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South Shore plant overwhelmed, sending 20,000 gallons of untreated wastewater to Lake Michigan

On: September 22, 2025

According to the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD), about 20,000 gallons of wastewater leaked into Lake Michigan from MMSD contractor Veolia’s South Shore facility on Sept. 18. MMSD is in the process of investigating and has reported the spill to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250922-sewer-overflow

Wisconsin grants $1.3M to boost coastal community projects and preservation

On: September 22, 2025

In celebration of “Coastal Awareness Month,” the Wisconsin Department of Administration announced $1.3 million in Wisconsin Coastal Management Program grants for 35 coastal communities across the state. Read the full story by WTAQ – Green Bay, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250922-coastal-grants

Trump DOJ argues Michigan effort to shut down underwater pipeline interferes with US foreign policy

On: September 22, 2025

The Trump administration is stepping into the legal fight over whether Enbridge can continue to operate an aging pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel, arguing that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer interfered with U.S. foreign policy when she revoked the line’s easement almost five years ago. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250922-federal-intervention

Freshwater Collaborative to invest $4.2 million in water research and workforce development

On: September 22, 2025

The Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin, a partnership between Wisconsin’s 13 public universities, has announced its commitment to investing more than $4.2 million in funding to support water education and water research programs. The collaborative hopes the investment will boost Wisconsin’s water workforce for years to come. Read the full story by WTMJ-TV – Milwaukee, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250922-water-investment

COMMENTARY: Slashing federal budget is big problem for state environment agencies

On: September 22, 2025

Every dollar that the federal government directs to state environment departments enables the Great Lakes and every other region to steward natural resources, yielding many times the value of the federal contribution. State environment departments make the case that they merit more financial support, not less, and express concern over President Trump’s proposal to reduce the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget by 55%. Read the full story by Circle of Blue.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250922-federal-funding

Buffalo Sewer Authority settles with state over past violations, commits to park improvements

On: September 22, 2025

The Buffalo Sewer Authority has reached a settlement with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation over past water quality violations, agreeing to pay a $20,000 penalty and invest at least $100,000 in improvements at Roosevelt Park in Buffalo, New York. Read the full story by WGRZ-TV – Buffalo, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250922-park-improvements

Volunteers help make Great Lakes beaches a little cleaner, including Milwaukee’s Bradford Beach

On: September 22, 2025

On Saturday, the Alliance for the Great Lakes hosted its Adopt-a-Beach event as part of an international coastal cleanup. Around 2,000 of those volunteers worked to clean up the Great Lakes. Read the full story by WDJT-TV – Milwaukee, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250922-beach-cleanup

New tool in fight against Great Lakes invasive species: muskrats

On: September 19, 2025

In the battle against invasive species, the common muskrat emerges as an unlikely hero. A new study sheds light on these oft-overlooked rodents and their ecosystem-altering behaviors – and how humans might replicate their actions to combat invasive aquatic plants. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250919-muskrat-management

UWGB receives grant to study microplastic impact on Great Lakes life

On: September 19, 2025

A $330,000 grant has been bestowed upon the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in order to study the impact of microplastics on aquatic life in Lake Michigan. A team will collect fish around Lake Michigan and Green Bay and examine their stomach contents to identify the size and types of plastic particles they contain. Read the full story by WHBL – Sheboygan, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250919-microplastics-grant

‘Our water should never be that dirty’: the water crisis in First Nations is about staffing too

On: September 19, 2025

In many Ontario Indigenous communities, water treatment plants are staffed by a single person. A training program is trying to change that. Read the full story by The Narwhal.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250919-water-crisis

Peters introduces bipartisan bills to bolster Great Lakes fishery research and management

On: September 19, 2025

U.S. Senator Gary Peters, co-chair of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force, introduced two bipartisan bills to bolster Great Lakes fishery research and management efforts that are critical to both the Great Lakes ecosystem and Michigan’s robust fishing industry. Read the full story by The Alpena News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250919-bipartisan-bills

Grand River restoration project seeks public feedback on environmental assessment

