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The Erie Canal Kickstarted the Industrial Revolution
When the Erie Canal opened, it didn’t just slash travel time and cost, it changed America’s trajectory. By linking the Great Lakes to New York City and the Atlantic Ocean, […]
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Why the Edmund Fitzgerald is More Than a Maritime Tragedy | Great Lakes Now
In Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy, author Thomas Nelson explores how the Edmund Fitzgerald is more than just the subject of a popular song. […]
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Why America Needed the Erie Canal
200 years ago, the opening of the Erie Canal solved one of America’s biggest logistical problems: how to quickly move people and goods from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic […]
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Can you eat invasive mussels?
Can we eat our way out of the Great Lakes mussel invasion? Viewers have asked us if invasive quagga and zebra mussels are edible, so we looked into it. The […]
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At This Michigan Restaurant, Chefs Forage For Your Food | Great Lakes Now
At Farrand Hall in Southwest Michigan, chefs don’t just source their ingredients. They forage for them. What began as a vacation home for owners James Gray and Jacob Hagan has […]
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