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Posted inBooks, Authors, Art and Music, Featured, History and Culture, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News

The Lake Michigan dive that made history

by Max Gene Nohl August 5, 2025December 8, 2025

In 1937, Max Nohl braved a freezing Lake Michigan, media pressure and searing pain in a record-breaking, live-broadcast scuba dive gone awry.

Posted inGLNC, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News

Great Lakes slightly colder than usual ahead of summer

by Bridge Michigan May 29, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, The Blue Economy, Tourism, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Waterfront Development

An $80M cleanup made Muskegon Lake trendy. Will ‘eco-gentrification’ follow?

by Kelly House, Bridge Michigan May 14, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Chicago, Featured, Gary Wilson, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Experts explain criticality of regional EPA office

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now April 8, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Michigan Residents Push for an Environmental Impact Statement Before Restarting the Palisades Nuclear Plant

by Inside Climate News February 19, 2025
Posted inGuest Article, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region

Points North: Saving David

by Interlochen Public Radio November 25, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inChicago, Illinois, Indiana, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism

Presenting Atlas Obscura: The Mysterious Sinkholes of Mount Baldy

by Interlochen Public Radio November 8, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inLake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

This Historic Ship Runs on Coal. Can It Find a New Way Forward?

by Inside Climate News October 11, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inChicago, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Featured, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Joliet, Illinois, Plans to Source Its Future Drinking Water From Lake Michigan. Will Other Cities Follow?

by Inside Climate News October 1, 2024
Posted inChicago, Climate Change, Feature-Chicago, Featured, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Chicago’s beach season is over … or is it? Lake Michigan temps are breaking records.

by WBEZ September 27, 2024November 8, 2025

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