A new episode of Great Lakes Now arrives on October 27th! In the 50 years since the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, there hasn’t been another major shipwreck on the […]
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Points North: How ‘Bout Them Apples?
On a remote island in Lake Michigan, some old apple trees could have very rare, never-before-discovered genes. And if they do, they could join the U.S. stockpile of apples poised to fight off future threats.
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Ohio to fast-track energy at former coal mines and brownfields
It’s part of a new law meant to boost power production amid rising demand — and it could help renewables grow faster while putting industrial land to use.
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The Forest That Built a Media Empire | Great Lakes Now
Before the internet, TV, or radio, the Chicago Tribune built a media empire powered by trees. To outmaneuver his rivals, Tribune publisher Robert R. McCormick didn’t just compete in the […]
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A bitcoin mine came to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and Dafter Township isn’t happy
The mine’s computers emitted a loud, persistent hum that has, for the time being, been silenced by litigation.
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Get Up Close to a Shipwreck
At Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, shipwrecks are within reach. GLN contributor Ian Solomon took a trip to the sanctuary to check out the wreck of the Joseph S. Fay, […]
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What to know about Michigan whitefish crisis, from limits to solutions
Invasive mussels that blanket the depths of lakes Huron and Michigan have pushed whitefish to the brink of extinction. What to know about possible solutions and why Lake Superior so far is spared.
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A Michigan town hopes to stop a data center with a 2026 ballot initiative
Local officials see millions of dollars in tax revenue, but more than 950 residents who signed ballot petitions fear endless noise, pollution and higher electric rates.
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See Shipwrecks from Above
Want to explore shipwrecks without diving in? Take a glass bottom boat tour at Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary to see remarkably well preserved pieces of Great Lakes maritime history. […]
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Los Alamos and University of Michigan want to build a national security ‘data center’ in Ypsilanti. Residents and local officials see few benefits.
Local officials allege the University of Michigan is being “deceptive” over its plans for the $1.2 billion “computation center,” which could bring few benefits and many costs to Ypsilanti Township.