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Category: Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing

Posted inAgriculture, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Industry, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Quiz, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Surf and Turf: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz

by Anna Sysling, Great Lakes Now November 4, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Cruise Ships, Culture, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipping and Ports, Tourism, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Great Lakes Moving Bridges: How they work and why we love them

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now November 2, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

The Debut of “Ian Outside”

by Ian Solomon October 25, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Culture, Featured, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Weighted Walleye: The fallout of the Lake Erie fishing tournament

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now October 21, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Culture, Featured, Freighters, Industry, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipping and Ports, Who We Are and What We Do

First in decades, a new Great Lakes freighter joins fleet

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now September 6, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Forests and Plants, Lake Michigan, Michigan, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, The Catch, Tourism

Ancient trees of the Upper Peninsula

by Great Lakes Now August 16, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Get personal with Lake Erie and walleye on a kayak

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now August 5, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, COVID-19, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Michigan, Ohio, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

State outdoors operations emerge stronger after the pandemic

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now July 21, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Feature Detroit, Food, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Detroit and Toronto among Time Magazine’s “50 Greatest Places”

by Sandra Svoboda July 13, 2022
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Endangered piping plovers are recovering but still need human help

by Michigan Public June 21, 2022November 9, 2025

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