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Mapping the Great Lakes: Who is looking out for the Great Lakes?

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/08/mapping-the-great-lakes-who-is-looking-out-for-the-great-lakes/

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Mapping the Great Lakes: Summertime fishing

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/07/mapping-the-great-lakes-summertime-fishing/

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Mapping the Great Lakes: Freighters!

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/05/mapping-the-great-lakes-freighters/

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Mapping the Great Lakes: Flood risk

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/04/mapping-the-great-lakes-flood-risk/

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Mapping the Great Lakes: Benefits of “blue spaces”

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/03/mapping-the-great-lakes-benefits-of-blue-spaces/

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Mapping the Great Lakes: Snowfall in the snowbelt

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2023/01/mapping-great-lakes-snowfall-snowbelt/

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Mapping the Great Lakes: Pumpkin production

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/11/mapping-the-great-lakes-pumpkin-production/

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Mapping the Great Lakes: Where do you live?

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/10/mapping-the-great-lakes-where-do-you-live/

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Mapping the Great Lakes: Underwater discoveries await

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/09/mapping-the-great-lakes-underwater-discoveries-await/

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Mapping the Great Lakes: How old are our cities?

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/06/mapping-great-lakes-cities/

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Mapping the Great Lakes: Power up

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/05/mapping-the-great-lakes-power-up/

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Mapping the Great Lakes: Where to find your sugar maples

The Great Lakes region may be best known for its freshwater resources, but another resource it has in abundance is its maple syrup. Canada is the world’s leading producer of maple syrup, generating 75% of the global supply. Within Canada, the province of Quebec is the top producer (96.4%) of maple syrup products followed by Ontario.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/04/mapping-the-great-lakes-sugar-maples/

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Mapping the Great Lakes: Lighthouse search

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/03/mapping-great-lakes-lighthouses/

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Mapping the Great Lakes: What’s in a Great Lakes name?

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/02/mapping-great-lakes-name/

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Wind Turbines: Where do they cluster around the Great Lakes?

Huge breezes are commonplace around the Great Lakes, which is part of why the region makes a good location for wind turbines.

Though wind power has been utilized for centuries, it has only been harnessed as a widespread alternative energy source as recently as the 1990s.

In 2016, the United States Geological Survey began tracking wind turbines.

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What’s Your Water Source: Who gets their water from Lake Huron

Where do we get our water? It’s a critically important and highly regulated question, yet it took some digging to find the answers.  

Specific to Lake Huron, there are a total of 30 public water supply systems across Michigan and Ontario that source surface water for nearly 3 million people to drink. 

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2021/12/water-source-lake-huron/

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What Makes a Region: A look at three definitions of the Great Lakes

Beyond the obvious proximity to the five Great Lakes, what makes a region? The Midwest has its own stereotypes – the Rust Belt has become a popular term for northern post-industrial cities – but perhaps the draw of the Earth’s bounty of freshwater is more meaningful?

Aside from the cultural influence of the lakes, the Great Lakes region is a combination of environmental science, politics and economy.

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https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2021/09/map-region-definitions-great-lakes/

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