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Before Michigan was Michigan: The Anishinaabeg world of the Great Lakes
Long before Michigan had towns, roads or county lines, Indigenous peoples had established complex societies throughout the Great Lakes region. Read the full story by The Sun Times News.
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New Indiana septic rules are challenging for Lake Michigan towns
A new rule enacted by Indiana is raising concerns because repairs are prohibited for existing dry well septic systems along Lake Michigan. Read the full story by Chicago Tribune.
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This 238-foot research ship is leaving the ocean behind for its first trip to the Great Lakes
A research ship typically used for ocean science has set off on an unusual 2,531 nautical-mile voyage into the Great Lakes to help scientists hunt for some of the universe’s […]
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A lake drained. Neighborhoods sank. What mine disasters around the world reveal as Morton Salt investigates beneath Lake Erie.
Water has entered Morton Salt’s mine about 2,000 feet beneath Lake Erie, shutting down underground operations and leaving unanswered questions about its source, its volume and whether it can be […]
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Mission complete: USS Silversides welcomed home by community after 15-hour Lake Michigan crossing
The USS Silversides, one of Muskegon, Michigan’s, most recognizable landmarks and a storied relic of World War II naval history, returned home Saturday after months of preservation work in Wisconsin. The submarine […]
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Warm November weather slows Lake Erie walleye and steelhead fishing
Warmer than usual air temperatures and Lake Erie water temperatures still above 60 degrees are delaying the autumn migration of gizzard shad and shiner minnows — and the walleyes that […]
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Storms like the one that sank the Fitzgerald help Ohio’s wild shores
Great Lakes storms may be dangerous to people and shipping, but they replenish lakeshore sand and rearrange sand formations. They set back ecological succession and maintain open sands that are […]
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Invasive New Zealand mudsnails found in Bear Creek in Kent County
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reminding people to inspect their gear after invasive New Zealand mudsnails were detected in Bear Creek, a small, coldwater tributary of the Thornapple […]
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‘Very impressive and humbling’: archeologists dive Lake Superior
Parks Canada’s underwater archeology team documented several sites in the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area this past summer. Read the full story by Timmins Today.
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Great Lakes coastal wetlands improve after invasive species removal, study finds
Recent research on Great Lakes coastal wetlands suggests that the native wetland plant communities can respond quickly after invasive Phragmites australis is removed. Read the full story by Great Lakes […]
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Village of Minooka plans to add a $3.7 million water tank for Lake Michigan water project
The Village of Minooka in northeast Illinois plans to add a $3.7 million water tank that will help with a Lake Michigan project which will tap into the lake as […]
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Dozens laid off after massive leak forces salt mine 2,000 feet under Lake Erie to close
A Morton Salt mine thousands of feet below Lake Erie was forced to shut down after it suddenly sprang a massive leak. Seventy-seven workers were laid off and it’s unclear […]
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Holding on to history: Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society finds wrecks and learns from them, too
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society is a group of divers and non-divers working to preserve shipwrecks and artifacts underwater. Their efforts have helped track zebra mussel infestations over time. […]
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Lake trout harvest in Lake Superior scaled back as invasive species causes population decline
Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands region of Lake Superior will experience a 15% legal reduction in lake trout harvest. The cut comes as lake trout populations are at their lowest in three […]
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Record population numbers show Michigan really is for plovers
The Great Lakes piping plover population reached a record 99 breeding pairs in 2026, up from roughly a dozen pairs in the late 1980s. A record 184 chicks fledged this […]
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Flint event explores the Great Lakes’ eeriest shipwrecks
An underwater archaeologist took Flint, Michigan, residents on a journey underwater and back in time as they explored some of the spookiest shipwrecks in the Great Lakes. Read the full […]
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Want to be a Lake Michigan lighthouse keeper this summer? Here’s how to apply
Lakeshore Keepers, an association that operates five lights along Lake Michigan, is seeking volunteer keepers for 2027. Read the full story by WXYZ-TV – Detroit, MI.
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Cuts in chinook stocking on the way for Lake Michigan in 2027
In an effort to keep a healthy balance in the fishery, natural resource managers pull the only lever available and reduce stocking of hatchery-reared fish in Lake Michigan. Read the […]
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This giant research ship is coming to Duluth for a fascinating mission
The R/V Neil Armstrong is sailing its way to the Twin Ports for the first time. The 238-foot vessel is expected to arrive in Duluth, Minnesota, on November 9th, 2026 […]