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Great Lakes Moment: Connecting people to nature through The Great Lakes Way

6 min read

Great Lakes Moment: Connecting people to nature through The Great Lakes Way

A recent Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan report documents substantial progress in creating The Great Lakes Way — an interconnected set of greenways and water trails stretching from Port Huron, Michigan on southern Lake Huron to Toledo, Ohio on western Lake Erie.

In 2000, the Community Foundation polled metropolitan Detroit communities about obstacles to building greenways.

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Owen Sound Sun Times Sports

World Juniors quarterfinals: Canada falls to US on New Year’s Eve; faces Czechia – again

4 min read

Thanks to a slew of undisciplined penalties and disjointed play, Carter George and Team Canada were under siege on New Year’s Eve. The Americans had five rush chances in the first period and hardly slowed down all night as the Canadians steadily streamed into the penalty box. Power play goals by Cole Hutson, Danny Nelson […]

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Planet Detroit’s top 5 environmental stories of 2024

7 min read

Planet Detroit’s top 5 environmental stories of 2024

By Nina Misuraca Ignaczak, Planet Detroit

This article was republished with permission from Planet Detroit. Sign up for Planet Detroit’s weekly newsletter here.

This year brought a whirlwind of changes and challenges for Michigan’s environment and energy future. From smoky skies to dark money scandals, the stories we covered revealed how deeply personal and interconnected these issues are for all of us who call this state home.

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