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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Forests and Plants, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Nibi Chronicles: Greeting Old Man Maple during the Sap Boiling Moon

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now April 21, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Featured, Freighters, History and Culture, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks

Michigan researchers find 1914 shipwrecks in Lake Superior

by The Associated Press April 13, 2023
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Guest Article, Habitat Restoration, History and Culture, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Shipwrecks, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Artificial reefs bring wild lake trout to Lake Huron

by Great Lakes Echo March 29, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, History and Culture, Illinois, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: Acknowledging one family’s knack for finding ancient stone tools

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now March 17, 2023
Posted inAP, Article, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, History and Culture, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Tourism

Long-lost ship found in Lake Huron, confirming tragic story

by The Associated Press March 1, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Duluth, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: Standing strong with mushers on the North Shore of Lake Superior

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now February 17, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Citizen Science, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, History and Culture, John Hartig, Lake Erie, Lake Erie-EPA, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: A community science survey

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now February 6, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Drinking Water, Featured, Gary Wilson, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Book chronicles human, water connection from nomadic to modern times

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now January 25, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Climate Change, Featured, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Lake Superior, Minnesota, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: “The trees of our homeland”

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now January 20, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Climate Change, Featured, History and Culture, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

Shrinking Winter Update: Researching ice coverage, documenting Great Lakes life

by GLN Editor December 29, 2022

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  • Winter road salt is threatening Lake Simcoe and Ontario watersheds year-round
    Salt used to remove ice from roadways is collecting in Simcoe's watershed — a source of drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people.
  • Great Lakes water levels decline from record highs: What the forecast says
    Over the next six months, the Army Corps predicts water levels will stay below long-term averages on all Great Lakes, except possibly Lake Ontario.
  • Shipwreck hunter discovers sunken 150-year-old luxury liner off the coast of Wisconsin
    The Great Lakes are seeing a "golden age" of shipwreck discoveries, says Wisconsin maritime historian.

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