DNR announces end to splake stocking on Lake Superior

Great Lakes Commission
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has announced plans to no longer stock splake in Lake Superior. The fish is popular among anglers, and the move received considerable attention during […]
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$50M state grant for Copperwood Mine clears another hurdle

Interlochen Public Radio
A $50 million grant for a copper mine in the Upper Peninsula was approved by the state House Appropriations Committee.
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‘Extinct’ Great Lakes shortnose cisco fish discovered in Lake Superior

Great Lakes Commission
It’s a fish story with a big, unexpected plot twist. A native Great Lakes whitefish thought extinct for nearly 40 years has been rediscovered by scientists in Lake Superior. Read […]
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Minnesota reaps windfall from epic comeback of lake trout in Lake Superior

Great Lakes Commission
Once-rare lake trout in Lake Superior are doing so well that Minnesota Department of Natural Resources biologists will use the fish to stock the species in lakes around the state. […]
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Traverse City policy group weighs in on state’s Line 5 lawsuit

Interlochen Public Radio
An amicus brief argues that a 1977 treaty between the United States and Canada gives Michigan a say over the pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac.
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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

Great Lakes Commission
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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