Great Lakes states and provinces to host seventh annual Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz

Great Lakes states and provinces to host seventh annual Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz
Great Lakes Commission
Ann Arbor, Michigan – Organizations across the region will come together to educate the public about aquatic invasive species (AIS) during the seventh annual Great
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Ex-lifeguard launches non-profit to combat rip current dangers

Ex-lifeguard launches non-profit to combat rip current dangers
London Free Press
“If you go for a walk in the woods, it’s good to know what could hurt you,” he said. “Going to the beach is no different – we should know the dangers and how to spot them.”
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Tiny fish tags helped identify oldest recorded lake trout in Lake Michigan

Tiny fish tags helped identify oldest recorded lake trout in Lake Michigan
Great Lakes Commission
A 35-inch, 16-pound lake trout caught by an angler in 2023 out of the port of Sheboygan, Wisconsin contained a coded wire tag that was the oldest on record according […]
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Search for missing plane continues in Lake Superior, nearly 60 years after it disappeared

Search for missing plane continues in Lake Superior, nearly 60 years after it disappeared
Great Lakes Commission
Experts searching for plane wreckage in Michigan’s Lake Superior found logs and rocks on the bottom but no debris from an aircraft that crashed nearly 60 years ago carrying three […]
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Kendall, Hamlin to celebrate start of $17 million sewer project on Thursday

Kendall, Hamlin to celebrate start of $17 million sewer project on Thursday
Great Lakes Commission
The towns of Kendall and Hamlin in New York will soon celebrate the start of construction on one of the bigger municipal projects in recent memory – a $17 million […]
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New wetland could show how Michigan can reduce agricultural runoff polluting Lake Erie

Interlochen Public Radio
Each summer, Lake Erie is plagued by toxic cyanobacterial blooms fed by phosphorus runoff from farm fields. Michigan is struggling to reduce the pollution by 40%.
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Brews News: Great Lakes Brewpub handy for sports fans

Brews News: Great Lakes Brewpub handy for sports fans
London Free Press
There's beer being brewed on site in a 500-litre system which, on brew days, provides the aroma of fine hops and choice malts.
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Why are there swarms of midge flies by Lake Michigan every spring?

Why are there swarms of midge flies by Lake Michigan every spring?
Great Lakes Commission
Every spring, adult midge flies emerge by the Milwaukee lakefront in giant swarms to mate, procreate and lay their eggs in Lake Michigan. Though they may be a nuisance, midges […]
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The Good Thief?

Interlochen Public Radio
Tom Farnquist is in the business of preserving underwater artifacts and displaying them in the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum. The problem is, a lot of those artifacts were technically stolen from the State of Michigan. And one day, the state notices.
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On the move: Turtlefest and crossing signs return to Benzie County

Interlochen Public Radio
It's all about turtle safety at the second annual Turtlefest in Benzie County.
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Michigan’s fight against Lake Erie pollution didn’t work. What happens next?

Michigan’s fight against Lake Erie pollution didn’t work. What happens next?
Great Lakes Commission
Michigan and its neighbors have missed a 2025 deadline to curb the farm pollution that feeds toxic algal blooms in western Lake Erie, despite 10 years of work and millions […]
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Michigan boaters reminded annually of rules that keep them safe

Michigan boaters reminded annually of rules that keep them safe
Great Lakes Commission
Every spring, deputies with the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office Marine Division in Macomb County, Michigan, meet reporters on the shore of Lake St. Clair to talk about National Safe Boating […]
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