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Michigan shuts down Belle Isle redevelopment plan critics call ‘dystopian’

by Bridge Michigan April 3, 2026April 5, 2026

The state is dismissing a long-shot proposal to buy Belle Isle for $1 billion and convert it into a privately funded entertainment and residential district.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Detroit River, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Detroit River common terns under threat

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now March 3, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Mink thriving along the Detroit River

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now October 7, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Operation Manoomin: Restoring Wild Rice along the Detroit River

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now August 5, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Detroit River’s important role in lake whitefish

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now May 6, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, John Hartig, Lake Erie, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Saving the Conservation Crescent

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now April 1, 2024
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Lest we forget – A history of Detroit River oil pollution

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now February 5, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, John Hartig, 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 inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Gary Wilson, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes EPA office reaffirms 2030 cleanup goal for Detroit River, other contaminated sites

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now September 21, 2023
Posted inDetroit, Detroit River, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Grassroots greenspace projects expand Detroit’s open space network

by Planet Detroit September 7, 2023November 8, 2025

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