“Finding Manoomin: A Search for the Spirit of Wild Rice” is a documentary by @MPR_News journalist Leah Lemm following her personal journey to connect with manoomin– the wild rice sacred […]
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How Michigan’s Inland Fish Farmers Cultivate a Sustainable Future for the Great Lakes
Great Lakes aquaculture pioneers fight imports and regulations to build a sustainable, local seafood industry by creating jobs and restoring consumer trust.
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Great Lakes Now Presents: Summer Foraging with Lisa M. Rose
Join Great Lakes Now’s Anna Sysling and GLN resident forager and contributor Lisa M. Rose for a virtual live gathering all about foraging our way into easy summer abundance. Website: […]
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Bassmaster Elite arrives as Lake St. Clair’s smallmouth break records
Thanks to decades of catch-and-release fishing and shifting ecological factors, Lake St. Clair has become a world-class destination for smallmouth bass, just in time for the 2025 Yokohama Tire Bassmaster Elite tournament.
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Are mussels killing whitefish?
The waters off Sleeping Bear Dunes — where white sand meets a blue so transparent, it’s possible to stand onshore and see fish swimming fathoms deep — have inspired comparisons […]
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Michigan’s historic nuclear plant restart still a go, federal regulators say
More energy news as natural gas bans face off against industry challenges and a major power line loses a $4.9 billion federal loan commitment.
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Rethinking Strategy in the Era of the Trump EPA
“We have an opossum Congress: it rolls over and plays dead instead of facing its aggressor,” says Chicago’s Cameron Davis.
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The Lake Michigan dive that made history
In 1937, Max Nohl braved a freezing Lake Michigan, media pressure and searing pain in a record-breaking, live-broadcast scuba dive gone awry.
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Great Lakes Moment: Detroit’s waterfront porch reaps substantial benefits
“The Riverwalk has transformed a previously industrial area into a vibrant and attractive waterfront, significantly improving Detroit’s image and perception both locally and nationally.”
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Wisconsin’s Forgotten Scuba Inventor | Great Lakes Now
Before Jacques Cousteau became the face of underwater exploration, #Wisconsin’s Max Gene Nohl was already pushing the limits of what was possible beneath the waves. He helped pioneer diving and […]