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BudgetFlintGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureInfrastructureLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismThe StatesTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHow Michigan state parks will spend a $250 million COVID windfall
-After years of deferred maintenance, big upgrades are coming to Belle Isle and picturesque Tahquamenon Falls. But there are also potholes to fill, toilets and sewers to replace and electrical systems to modernize.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingClevelandFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingFishing Tournament Trends: Kayaks and catch-photo-release gaining popularity
-The Great Lakes are home to many events each year, with plenty for both seasoned experts and complete newbies.
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DetroitIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTorontoTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWaterfront DevelopmentGreat Lakes Moment: Similarities between the Don and Rouge rivers, and one big difference
-In this month’s column, John Hartig discusses the lessons that can be learned from the naturalization of Toronto’s Don River.
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Capri CafaroClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFoodForests and PlantsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsOhioProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinThe Great Lakes sugaring season is changing
-Maple producers are facing shorter harvest seasons, less sugar production and unreliable sap flow.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsHistory and CultureLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchThe Catch
Interlochen Public Radio podcast finds ‘[Un]Natural Selection’ in nature
-Producer Dan Wanschura says the new series, called “Natural Selection,” includes multiple stories about the relationship between human resource management and the natural world.
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Feature HomepageHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJames ProffittLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingTourismWaterfront DevelopmentLakeside Gentrification: Trailer parks and campgrounds the last bulwark against waterfront developments
-Despite the best efforts of some lakeside residents and developers, campgrounds just won’t die.
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Feature HomepageHistory and CultureIndianaLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchThe CatchTourism
A dune moves inland
-Reporter Joseph S. Pete of the Times of Northwest Indiana joins Great Lakes Now to further explain why a sand dune is moving, what it means for visitors and ecosystems, and what park officials are doing about it.
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Feature HomepageIllinoisIndianaLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaRecreation and TourismTourismWisconsinEarth Day 2022: What can you do and where?
-This year’s theme is “Invest in our Planet,” and there are plenty of events all around the region where people can do just that.
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Feature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingTourismWaterfront DevelopmentLakeside Gentrification: Waterfront properties and water access grow steadily further out of reach
-The bottom-line budget for a vacation by the lakes is shooting higher, as local vacation homes and restaurants are replaced by mansions and condominiums.
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CollaborationFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismTribal Governments and First NationsWisconsin‘We’ve got to get gaming out of our blood’: Pandemic shock pushes Wisconsin tribes to diversify economy
-Wisconsin tribes contemplate future beyond gaming after pandemic shows risk of overreliance on casinos.
