Great Lakes Now Featured Articles About Duluth
Points North: Leave it to Beavers?
States in the Great Lakes kill beavers and remove dams on select rivers and streams. They’re doing it, in part, for anglers. But some people are not on board with that.
Great Lakes Moment: Solving the contaminated sediment remediation funding puzzle
Michigan has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to remediate these contaminated sediments, but this won’t occur unless non-federal partners can meet funding requirements.
Nibi Chronicles: Standing strong with mushers on the North Shore of Lake Superior
The tradition of moving things via dog sled is deeply entrenched in the culture of the North Shore.
Nibi Chronicles: The “Water is Life” festival goes beyond the music
In this introductory feature for ‘The Nibi Chronicles,” Staci Lola Drouillard finds hope where the band plays and the thunderbird lives.
The Catch: Cruising the Great Lakes
“This past summer was a record-setting year for cruise ships in the Great Lakes, and that’s meant a lot more tourists coming to the region. It’s also meant economic development for cities in the region.”
Great Lakes Moving Bridges: How they work and why we love them
Moving bridges historically played crucial roles in the development of dozens of Great Lakes cities. And folks are often mesmerized by their sheer size and the fact they really do move.
Mapping the Great Lakes: Carrying cargo
There are billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of jobs in Great Lakes shipping.
Can shipping on the Great Lakes take the next step toward transporting high-value container cargo?
In this Q&A, Lake Carriers’ Association President James Weakley talks Great Lakes shipping economy, ice breakers, the Soo Locks and more.
Great Lakes water levels could increase on average from 19 to 44 centimeters in the next few decades, study says
By treating them more like the oceans, researchers are trying to better predict future Great Lakes water levels.
National Guard to help with northeastern Minnesota flooding
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday activated the National Guard to help control record flooding in areas of northeastern Minnesota.
The 2022 Great Lakes shipping season sets sail after COVID-19 hurdles
The 2021 shipping season was a “bounce-back season,” which Great Lakes port administrators attribute to increased cargo and infrastructure improvements.
Minnesota cities hope climate emergency resolutions add urgency to responses
More than a dozen local governments in the state either have or are expected to pass climate emergency resolutions this month as part of an initiative by the Minnesota Cities Climate Caucus.
Superior Stewardship: In Duluth, the Great Lakes are more than a resource, they’re part of an identity
Did Duluth’s waterfront hold up to summer storms? We interview Duluth mayor Emily Larson to find out and hear what else is in store for the Minnesota city.
Scientists look for clues to Lake Superior algae blooms
More than 10 years ago, the discovery of cyanobacteria along Park Point in Duluth — in notoriously cold and stormy Lake Superior — would have been unheard of.