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Show Expansion: Great Lakes Now welcomes its new multimedia producer
-Ric Mixter has many years of experience writing about the Great Lakes, producing shows and diving them.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsNewsRecreation, Tourism and CultureRecreational Hunting and FishingTourismLake Superior lighthouse sold to tech exec for $159K
-The U.S. General Services Administration has brought in around $7.5 million from selling historic lighthouses over the past two decades.
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Lake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsNatasha BlakelyProtectRecreation, Tourism and CultureSeries EpisodeTourismWrecks Within Reach: Current and proposed Great Lakes national marine sanctuaries and state bottomland preserves
-In the waters of the Great Lakes are dozens of shipwrecks. Plenty of locations all around the lakes provide opportunities…
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AuthorsBlue EconomyIan WendrowIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsNewsRecreation, Tourism and CultureShipping and PortsTourismWaterfront DevelopmentSummer Cruising
-The cruise ship industry has been steadily growing in the Great Lakes region over the past decade and a half. From just a couple of ships making sporadic trips in 2002, there are now five separate cruise lines operating seven ships, with even more fleet expansions expected in 2020.
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Increased National Park visitation in Great Lakes Region
-You know those “Pure Michigan” ads? With the soft guitar strumming overlaid by actor Tim Allen’s blue-collar voice? Some Michigan residents make fun of them and say they’re cheesy. But it turns out they might be doing their job of drawing more people to enjoy Michigan as well as other Great Lakes States.
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History or everyday living: Towpath Trail
-The Towpath Trail originally served as a path for the mules pulling the canal boats. Now it has been reconstructed…
