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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicCapri CafaroClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFoodHistory and CultureLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchBook Review: Saving our changing menu in the Great Lakes region and beyond
-“Our Changing Menu: Climate Change and the Foods We Love and Need” offers examples of how our global food system is affected by climate change. More importantly, it offers hope and solutions for the future that can be applied right here in the Great Lakes region and beyond.
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AuthorsForever Chemicals FeaturedHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMunicipalitiesNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPFAS News Roundup: Can we get rid of ‘forever chemicals’?
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageHistory and CultureLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismShipwrecksWisconsinBehind the shipwreck discovered in Lake Michigan
-A 150-year-old schooner that sank in 1881 was finally discovered in Lake Michigan.
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AgricultureCollaborationGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGroundwater ContaminationIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsMinnesota Tribe Sets Enforceable Rules To Safeguard Wild Rice and Water Supply
-Ineffective voluntary pollution prevention practices are set aside for mandatory regulation.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageHistory and CultureLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchWhy the Great Lakes region is unique for rockhounds
-The Great Lakes holds within its terrain a secret — rocks that possess stories as ancient as time itself.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationForests and PlantsIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSurvival of wild rice threatened by climate change, increased rainfall in northern Minnesota
-Wild rice is an aquatic grass that thrives in shallow waters, and serves as a sacred “mashkiki,” or medicine, to the Ojibwe.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchNibi Chronicles: A beaver named Annabelle, her kin, and us
-Raised on Saganagons Lake in the border country between the U.S. and Canada, Milt Powell was a great friend of the Drouillard family. He and my dad had many adventures as kids and young men, learning the way of the woods in far northeastern Minnesota.
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Alex HillAuthorsChicagoDetroitFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIllinoisLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeMapping the Great Lakes: Who is looking out for the Great Lakes?
-Nine academic initiatives — seven of which are located in Ann Arbor, Michigan — are focused on environmental concerns in the Great Lakes from invasive species to mapping the lakebeds.
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Points North: Rock Rehab
-Rock hunting holds a special place in Joyce Fetrow’s heart. Years ago, she battled alcoholism that drove her to some dark places. Now, Joyce dedicates her life to helping others find recovery, and says rocks remind her of that journey and inspire her to keep on track with her sobriety.
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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicDetroitDetroit RiverFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureLatest NewsMichiganNewsFilmmaker looks at Detroit through the lens of water, life events and justice
-Youthful visit to the Detroit River was a “profound experience” for dream hampton.
