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Shallow-water ciscoes gone from Lake Erie for decades may come back from northeastern Pa.

On: June 20, 2025

Shallow-water ciscoes, a native fish species extirpated from Lake Erie in the mid-20th century, have been rediscovered in a lake in northeastern Pennsylvania. Efforts are underway to determine if the lost native species of fish in Lake Erie can be reintroduced from its descendants. Read the full story by the Erie Times-News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250620-fish-reintroduction

As work to restart Palisades nuclear plant continues, nearby residents have concerns

On: June 20, 2025

The U.S. Department of Energy is helping to restart Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert, Michigan, with a loan worth up to $1.52 billion. Local residents say the history of safety problems at Palisades, some of which date back nearly two decades, are cause for concern as the plant is restarted. Read the full story by Michigan Public.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250620-nuclear-restart-concerns

Michigan Maritime Museum offering Great Lakes research cruises

On: June 20, 2025

The Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven is offering a rare chance to step into the role of a Great Lakes scientist with some expedition cruises coming up this month. The limited-engagement event in partnership with the Annis Water Resources Institute, will give everyone a chance to climb aboard the W.G. Jackson, a working research vessel, to join researchers collecting Lake Michigan data. Read the full story by WSJM – Benton Harbor, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250620-research-cruise

Paddle relay, stone skipping contest and skate jam make a splash at Up North freshwater festival

On: June 20, 2025

Michigan’s first surf shop is hosting its second annual freshwater festival, Beryl Days, which runs June 20-22 at various locations including the Sleeping Bear Surf Shop, Empire Public Beach Lighthouse and South Bar Lake. Funds will go toward beach cleanups, scholarships for the shop’s junior waterman camps and surf lessons, and lobbying trips to Washington D.C. with the Great Lakes Business Network. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250620-freshwater-festival

New forecast model may let scientists detect Lake Erie algal blooms in advance

On: June 18, 2025

NOAA is partnering with university scientists on a forecasting model to help predict where and when the western Lake Erie basin is most prone to develop spikes of algal toxin. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250618-forecast-model-detect-lakeerie-algalblooms-advance

Hannah Reynolds

Federal grant creating new academy for Great Lakes management

On: June 18, 2025

Governor Tony Evers’s Office and the Wisconsin Department of Administration announced the creation of the Wisconsin Great Lakes Coastal Leadership Academy after the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program received a $209,894 grant through NOAA’s Project of Special Merit competition. Read the full story by Seehafer News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250618-federalgrant-new-academy-greatlakes-management

Hannah Reynolds

State sues two SE Michigan companies, alleges continued release of toxic chemicals into Huron River

On: June 18, 2025

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a lawsuit against two Wixom-based automotive suppliers for allegedly continuing to release harmful chemicals into the Huron River after multiple violation notices. Read the full story by Michigan Public.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250618-state-sues-michigan-companies-toxic-chemicals

Hannah Reynolds

As data centers proliferate across Illinois, communities grapple with how to supply the necessary water

On: June 18, 2025

Increasingly, residents, legislators and freshwater advocacy groups are calling for municipalities to more carefully consider where the water that supplies data centers will come from and how it will be managed. Even in the water-rich Great Lakes region, those are important questions as erratic weather patterns fueled by climate change affect water resources. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250618-data-centers-illinois

Hannah Reynolds

Victory II docks in Marquette for the day, part of 15-night Great Lakes voyage

On: June 18, 2025

Some passengers on a cruise ship are getting their first taste of the U.P. Tuesday morning, Victory Cruise Lines’ Victory II docked at Lower Harbor in Marquette around 6:30 a.m. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Negaunee, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250618-victory-docks-marquette-greatlakes-voyage

Hannah Reynolds

Sea lamprey larvae targeted in Tuscola County’s Cass River

On: June 18, 2025

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will begin applying lampricides to the Cass River in Tuscola and Saginaw counties to kill sea lamprey larvae starting Tuesday, June 17. The applications, which target larvae burrowed in the stream bottom, will be conducted between June 17-26 in accordance with permits from the state of Michigan. Read the full story by the Huron Daily Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250618-sea-lamprey-tuscola-county-cass-river

Hannah Reynolds

Michigan adventurer canoes from Upper Peninsula to Florida — and that’s only halfway

