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Category: Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing

Posted inAlgae Blooms, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Video, Water Quality

The Microplastics Mystery in the Great Lakes

by Mary Ellen Geist January 17, 2018
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Water Quality

Plastic plagues the Great Lakes

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now January 16, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inAudio, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism

Along Lake Ontario, high waters — and damage — persist

by GLN Editor December 1, 2017
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, News, Recreation and Tourism, Video

What’s your water story? The IJC’s Great Lakes Watermark Project

by Mary Ellen Geist November 3, 2017
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism

Welcome to Lake St. Clair, where water pollution and beach closures remain unresolved

by GLN Editor October 2, 2017
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, News, Recreation and Tourism, Video

How they spent their summer vacation: swimming all five Great Lakes

by Mary Ellen Geist August 1, 2017
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism

Thousands gather to support the Great Lakes for “All Hands on Deck”

by Mary Ellen Geist July 6, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism

Beaver Island attracts next generation of Great Lakes scientists

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now July 5, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism

Forget Washington, it’s time for a Great Lakes Now road trip!

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now June 26, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, News, Recreation and Tourism

Drownings up across the Great Lakes: An effort to make it a safer summer

by Mary Ellen Geist June 7, 2017November 10, 2025

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