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Posted inAP, Article, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Chicago, Feature-Chicago, Illinois, Lake Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Chicago resists putting life rings at risky lake piers

by The Associated Press September 10, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Climate Change, Featured, History and Culture, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Rachel Duckett, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Rising Waters: Great Lakes lighthouse keepers fight to preserve history in the face of climate change

by Rachel Duckett September 1, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, History and Culture, Lake Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Shipwrecks

Service held for last survivor of ’58 Great Lakes shipwreck

by The Associated Press August 3, 2021
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Chicago, Feature-Chicago, Fish, Birds and Animals, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Latest News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Sandra Svoboda, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do

The Suckers: Great Lakes’ “best supporting fishes” are important to the food web

by Sandra Svoboda July 22, 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 inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Commercial Fishing, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Invasive Species, John McCracken, Lake Erie, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Low but Stable: Yellow perch populations in Great Lakes’ bays and open waters

by John McCracken July 8, 2021
Posted inAP, Article, Featured, History and Culture, Lake Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Wisconsin

NOAA to designate Wisconsin coastline as national sanctuary

by The Associated Press June 23, 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, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Forests and Plants, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, John McCracken, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Tourism, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Dune Dispute: Wisconsin Lake Michigan shoreline threatened by adjacent golf course development

by John McCracken June 15, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Chicago, Feature-Chicago, Featured, Illinois, Lake Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Chicago man jumps into Lake Michigan for 365th straight day

by The Associated Press June 15, 2021November 9, 2025

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  • Winter road salt is threatening Lake Simcoe and Ontario watersheds year-round
    Salt used to remove ice from roadways is collecting in Simcoe's watershed — a source of drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people.
  • Great Lakes water levels decline from record highs: What the forecast says
    Over the next six months, the Army Corps predicts water levels will stay below long-term averages on all Great Lakes, except possibly Lake Ontario.
  • Shipwreck hunter discovers sunken 150-year-old luxury liner off the coast of Wisconsin
    The Great Lakes are seeing a "golden age" of shipwreck discoveries, says Wisconsin maritime historian.

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