On: June 18, 2025

Peter Frank, 23 years old, left his home in Escanaba, Michigan on June 27, 2024 in the Upper Peninsula and headed east along the shore of Lake Michigan. He paddled through Canada and cut through Lake Ontario before taking rivers to the Atlantic Ocean and down the east coast to Florida. Now he is starting the long journey northward and back home. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250618-michigan-adventurer-upper-peninsula-to-florida

Hannah Reynolds

Conservation group buys land near Tobermory giving it new Indigenous name

On: June 18, 2025

More land at the tip of Ontario’s Bruce Peninsula has been protected as a nature reserve, with two levels of government providing funding to buy the approximately one kilometre section of shoreline. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250618-conservationgroup-indigenous-name

Hannah Reynolds

Contamination from Erie Coke moving towards Lake Erie, DEP reports

On: June 18, 2025

A groundwater report made public by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection indicates contamination from the shuttered Erie Coke site is migrating toward Lake Erie. Read the full story by YourErie.com.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250618-contamination-erie-coke-dep-reports

Hannah Reynolds

Resort opens on former Houghton Superfund site

On: June 18, 2025

Federal and Michigan state officials joined to mark the opening of a resort on a former Superfund site in Houghton this week. The Keweenaw Waters Resort is a 25-acre waterfront campground on the former Michigan Smelter Tailings site. Read the full story by WNMU-TV – Marquette, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250618-resort-opens-superfund-site

Hannah Reynolds

Great Lakes piping plovers break record for nesting pairs – again

On: June 16, 2025

Great Lakes piping plovers are getting busy replenishing the species’ numbers. With 82 pairs confirmed, conservation officials stated this year is a record-breaking nesting season for the federally endangered shorebird. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250616-plover-record

BGSU scientists conducting unique research on plastic pollution in Lake Erie

On: June 16, 2025

As a major transportation hub for plastic, Lake Erie’s water system is prone to plastic exposure. This summer scientists are studying how pre-production plastics can leach chemicals when they find their way into water systems. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250616-erie-plastic-research

New book digs into Indigenous cuisine through archaeology, culture and ecology

On: June 16, 2025

A new book explores wild rice’s role in Indigenous cuisine, its habitats and its deep connection to Indigenous identity in the Great Lakes region. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250616-new-book

Can Arctic grayling make a comeback in Michigan? Work to reintroduce fish continues

On: June 16, 2025

An effort to restore grayling in Michigan is entering a new phase. Michigan DNR provided 400,000 eggs to be released by Native American tribes to stock in rivers as the reintroduction plan moves ahead. Read the full story by Sault Ste. Marie Evening News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250616-grayling-restoration

Heavy rain causes sewage overflow in Lake Erie at Edgewater Beach, Northeast Ohio sewer district says

On: June 16, 2025

The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District is warning people to avoid Lake Erie at Edgewater Beach after heavy rains caused a sewer overflow. Read the full story by WKYC-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250616-sewage-overflow

The legend Of Chicago’s Great Lake jumper: A hangover cure, frostbite and 5 years of daily leaps

On: June 16, 2025

A Chicago native known as the Great Lake Jumper leaps into Lake Michigan every morning for the solitude and a splash of rejuvenation. This past weekend marked five years of daily lake jumps. Read the full story by Block Club Chicago.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250616-chicago-jumper

Harmful toxin makes early arrival in Lake Erie

On: June 16, 2025

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has detected levels of the harmful toxin, microcystin, in Lake Erie weeks earlier than it is usually detected in routine water tests. Read the full story by the BG Independent News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250616-erie-toxin-early

Wisconsin’s 250 lake districts implement boating ordinances, manage water quality and habitat restoration

On: June 16, 2025

Every summer, boaters and swimmers descend on Wisconsin’s 15,000 lakes to vacation and frolic in the water, but this comes with a cost. Homeowners on these lakes are taking steps to protect water quality, regulate boating and restore habitats. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250616-wisconsin-water-protections

See how chilly Great Lakes waters bully Michigan’s summer-lovers

On: June 16, 2025

While most are ready for summer temperatures, the Great Lakes want to hold that heat back. The Great Lakes water temperatures aren’t much colder than normal right, but they are still cold compared to the air temperatures of this time of year. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250616-chilly-waters

Shipwrecks aren’t just Up North. 5 shipwrecks in Michigan waters close to Lansing

On: June 16, 2025

An estimated 6,000 boats, ships or other vessels have sunk in the Great Lakes, with about 1,500 of them in Michigan’s waters and some within just a 90-minute drive from Lansing. Read the full story by Lansing State Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250616-michigan-shipwrecks

