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Environmental forum invites public to discuss issues, economics of Lake Erie
The Pennsylvania Lake Erie Environmental Forum is gathering for the first time in person with the public since the pandemic to discuss beach economics, resiliency and issues regarding invasive species. […]
Great Lakes region to host sixth annual Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz
https://www.glc.org/wp-content/uploads/GLC-Logo-1200px-bluesquare.jpg News Great Lakes region to host sixth annual Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz Ann Arbor, Mich. – Organizations across the region will work together
Ribbon-cutting held at new Seashore subdivision in Kincardine
A ribbon-cutting and tour were held as part of the festivities at Kincardine’s new Seashore development on June 13. “Seashore is a unique development and there is really nothing like it along the Lake Huron coastline,” said developer Angelo Orsi, president of Mariposa Homes, during the event. “We would like to pay tribute to past […]
Lake Ontario designation protects underwater relics, including shipwrecks – Great Lakes Commission
Lake Ontario has received a new designation as a National Marine Sanctuary and with it added protections and emphasis on its historic and cultural resources. Read the full story by […]
RCAF Centralia Cold War crashes
As a NATO country sandwiched between the U.S. and U.S.S.R., Canada never had the option of neutrality during the Cold War. The threat of nuclear war meant that humankind was just minutes away from annihilation. Huron County’s Cold War contributions were two air stations. RCAF Station Clinton was Canada’s radar school, while student pilots trained […]
Port of Goderich, a gateway to Southwestern Ontario
Each year, 250 ships dock at the port and there are plans to expand
Researchers pioneer method to combat swimmer’s itch by relocating ducks | Great Lakes Echo
Jeff Stratton’s beloved Larks Lake left his feet and legs covered in hundreds of itchy red welts.
“It was horrible,” said Stratton, 68, “Crazy itchy. Crazy painful.”
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Community input sought for cleaned-up lakes, shorelines | Great Lakes Echo
It’s taken over 30 years and $80 million to restore Muskegon Lake and a few nearby smaller bodies of water.
Decades of pollution and rapid urbanization created ecological problems so severe that the lake was designated a “Great Lakes Area of Concern” by the U.S. and Canada in 1987.
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Butterflies race for state insect status | Great Lakes Echo
Three butterflies are racing to become Michigan’s official state insect – and one of them is ahead, at least politically.
The black swallowtail butterfly, a native of Michigan, spends its whole life cycle in the state hibernating as pupa under leaves during winter and hatching in the spring.
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Old Lake Michigan shipwreck visible again after burial under sand | Great Lakes Echo
Look fast or you may miss an elusive 170-year-old sunken schooner off the coast of Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin.
The mostly intact shipwreck, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in early April, isn’t always visible, even though it’s in very shallow waters, said Tamara Thomsen, a Wisconsin Historical Society maritime archaeologist.
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