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Birds on Film: Filmmaker Bob Dolgan talks about Chicago’s piping plovers with Great Lakes Now

by Sandra Svoboda July 15, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Chicago, COVID-19, Feature-Chicago, History and Culture, Illinois, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism

Chicago’s Adler Planetarium won’t fully reopen until 2022

by The Associated Press June 28, 2021
Posted inFreighters, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology, Research, Shipping and Ports

Canada expands ballast water restrictions to reduce invasive species spread

by Michigan Public June 24, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Featured, History and Culture, Lake Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Wisconsin

NOAA to designate Wisconsin coastline as national sanctuary

by The Associated Press June 23, 2021
Posted inGuest Article, Habitat Restoration, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Ancient human remains unearthed at proposed Kohler golf course site in Wisconsin

by Wisconsin Watch June 17, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region

Minnesota court affirms approval of Line 3 oil pipeline

by The Associated Press June 15, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region

EXPLAINER: Why a rural pipeline is a climate battleground

by The Associated Press June 15, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inGuest Article, History and Culture, Lake Huron, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Shipwrecks, The Alpena News

BEN is back! Autonomous vessel launches into Lake Huron from Rogers City, Michigan

by The Alpena News June 11, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inCOVID-19, Freighters, Guest Article, History and Culture, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Shipping and Ports, The Alpena News

Ship-top vaccinations help keep freighters hauling

by The Alpena News June 10, 2021
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Char-Koosta News, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Invasive Species, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology, Research

If it’s summerish time, it’s mussel time

by Char-Koosta News May 28, 2021November 9, 2025

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