2 Michigan beaches closed, under contamination advisories going into Father’s Day weekend

On: June 16, 2025

Beaches are tested regularly in Michigan by the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy and their statuses are updated frequently. Over Father’s Day weekend beaches in Chippewa and Muskegon County were closed for high bacteria levels. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250616-beach-closings

Gold pocket watch from ‘Titanic of the Great Lakes’ returns home after 165 years

On: June 13, 2025

A gold pocket watch connects a Lake Michigan beach town to an English port town. It’s a homecoming 165 years in the making, weaving invisible strings between a British parliament member, a deadly shipwreck, treasure hunters and Michigan’s foremost expert on the ‘Titanic of the Great Lakes.’ Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250613-titanic-greatlakes-goldwatch

Hannah Reynolds

Wreckage of this ship, on display on Sheboygan’s lakefront, was pulled from Lake Michigan’s icy waters in the 1990s

On: June 13, 2025

The Lottie Cooper was built in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in 1876 when three-masted cargo ships were common on the Great Lakes, moving goods from port to port. In the summer of 1993, the remains of the Lottie Cooper were put on educational display at the lakefront along Broughton Drive, where she continues to tell the story of early maritime shipping near Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Read the full story by the Sheboygan Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250613-wreckage-display-sheboygan-lakefront

Hannah Reynolds

Mayflies begin to emerge in southern Michigan, here’s what it looks like up north

On: June 13, 2025

Swarms of mayflies are beginning to appear in the southern part of Michigan, signaling the start of the yearly mayfly hatch. Mayflies are a familiar sight near many Michigan lakes when they emerge or “hatch” from the water as flying adults. Read the full story by The Herald Review.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250613-maylies-southern-michigan

Hannah Reynolds

Wisconsin might have to pick up tab to retain pollution protections under proposed budget cuts to EPA

On: June 13, 2025

The recently released documents reveal numerous programs that would be zeroed out under $1 billion in cuts to federal grants nationwide. They include programs that manage state and local air quality, control water pollution and clean up or redevelop contaminated sites. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250613-wisconsin-pollution-protections

Hannah Reynolds

Volunteers plant nearly 400,000 trees to protect local river over past 25 years

On: June 13, 2025

After seeing the degradation of the Pine River, running from Ripley, Ontario, to Lake Huron, citizens came together to try and rehabilitate their waterway. With the approval and assistance of local farmers and landowners, Pine River Watershed volunteers have planted 365,000 trees, installed 21 berms to control field run-off, and helped install 24 kilometres of fencing to keep livestock out of the Pine River. Read the full story by CTV News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250613-volunteers-plant-trees-local-river

Hannah Reynolds

Wisconsin DNR seeks public input on southern Lake Michigan coastal management plan

On: June 13, 2025

In a move to refine and recalibrate its stewardship, the Wisconsin DNR is crafting a new regional master plan for Lake Michigan coastal communities, and they’re inviting Wisconsinites to have their say. Read the full story by Hoodline.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250613-wisconsin-dnr-southern-lake-michigan

Hannah Reynolds

Lake Erie algal bloom predicted to be ‘mild to moderate’ this year

On: June 13, 2025

The annual Lake Erie harmful algal bloom prediction has received an upgrade that could make it more accurate. Read the full story by the Port Clinton News Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250613-lakeerie-algalbloom

Hannah Reynolds

Repairs to historic fort, new playground part of plan for Lake Superior state park

On: June 13, 2025

Repairs to the Fort Wilkins Historic State Park on the shores of Lake Superior are part of a proposed 10-year plan in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250613-repairs-newplayground-lakesuperior-statepark

Hannah Reynolds

‘Lampreys don’t carry passports’: City plays key role in protecting Great Lakes

On: June 13, 2025

Recent funding and staffing cuts at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have raised concerns in Canada about invasive lamprey population. Sea lamprey control is managed binationally by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in Canada and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Read the full story by TBNewsWatch.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250613-lampreys-passports-greatlakes

Hannah Reynolds

New PFAS guidelines spark more ‘do not eat’ warnings for Michigan fish

On: June 11, 2025

Michigan health officials have dramatically reduced the amount of PFAS-tainted fish they consider safe to eat, tripling the number of waterbodies where anglers are warned against eating their catch. Ninety-eight water bodies in the state are now subject to “do not eat” advisories. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250611-michigan-pfas-guidlines

Attempt to hobble successful H2Ohio program makes no sense: Marnie Urso and Rich Cochran

