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Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Lake Huron, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Points North: The Longest Paddle

by Interlochen Public Radio May 16, 2025November 7, 2025

After Traci Lynn Martin’s mom died, she knew she couldn’t keep putting off her dream: Becoming the first person to kayak around the Great Lakes in one year.

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Get personal with Lake Erie and walleye on a kayak

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now August 5, 2022

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