NOAA satellite images and a research vessel sampling Lake Erie water both found evidence of harmful algal blooms on July 5, a much earlier date than typical.
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Eat Your Heartland Out: Touring Thunder Bay’s Craft Brewery Scene
This episode showcases the growing craft brewery scene in Thunder Bay and how food and drink are driving tourism to this northern Ontario town on the coast of Lake Superior.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, New York, News, Ontario, PFAS, PFAS News Roundup, Refresh, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin
PFAS News Roundup: Technology to eliminate ‘forever chemicals’ showing positive results
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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Points North: Birds of Paradise
Alison Vilag pays attention for a living. She counts migrating ducks at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, near Paradise, Michigan. It’s key to getting a pulse on different bird populations. But for Alison, counting ducks is more than just science – it’s an escape from the expectations of others.
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Great Lakes Moment: A business case for The Great Lakes Way
This new economic impact study estimated the range of impact from elements that make up The Great Lakes Way, including connections to Canada and historical attributes.
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Will Michigan’s Largest Water Provider Target Tiny City For Next Shutoffs?
Highland Park, a tiny and steadily shrinking city north of downtown Detroit, was once the center of an industrial empire that built the vehicles that shaped 20th century America.
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Eat Your Heartland Out: How to Feed A Great Lakes Freighter Crew
Meet two chefs who combine culinary creativity with a personal touch to create tasty menus for hard working freighter crews.
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How to stay informed about air quality in Michigan
Information about air quality is being updated via several government sites. Here’s where you can go for answers and how the sites work.
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Science Says What? Bacteria in Lake Huron sinkhole do a daily tango
Home to brilliant purple mats of cyanobacteria and white floating ponytail-like bacteria, the sinkholes have always struck me otherworldly, almost dreamy.
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Energy News Roundup: Ohio law blocks solar energy development, Line 5 fight in Michigan continues
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.