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Tag: national parks

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Featured, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Visiting the least visited national park

by Ian Solomon April 23, 2025November 7, 2025

For National Park week, Ian Solomon recounts his time visiting Isle Royale for a much-loved episode of Great Lakes Now.

Posted inLake Superior, Latest News, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Wisconsin

National parks see a record number of visitors, including in Wisconsin

by Wisconsin Public Radio March 10, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Latest News, New York, News, Politics, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Get Out There: New trails and parks make nature more accessible for neurodiverse people

by Kari Lydersen December 12, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Indigenous Communities, Lake Erie, Lake St. Clair, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ohio, Ontario, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes Moment: Detroit’s benefits of a national urban park in Windsor

by John Hartig, Great Lakes Now December 5, 2022
Posted inGreat Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Water Quality

Park service investigates sudden change in river flow at Sleeping Bear Dunes

by Michigan Public August 26, 2022
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Habitat Restoration, Latest News, Michigan, News, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Sleeping Bear park officials ask visitors to stop building structures on lakeshore

by Great Lakes Echo December 8, 2021
Posted inFeatured, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Spike Sustained: As COVID-19 policies relax, park attendance (mostly) remains strong

by Noah Bock December 2, 2021
Posted inClimate, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism

Say Goodbye to Your National Parks Road Trips?

by The Revelator November 25, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism

4 unexpected places where adults can learn science

by The Conversation November 13, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inEpisode 1004, Quiz

Test Your Knowledge: U.S. and Parks Canada National Parks

by GLN Editor July 24, 2019

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