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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreational Hunting and FishingTourismWalleye Windfall: Lake Erie bait and tackle is big small business
-Small shops and lure makers keep anglers happy and fish fed.
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AgricultureBuffaloClevelandFeature HomepageInfrastructureLake ErieLatest NewsNatasha BlakelyNewsOhioScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsErie Hack Finals: Is Lake Erie’s most pressing water problem toxins, agriculture or infrastructure design?
-Erie Hack is a “multi-month innovation challenge” that encourages people from the U.S. and Canada to pitch their ideas for new ways and technologies to help Lake Erie, with prizes of $30,000 and $15,000 at stake for the winner and runner up.
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Walleye Windfall: Lake Erie’s booming walleye population keeps Ohio’s economy going
-The various pieces of the fishing economy cover a lot more than people might think, with lodging, equipment, entertainment and more all contributing to Ohio’s economy.
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DetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageHistory and CultureLake SuperiorLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNewsOhioPennsylvaniaShipwrecksWisconsinEdmund Fitzgerald 2021: Attend a shipwreck memorial service in person or virtually
-All around the region this week, events are focused on honoring the lives lost on the SS Edmund Fitzgerald and other Great Lakes ships. Many of these shipwreck services and ceremonies will be streamed live online.
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Drinking WaterLatest NewsLeadMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsNews Roundup Drinking WaterOhioOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinDrinking Water News Roundup: Vanderburgh County boil advisory, EPA in Benton Harbor, Chapleau water advisory
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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As Michigan lawmakers ponder septic repair funds, Ohio offers a model
-When Mary Ellen Sementilli and her family moved into their creekside home in Ohio’s Appalachian region, the septic system worked like a charm. Which is to say, it was easy to forget it was there. But the family has grown in the years since, which has meant more dishwashing, showers and toilet flushes — too much for Sementilli’s septic system to handle.
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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNatasha BlakelyNew YorkNewsNews Roundup PFASOhioPennsylvaniaPFASPolicyWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: Michigan works on transparency, 3M could cost the Minnesota public billions, study recruitment in Michigan
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreational Hunting and FishingWalleye Windfall: 2021 sees another big hatch of fish in Lake Erie
-Experts say to expect a decade or more of fantastic walleye fishing in Lake Erie.
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Drinking Water News Roundup: US Steel spill, lead pipes, First Nations boil water advisories, Ohio wetlands
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Feature HomepageHabitat RestorationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJohn HartigLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: Lessons from the Ashtabula River cleanup
-When the Ashtabula River and Harbor was identified as a Great Lakes pollution hotspot in 1985, few people thought the day would ever come when it was cleaned up and no longer a detriment to the community and Lake Erie. Thirty-six years later, it has been removed from the Areas of Concern list.
