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Category: History and Culture

Posted inDuluth, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

How do you heal a sacred lake?

by Great Lakes Now February 27, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Forests and Plants, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Wisconsin

US Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s catastrophic’

by Grist February 27, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Fish, Birds and Animals, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research

A different perspective on the fur trade

by Great Lakes Now February 20, 2025
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Tackling environmental racism in Chemical Valley

by The Narwhal February 13, 2025
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Featured, Forests and Plants, History and Culture, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Toledo’s community art highlights importance of native plants for safe drinking water

by Great Lakes Echo February 13, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Freighters, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Shipping and Ports

The fascinating history of the Great Lakes Yemeni sailors

by Stephen Starr, Great Lakes Now February 11, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Latest News, News, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Nibi Chronicles: Protecting the protectors

by Staci Lola Drouillard, Great Lakes Now February 4, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Featured, History and Culture, Latest News, News

Fact or Fake? Readers can test their Great Lakes knowledge with excerpts from this new book

by Dave Dempsey January 21, 2025
Posted inFeatured, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Life on the frontlines of Ontario’s critical mineral boom

by The Narwhal January 21, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAYITWK, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Featured, Forests and Plants, History and Culture, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research

Winter Wellness Pantry

by Lisa M. Rose November 19, 2024November 8, 2025

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