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Posted inAgriculture, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Industry, Invasive Species, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research, The Catch

Is nuclear power clean energy?

by Great Lakes Now March 12, 2024
Posted inAgriculture, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Industry, Invasive Species, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research, The Catch

Why Chicago will take decades to replace lead pipes

by Great Lakes Now February 15, 2024
Posted inAgriculture, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Industry, Invasive Species, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research, The Catch

Ratepayers still paying for closing coal plants?

by Great Lakes Now February 13, 2024
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Culture, Featured, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Tourism

Strong winds uncover spectacular features and long-lost structures

by Sharon Oosthoek January 19, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Detroit’s new Ralph Wilson Park will provide habitats for a healthy ecosystem

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now October 2, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Industry, Invasive Species, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research, The Catch

Harmful algal blooms

by Great Lakes Now September 8, 2023
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Culture, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Why the Great Lakes region is unique for rockhounds

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now August 30, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Feature Detroit, Featured, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Ian Outside: Michigan beaches you need to see

by Ian Solomon June 27, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

I Speak for the Fish: Eyeballing Walleye

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now April 17, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Mental health and ‘blue spaces’

by Alex Hill March 27, 2023November 8, 2025

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