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Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Climate Change, Events and Special Broadcasts, Great Lakes Now Watch Parties, Habitat Restoration, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Waterfront Development

Watch Party: Looking Up and Out

by GLN Editor November 4, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Feature Detroit, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, John Hartig, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Sacred land of the Wyandot of Anderdon Nation

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now November 2, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Fish, Birds and Animals, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Wisconsin

Trump officials end gray wolf protections across most of US

by The Associated Press October 30, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Cleveland, Feature Cleveland, Fish, Birds and Animals, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Fall Brawl: Sheffield Lake fishing derby inspires intense angling

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now October 28, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Authors, Freighters, History and Culture, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, Latest News, Ohio, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Dave Spangler: Lake Erie loses tireless full-time advocate

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now October 28, 2020
Posted inAge of Nature - Featured, Guest Article, Latest News, News, PBS, Recreation and Tourism, Shipwrecks

The Age of Nature: Series finale ends with hope

by Natasha Blakely October 26, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Cleveland, Climate Change, COVID-19, Feature Cleveland, Indiana, Latest News, News, Ohio, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Summertime Spike: Great Lakes parks a source of balm and vexation for many during COVID-19

by Sharon Oosthoek October 26, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inGuest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Region, The States

Michigan proposal’s reliance on fossil fuel money splits environmentalists

by Energy News Network October 22, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Age of Nature, Authors, Events and Special Broadcasts, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes Now Watch Parties, Guest Article, Latest News, News, PBS, Recreation and Tourism, Sandra Svoboda, Science, Technology, Research, Shipwrecks, Who We Are and What We Do

What Grows: “Shipwrecks and Ecosystems” watch party for Great Lakes Now and “The Age of Nature”

by Sandra Svoboda October 21, 2020
Posted inAP, Article, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Freighters, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Ancient stone patterns in Straits of Mackinac add new wrinkle to Line 5 pipeline debate

by The Associated Press October 15, 2020November 9, 2025

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