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Posted inClimate Change, Featured, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Boom or burden? Climate migration’s impact on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

by Stephen Starr, Great Lakes Now September 30, 2025

Could climate migration bring new life to shrinking towns in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, or will rising costs and lagging infrastructure get in the way of population growth?

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Ian Outside: A Detroiter’s journey to Calumet for CopperDog

by Ian Solomon March 6, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tourism, Who We Are and What We Do

Ian Outside: Winning winter

by Ian Solomon January 31, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Supporters and opponents of a Line 5 tunnel make comments to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

by Michigan Public September 2, 2022
Posted inCulture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Protect, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism

Why did the salamander cross the road?

by Greg King July 27, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Forests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Habitat Restoration, Industry, Lake Superior, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Waterfront Development

On Isle Royale, fate of summer cabins pits nature against family history

by Bridge Michigan July 20, 2022
Posted inClimate Change, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Regulators: No Enbridge Line 5 tunnel decision without more safety info

by Bridge Michigan July 18, 2022
Posted inClimate Change, News, Science, Technology & Research, Video

Michigan’s Upper Peninsula storm: “the new normal”

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now June 20, 2018
Posted inUncategorized

Conquering the Dryer Hose: Ice Climbing Along the Shores of Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

by Mary Ellen Geist January 26, 2017
Posted inLatest News, News, Video

A Winter Walk in the Woods – Preserving our Forests and a Lumberjack’s Story

by GLN Editor November 16, 2016

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