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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Habitat Restoration, History and Culture, John Hartig, Latest News, Michigan, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Sugar Island is getting an ecological makeover

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now August 2, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Chicago, Feature-Chicago, Featured, Food, History and Culture, Illinois, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, New York, Rachel Duckett, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Thousand Island Dressing Mystery: Uncertain origins of one of America’s favorite sauces

by Rachel Duckett July 22, 2021
Posted inHistory and Culture, Lake Ontario, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, New York, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Tourism

Comments Requested: Lake Ontario marine sanctuary proposal moves forward

by Noah Bock July 19, 2021
Posted inGuest Article, Habitat Restoration, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Ancient human remains unearthed at proposed Kohler golf course site in Wisconsin

by Wisconsin Watch June 17, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, James Proffitt, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Sturgeon, Who We Are and What We Do

Conservation Coordination: Black Lake sturgeon fishing highlights contrasts between Native and state approaches

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now May 14, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Guest Article, History and Culture, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research

How Microfishing Took the Angling World by (Very Small) Storm

by Hakai Magazine April 21, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Featured, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Region

Michigan tribe seeks cultural property protection in path of Line 5 project

by Energy News Network April 19, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Freighters, History and Culture, Latest News, News

Freighter Mystery: Can you help Great Lakes Now with more clues to identify people and places in a historic film?

by GLN Editor March 29, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, James Proffitt, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Unexploded Ordnance: Lake Erie shoreline site of long-term munitions study

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now January 7, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Freighters, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Ancient stone patterns in Straits of Mackinac add new wrinkle to Line 5 pipeline debate

by The Associated Press October 15, 2020November 9, 2025

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