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Mapping the Great Lakes: Carrying cargo

by Alex Hill July 25, 2022November 9, 2025
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Mapping the Great Lakes: How old are our cities?

by Alex Hill June 27, 2022November 9, 2025
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Mapping the Great Lakes: Power up

by Alex Hill May 23, 2022November 9, 2025
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Mapping the Great Lakes: Where to find your sugar maples

by Alex Hill April 28, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Alex Hill, Authors, Featured, History and Culture, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Lighthouse search

by Alex Hill March 28, 2022November 9, 2025
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Mapping the Great Lakes: Find the wind turbine clusters around the region

by Alex Hill January 24, 2022November 9, 2025
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Mapping the Great Lakes: Find out if Lake Huron water ends up in your faucet

by Alex Hill December 3, 2021November 9, 2025
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Mapping the Great Lakes: Defining the region … with three maps

by Alex Hill September 14, 2021November 9, 2025

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  • Winter road salt is threatening Lake Simcoe and Ontario watersheds year-round
    Salt used to remove ice from roadways is collecting in Simcoe's watershed — a source of drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people.
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    Over the next six months, the Army Corps predicts water levels will stay below long-term averages on all Great Lakes, except possibly Lake Ontario.
  • Shipwreck hunter discovers sunken 150-year-old luxury liner off the coast of Wisconsin
    The Great Lakes are seeing a "golden age" of shipwreck discoveries, says Wisconsin maritime historian.

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