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AdvocacyCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitHistory and CultureLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismTourism
Detroit City Council wants to make Detroit River a World Heritage Site
-Local activists from Detroit and Windsor are pushing The United Nations Education and Scientific Cultural Organization to recognize the local landmark.
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Alex HillFeature HomepageHistory and CultureLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNews
Mapping the Great Lakes: Lighthouse search
-The Great Lakes coastline is practically outlined in lighthouses, many of which now serve as historical sites and vacation rentals.
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Chicago educator empowers students to make climate connections in their own communities
-Through her work with Chicago’s Field Museum, Ylanda Wilhite encourages kids to engage with nature in their neighborhoods, with a particular focus on BIPOC and disinvested communities.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureIllinoisKathy JohnsonLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Lawrence RiverTourismWisconsin
Who caught the world’s largest muskie? Even the experts don’t agree
-The award and corresponding fame for catching the world’s largest muskie by hook and line remains a hotly contested controversy that, after nearly a century of debate, remains unresolved.
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Feature HomepageHistory and CultureLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRachel DuckettRecreation and Tourism
Lighthouse Restoration: A volunteer effort that requires labor, love and millions of dollars
-Many lighthouses in the Great Lakes region survive on volunteers and their willingness to put time into restoring them.
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Chicago’s Adler Planetarium announces reopening
-The famed planetarium on the shores of Lake Michigan will on March 4 reopen, joining the ranks of museums and other institutions that have opened their doors once again.
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ChicagoEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature-ChicagoFish, Birds and AnimalsIllinoisIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsQuizSturgeon
Restore, Release: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz
-Test your knowledge on the Spectacle Reef lighthouse, Pullman neighborhood and lake sturgeon.
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History and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNews
Visit a Lighthouse: Explore history in one of the many preserved lighthouses around the Great Lakes
-All around the Great Lakes region, there are lighthouses you can see, climb or even stay in for a week.
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Our Latest Episode: Watch the Great Lakes Now program here
-If you were looking for our show on Detroit Public Television on Wednesday, Jan. 26, you know it was pre-empted by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State speech. But fear not! It’s here!