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Traverse City: If You Rebuild It, Will the Cruise Ships Come?

by Ian Wendrow April 16, 2019November 9, 2025
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Muskegon: Former industrial waterfront makes room for cruise ships and passengers

by Ian Wendrow April 12, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Fish, Birds and Animals, Food, James Proffitt, News, Play, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism, Video, Who We Are and What We Do

Two Lake Erie tributaries draw tens of thousands for springtime fishing

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now April 9, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Detroit River, Fish, Birds and Animals, John Hartig, News, Play, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

A Great Lakes Moment from John Hartig

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now February 4, 2019November 9, 2025
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A Great Lakes Moment from John Hartig

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now November 14, 2018November 9, 2025
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A New Environmental Center for the Great Lakes

by Great Lakes Today September 21, 2018November 9, 2025
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A Great Lakes Moment from John Hartig

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now September 12, 2018November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Algae Blooms, Authors, Commercial Fishing, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Play, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Resource, Video, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Big Water, Big Money… But “Algae”

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now September 5, 2018November 9, 2025
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A Great Lakes Moment from John Hartig

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now August 27, 2018November 9, 2025
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The Science of Saving the Streams and Shores of the Great Lakes

by Mary Ellen Geist July 10, 2018

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