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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, History and Culture, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, News, Recreation and Tourism, Sandra Svoboda, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Board a Ship, See Some Fish, Learn the History: Great Lakes Museums, Aquariums and Forts

by Sandra Svoboda April 25, 2019
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Equity and Environmental Justice, Gary Wilson, Milwaukee, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water Withdrawals, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Milwaukee sewage exec has an “audacious” goal to protect Lake Michigan

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now April 19, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Blue Economy, Ian Wendrow, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Play, Recreation and Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Canada: Cruising from Montreal to Georgian Bay

by Ian Wendrow April 18, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Food, Ian Wendrow, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Play, Recreation and Tourism, Shipping and Ports, Tourism, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Smaller Great Lakes Cities and Cruise Ships: Canada

by Ian Wendrow April 18, 2019
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Blue Economy, Cleveland, Feature Cleveland, Food, Ian Wendrow, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipping and Ports, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Cleveland: Disembarking Downtown

by Ian Wendrow April 17, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Blue Economy, Ian Wendrow, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Play, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Shipping and Ports, Tourism, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Traverse City: If You Rebuild It, Will the Cruise Ships Come?

by Ian Wendrow April 16, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Blue Economy, Ian Wendrow, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Municipalities, News, Play, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Tourism, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Muskegon: Former industrial waterfront makes room for cruise ships and passengers

by Ian Wendrow April 12, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Fish, Birds and Animals, Food, James Proffitt, News, Play, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism, Video, Who We Are and What We Do

Two Lake Erie tributaries draw tens of thousands for springtime fishing

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now April 9, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Forever Chemicals Featured, Gary Wilson, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Shipping and Ports, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Canada to Michigan on Line 5: “We support its continued safe operation”

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now April 8, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Agriculture, Authors, Drinking Water, Food, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Interview, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Video, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Farming and the Future

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now April 4, 2019

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  • This northern Michigan program hopes to cultivate the next generation of farmers
    “Nobody gets into farming for sane reasons, other than the sanity of knowing where your food comes from and just general health,” said one student at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm, which teaches people how to work in agriculture.
  • Great Lakes shipping lost third of season to ‘inadequate icebreaking’
    The Lake Carriers Association said in a report that it lost 82 shipping days this year because the US Coast Guard failed to break enough ice. Despite repeated attempts, Congress hasn’t invested in a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes.
  • Whitefish waning. Should Michigan have commercial trout, walleye catches?
    Bills under consideration in the House aim to expand commercial access to walleye and trout as whitefish catch rates plummet. Recreational fishing advocates and state fishing regulators object.

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