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Posted inAudio, Culture, Featured, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Wisconsin

Points North: My lakes are better than your lakes

by Interlochen Public Radio May 5, 2025November 7, 2025

Minnesota and Wisconsin are rivals at just about everything. So when Wisconsin’s secretary of tourism claimed Wisconsin had more lakes than Minnesota, the embers of an age-old debate were stoked.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Audio, Illinois, Industry, News, Ohio, Politics, Protect, Region, Video, Who We Are and What We Do

Federal employees hit streets in Great Lakes region to protest government shutdown

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now January 15, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAudio, News, Protect, Video

More than 90 thousand “Bird Nerds” expected to visit Western Lake Erie

by Mary Ellen Geist May 4, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inAudio, News, Protect

Tick season sparks concern for virus along Great Lakes

by Great Lakes Today May 3, 2018
Posted inAudio, News, Protect

Developer wants action on stalled Lake Erie wind farm

by Great Lakes Today March 29, 2018
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Audio, Budget, News, Politics, Water Quality

Ohio EPA calls western Lake Erie ‘impaired’

by Great Lakes Today March 23, 2018
Posted inAudio, Drinking Water, News, Protect, Water Quality

Landfill plan along Great Lakes sparks fear of pollution

by Great Lakes Today March 13, 2018
Posted inAudio, News, Protect, Video

Distillery turns booze into food – fish food

by Great Lakes Today March 2, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inAudio, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism

Conference helps marina owners cut pollution

by Great Lakes Today February 20, 2018
Posted inAudio, Sturgeon

Lake Sturgeon fishing in Michigan aimed at preserving prehistoric fish

by Great Lakes Today February 9, 2018November 10, 2025

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