Great Lakes islands are popular tourist destinations, but they’re also home for thousands of people in Canada and the United States. Great Lakes Now mapped where people live year-round and […]
Posted inDrinking Water, Forever Chemicals Featured, PFAS, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts
GLN Answers: How Do I Know If My Drinking Water Is Safe? and Other Audience Questions
After we aired “The Forever Chemicals,” we collected questions from viewers like you. We asked Paula Gardner to answer some of these questions. Gardner is a reporter at MLive Media […]
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Great Lakes Now Presents – Episode 1001
Learn what life is like on a Lake Erie island and how a Chicago port helps get one of your favorite candies made. We look at how Ann Arbor, Michigan, […]
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Budget, Detroit River, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, John Hartig, New York, News, Niagara Falls, Play, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Tourism, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do
Great Lakes Moment: 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.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, History and Culture, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, News, Recreation and Tourism, Sandra Svoboda, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do
Board a Ship, See Some Fish, Learn the History: Great Lakes Museums, Aquariums and Forts
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Posted inApril Series, Article, News
On-Air and Online: Great Lakes Now introduces a new monthly TV series
Detroit Public TV to Debut “Great Lakes Now,” A New Monthly Series for Viewers across the Region A network of PBS stations to work together to cover crucial issues […]
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Equity and Environmental Justice, Gary Wilson, Milwaukee, Municipalities, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Water Withdrawals, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin
Milwaukee sewage exec has an “audacious” goal to protect Lake Michigan
Milwaukee’s Kevin Shafer has an ambitious goal for the agency charged with keeping sewage out of Lake Michigan. He wants zero sewage overflows to the lake by 2035, a goal that has national colleagues and a Milwaukee environmental group questioning if he understands the inevitability of overflows.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Blue Economy, Ian Wendrow, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Play, Recreation and Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do
Canada: Cruising from Montreal to Georgian Bay
The city of Midland used a $250,000 grant from Ontario’s Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport to study and develop a 10-year plan to evaluate making Ontario a major competitor in the Great Lakes cruising industry.
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Food, Ian Wendrow, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Play, Recreation and Tourism, Shipping and Ports, Tourism, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do
Smaller Great Lakes Cities and Cruise Ships: Canada
The province of Ontario has been looking to expand its foothold in the passenger cruising industry. The bigger ports of Toronto, Kingston, and Windsor are all popular destinations as it […]
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Blue Economy, Cleveland, Feature Cleveland, Food, Ian Wendrow, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipping and Ports, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do
Cleveland: Disembarking Downtown
A post-cruise guest satisfaction survey conducted by Victory Cruises found Cleveland, Ohio ranked second only to Mackinac Island as the preferred Great Lakes destination. Located midway across Lake Erie’s southern […]