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Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, History and Culture, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Why the Great Lakes region is unique for rockhounds

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now August 30, 2023

The Great Lakes holds within its terrain a secret — rocks that possess stories as ancient as time itself.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Detroit, Feature Detroit, Featured, Ian Solomon, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Ian Outside: Michigan beaches you need to see

by Ian Solomon June 27, 2023
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Featured, History and Culture, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

A lesser known Great Lakes treasure: sea glass

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now June 3, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Invasive Species, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Michigan Great Lakes: Expect lower waters, ample fish and a hot summer

by Bridge Michigan June 2, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Climate Change, Great Lakes Echo, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Global warming may impact Great Lakes beaches

by Great Lakes Echo April 13, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, History and Culture, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Natasha Blakely, News, Recreation and Tourism, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Surfing the Great Lakes: Want to know where to start?

by Natasha Blakely March 28, 2022
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Michiganders to face tickets next spring for swimming in dangerous waves

by Bridge Michigan September 18, 2021
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism

Great Lakes surfers to Michigan: Don’t close beaches during rough waves

by Bridge Michigan July 16, 2021
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism

People ignore drowning warnings, so Michigan may close Great Lakes beaches

by Bridge Michigan July 15, 2021
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

Drownings Increase: Research shows possible connection between COVID-19 restrictions and Great Lakes drownings

by Andrew Blok April 19, 2021

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  • This northern Michigan program hopes to cultivate the next generation of farmers
    “Nobody gets into farming for sane reasons, other than the sanity of knowing where your food comes from and just general health,” said one student at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm, which teaches people how to work in agriculture.
  • Great Lakes shipping lost third of season to ‘inadequate icebreaking’
    The Lake Carriers Association said in a report that it lost 82 shipping days this year because the US Coast Guard failed to break enough ice. Despite repeated attempts, Congress hasn’t invested in a new icebreaker for the Great Lakes.
  • Whitefish waning. Should Michigan have commercial trout, walleye catches?
    Bills under consideration in the House aim to expand commercial access to walleye and trout as whitefish catch rates plummet. Recreational fishing advocates and state fishing regulators object.

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