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Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Science, Technology, Research

Want a healthy walleye fishery? Stock some muskie

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now February 16, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Connect, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Invasive Species, Live, News, Play, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology, Research, The Catch, Work

Why Chicago will take decades to replace lead pipes

by Great Lakes Now February 15, 2024
Posted inAgriculture, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Connect, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Invasive Species, Live, News, Play, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology, Research, The Catch, Work

Ratepayers still paying for closing coal plants?

by Great Lakes Now February 13, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Brian Owens, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

How safe are Great Lakes fish to eat? Depends on who you ask

by Brian Owens, Great Lakes Now February 13, 2024
Posted inAP, Article, Featured, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks

Wreck of ship that sank in 1940 found in Lake Superior

by The Associated Press February 12, 2024
Posted inClimate Change, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism

Michigan’s lost winter cancels sturgeon season, ski, dog sled races

by Bridge Michigan February 6, 2024
Posted inLatest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism

I-500 Snowmobile Race moving ahead despite warmer weather

by Interlochen Public Radio February 2, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Infrastructure, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

You can’t stop the lake

by Astrid Code January 30, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism

Lake Erie is 13% frozen, expect less freezing in the future

by Ideastream Public Media January 22, 2024
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, History and Culture, 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

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