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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Drinking Water, Featured, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, Natasha Blakely, News, Quiz, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Surf and Slide: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz

by Natasha Blakely March 30, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, History and Culture, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Natasha Blakely, News, Recreation and Tourism, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Surfing the Great Lakes: Want to know where to start?

by Natasha Blakely March 28, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Sharon Oosthoek, Toronto, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Surfing the Great Lakes: ‘What? People do that here?’

by Sharon Oosthoek March 25, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, St. Clair River

I Speak for the Fish: Playing peek-a-boo with the ducks

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now March 21, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Indiana, Lake Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

US Steel shuts down Indiana plant after wastewater discharge

by The Associated Press September 28, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, COVID-19, Featured, History and Culture, James Proffitt, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Summer Fun Yet to Come: As times change, so do boat shows

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now September 28, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Michiganders to face tickets next spring for swimming in dangerous waves

by Bridge Michigan September 18, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, COVID-19, Featured, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Recreation and Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Breakdowns: There’s a thin line between affordable and not for boat tows

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now September 17, 2021November 9, 2025
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Chicago resists putting life rings at risky lake piers

by The Associated Press September 10, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Chicago, Climate Change, Drinking Water, Feature-Chicago, Illinois, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Sensors provide a real-time glimpse at Chicago River quality

by The Associated Press September 3, 2021November 9, 2025

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