On: June 11, 2025

The most recent budget proposals from both the Ohio House and Senate drastically cut funding for H2Ohio, a program with bipartisan support that has helped restore and maintain healthy wetlands, croplands, and initiate river cleanup efforts. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250611-ohio-funding-cuts

Tiny fish tags helped identify oldest recorded lake trout in Lake Michigan

On: June 11, 2025

A 35-inch, 16-pound lake trout caught by an angler in 2023 out of the port of Sheboygan, Wisconsin contained a coded wire tag that was the oldest on record according to the USFWS. Read the full story by My UP Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250611-oldest-lake-trout

Duluth EPA scientists rally support to stave off any closure of Great Lakes lab

On: June 11, 2025

The Trump administration is proposing to shutter the EPA’S Office of Research and Development in Duluth, which would leave over 170 without jobs and jeopardize public access to clean air and water. Read the full story by the Star Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250611-epa-defunding

Commercial whitefish fishery approved for Lake Huron

On: June 11, 2025

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has issued Serafin Fish Company a commercial license to harvest lake whitefish from southern Lake Huron, marking a new era for the Harbor Beach port. Read the full story by The Times Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250611-huron-fishery

800-foot freighter grounded near St. Marys River, no pollution reported

On: June 11, 2025

Crews are assessing damage after an 806-foot freighter loaded with 29,700 tons of stone bound for Marquette, Michigan grounded in the St. Marys River. The Interlake Steamship Company said the incident occurred as it was making a turn. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250611-freighter-grounded

Conservation groups amp up Great Lakes preservation efforts

On: June 11, 2025

Several stewardship organizations within the eastern half of the Great Lakes basin are taking new steps to reduce pollution and raise awareness related to microplastics and other chemicals in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by BTPM – Buffalo, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250611-conservation-efforts

How much of the Great Lakes does Michigan own?

On: June 11, 2025

The public doesn’t own the water of the Great Lakes, however the lake floors are where the states have a claim. But what percentage of the lake belongs to what state? Read the full story by WGRD – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250611-lake-ownership

Superior Watershed Partnership recognized for 25 years of protecting the Great Lakes

On: June 11, 2025

On Monday, an organization focused on protecting the Great Lakes was recognized for decades of work across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Negaunee, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250611-partnership-recognition

Meet the men, women guiding Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary

On: June 11, 2025

The citizens serving on the Sanctuary Advisory Council for the new Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary have backgrounds as diverse as the people who will enjoy the sanctuary in the years to come. The council includes retirees, lawyers and teachers, college professors, doctors, police officers, and more. Read the full story by the Oswego County News Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250611-ontario-marine-sanctuary-leaders

Ho-Chunk paddled from Green Bay to Milwaukee in dugout canoe to highlight tribal history

On: June 9, 2025

Members of the Ho-Chunk Nation paddled from Green Bay to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in a dugout canoe to raise awareness of the Tribe’s historic ties to the region. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250609-greenbay-hochunk

New study explores sterilization to control invasive sea lamprey

On: June 9, 2025

A new study led by the Hammond Bay Biological Station in Michigan explored a novel approach involving the sterilization of male sea lampreys as a promising method to control the invasive sea lamprey population in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by WPBN/WGTU-TV – Traverse City, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250609-sea-lamprey

COMMENTARY: Smart investments strengthen, protect Lake Superior communities

On: June 9, 2025

Lake Superior is one of the United States’ greatest natural and economic assets. It provides drinking water, supports transportation and trade, fuels tourism and recreation, and anchors coastal communities. Protecting Lake Superior is not just an environmental issue, it’s an economic and public health necessity. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250609-superior-communities

Euclid to use award funding to study erosion along Lake Erie shore

On: June 9, 2025

After a city council meeting in Euclid, Ohio, an emergency ordinance was passed to address shoreline erosion, habitat restoration, and public access along the Lake Erie shore. Read the full story by The News-Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250609-euclid-shoreline

500 tons of sand will double the size of this popular inland West Michigan beach

On: June 9, 2025

Described as a “mini vacation retreat” for area families, the popular beach at Myers Lake Park in Rockford, Michigan, will now be able to accommodate more families on staycation. A spring renovation that used approximately 500 tons of sand to double the beach’s size. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250609-beach-sand

How long did Great Lakes ice hold on in 2025? When the last ice melted

On: June 9, 2025

This winter the Great Lakes reached 52.23% ice cover in February, with the last of the ice hanging on in Lake Superior until May 11 in parts of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Read the full story by the Lansing State Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250609-ice