maritime Time: Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary

Interlochen Public Radio
More national marine sanctuaries are coming to the Great Lakes.
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Nearly 1,000 brown trout brought to SONS of Lake Erie for a winter stay

Great Lakes Commission
Seven decades after overfishing and invasive species nearly wiped them off the map, Lake Superior’s lake trout population has finally recovered. The fish come from the Linesville Fish Hatchery in […]
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After decades, lake trout restored to sustainable levels in Lake Superior

Great Lakes Commission
Lake Superior’s top predator fish is at a sustainable population. The lake trout population has recovered to the point it no longer has to be stocked. Read the full story […]
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Lake Ontario is running warm. What could this mean for lake effect season?

Great Lakes Commission
Every Great Lake besides Lake Superior is running near or above recent historically warm temperatures with data going back around 30 years to 1995. Read the full story by WROC-TV […]
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The Edmund Fitzgerald began its doomed journey 49 years ago today

Great Lakes Commission
It was 49 years ago from Sunday, November 10, that the Edmund Fitzgerald was being loaded with 26,000 tons of iron ore, prepped for what would become its tragic final […]
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Lake Superior’s most famous shipwrecks have dramatic tales to tell

Great Lakes Commission
The Edmund Fitzgerald sank nearly half a century ago in “the gales of November.” The lake has taken hundreds of other ships, too. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society has […]
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How an infamous Great Lakes shipwreck became trendy on TikTok

How an infamous Great Lakes shipwreck became trendy on TikTok
Great Lakes Echo

By Clara Lincolnhol As the gales of November approach, social media users are channeling an infamous Great Lakes shipwreck as tongue-in-cheek inspiration for a new fall aesthetic. It began with a video comedian Django Gold posted to TikTok in September. “Brat Summer is over. It’s time for Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Fall,” Gold says […]

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