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Ships and Shipwrecks – Episode 2
-Come aboard the J.W. Westcott, a tugboat that has delivered mail to boats on the Great Lakes since 1874. Get a snapshot of life on a freighter ship starting in the Welland Canal and going through the Thousand Islands region east of Lake Ontario. And dive into some incredible shipwrecks without a scuba tank thanks to the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, the Great Lakes’ only one of its kind. Episode 1002.
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Island Life: Where People Live on the Great Lakes
-Great Lakes islands are popular tourist destinations, but they’re also home for thousands of people in Canada and the United…
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Two Gifts, One Mission of Creating Lasting Change
-Recognizing Ralph Wilson’s love for water and what it can do to redefine urban places, the Foundation awarded $50 million each for West Riverfront Park in Detroit and LaSalle Park in Buffalo, both being renamed Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park.
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Great Lakes Moment: Detroit Garden Center Leading by Example
-A recent article published by the prestigious National Academy of Sciences concluded what Detroit Garden Center had long known – that small patches of habitat are important to protecting biodiversity or the variety of life on Earth.
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A Great Lakes Moment from John Hartig
-Raptors are birds of prey that hunt food primarily by flight, using their keen senses, chiefly vision. Examples of raptors include broad-winged hawks, bald eagles, peregrine falcons, osprey, and others.
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Snyder reflects on his Great Lakes record in one-on-one interview
-In a private interview with Detroit Public Television’s Great Lakes Now, outgoing Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said he is proud of his Great Lakes accomplishments during his eight-year tenure as governor.
