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A Symbol of Survival: Red Pine Peels and Ojibwe Canoe Factories | Great Lakes Now
“Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant, she lives in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her nonfiction books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and the children’s story “A Family Tree” in 2024.
Michigan’s 2025 budget includes $1M for Traverse City’s FishPass project – Great Lakes Commission
The FishPass project in Traverse City, Michigan, replaces the city’s failing dam with a new barrier that allows passage of desirable fish while blocking harmful invaders. $1 million from Michigan’s […]
Cleanup of oily spill on Flint River continues, source still unknown – Great Lakes Commission
The cleanup of an oily spill in the Flint River in Michigan continues a week after it was first detected, and officials said Tuesday they still don’t know the source. […]
What happened to Lois Hanna? Police renew call for answers in 1988 mystery
Thursday will mark 36 years since the July 4, 1988, disappearance of Lois Hanna
St. Thomas police, firefighters at scene amid death investigation
St. Thomas police say officers and firefighters were investigating a death in the city early Wednesday. In a statement, police officials said emergency crews were at the scene near the intersection of Hiawatha and Curtis streets. There were expected morning road closures in that area, police said, as the probe continued. “Please avoid the area […]