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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, St. Clair River, Who We Are and What We Do

High Water, Lower Speeds: Proposed law would give Michigan law enforcement agencies authority to lower boating speed limits

by Natasha Blakely January 27, 2020
Posted inIndustry, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Shipping and Ports

Silver Linings: High water and erosion uncovers hidden history

by Ric Mixter January 27, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Industry, Infrastructure, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Water Quality, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Got High Water or Soil Erosion? Here’s some help for homeowners and residents

by Natasha Blakely January 23, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Politics, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Now: Our 2019 look back and our 2020 look ahead

by Sandra Svoboda January 3, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

The Great Lakes in 2019: Senior Correspondent Gary Wilson’s look back at the headlines

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now January 2, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Superior Crossing: Sailing across the biggest, deepest and coldest Great Lake

by Sandra Svoboda December 30, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Superior Crossing: Sailing across the biggest, deepest and coldest Great Lake

by Sandra Svoboda December 30, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Fleeting Fireball: Students comb Lake Michigan for deep space remnants

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now December 26, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Meteorites: From 450 million years ago to now

by Natasha Blakely December 23, 2019
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

“Dream Big”: Diving the five lakes in 24 hours, from the perspective of one of the divers

by Natasha Blakely November 22, 2019November 9, 2025

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Latest News

  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.
  • Refuge in the Windy City: Declining wetland bird makes a home in downtown Chicago
    While urbanization continues to displace natural ecosystems across the Great Lakes region, one declining wetland bird has managed to adapt to city life — the black-crowned night heron.

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