On: September 19, 2025

The public is invited to provide feedback on the environmental impact of a plan to restore the Grand River’s rapids in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. The city of Grand Rapids is seeking $11 million to remove four dams and adding 20,000 tons of natural rock and boulders to the river. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250919-river-restoration-public-feedback

Despite gradual progress, Great Lakes region faces ‘change and uncertainty’

On: September 19, 2025

In a time of transformation, the mayor of Toledo, Ohio, and others comment on current environmental and political challenges and emphasize the growing importance of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250919-toledo-transition

Stamp your lighthouse passport at 112 Michigan stations, more than any other state

On: September 19, 2025

The Great Lakes state of Michigan has the most lighthouses in the nation and when you visit them, you can get a stamp in the U.S. Lighthouse Society’s Passport. Small donations from passport holders have generated thousands of dollars since the passport program launched in 1994. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250919-lighthouse-passport

Historic Great Lakes ferry collides with sister ship in docking accident

On: September 19, 2025

The Great Lakes passenger-car ferry, the S.S. Badger, was backing into its dock in Ludington, Michigan, this past Wednesday when the vessel collided with its permanently moored sister ship. A local fan of the vessel stated this kind of accident seemed near impossible and was a very odd occurrence. Read the full story by The Maritime Executive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250919-ferry-collision

Customs and Border Protection plans for surveillance tower along Lake Ontario

On: September 19, 2025

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is planning to install a surveillance tower in Rochester, New York, to enhance border security along Lake Ontario. Locals had mixed reactions to the proposed tower which would provide 24/7 surveillance of the area. Read the full story by WHEC-TV – Rochester, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250919-surveillance-tower

Moonlight trip on rivers and into Lake Michigan brings renewed appreciation of Milwaukee

On: September 19, 2025

From the water, the view of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, transforms at night, especially during a recent full moon paddle with Brew City Kayak, highlighting the city’s past, present and future. Read the full story by The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250919-moonlight-paddle-milwaukee

Shipwreck lies in shallow Lake Huron waters after 1878 gale

On: September 17, 2025

The remains of a 19th century double-masted schooner rest under just seven feet of water in Lake Huron. The Maid of the Mist dragged its anchor and ran aground during a storm in 1878, causing its keel to break. The wreckage now lies buried deep in the sand. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250917-1878-shipwreck

Time running out for Great Lakes whitefish. Can ponds become their Noah’s Ark?

On: September 17, 2025

As whitefish disappear from the lower Great Lakes, scientists are hatching emergency rescue plans. One idea being floated is to take fish out of the lakes and raise them indefinitely in ponds for safekeeping. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250917-whitefish-rearing

Toledo summit is focused on restoring Areas of Concern in the Great Lakes region

On: September 17, 2025

An Areas of Concern Cross-Agency Partnership Summit in Toledo, Ohio, is bringing together federal, state and local partners to restore Areas of Concern in the Great Lakes region. Read the full story by WTVG – Toledo, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250917-aoc-summit

Multi-million-dollar Maumee River restoration project is complete, largest in river’s history

On: September 17, 2025

A nearly two-year long completed river restoration project aims to significantly improve water quality and aquatic habitats in the Maumee River as well as improve the health of Lake Erie. Read the full story by WTVG – Toledo, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250917-maumee-restoration

Campbell’s Co. admits to years of polluting Maumee River, Lake Erie at Ohio canning facility

On: September 17, 2025

The Campbell’s Co. admitted on Monday to polluting the Maumee River that feeds into Lake Erie over a six-year span at the company’s massive canning facility in western Ohio. The company admitted to violating the Clean Water Act at least 5,400 times between April 2018 and December 2024. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250917-campbell-pollution

New York State DEC alleges millions of gallons of raw sewage discharged around city in lawsuit

On: September 17, 2025

The Buffalo Sewer Authority is being sued after the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation alleged that nearly three million gallons of “untreated sewage and runoff” are being discharged each year, impacting the Lake Erie basin. Read the full story by WIVB – Buffalo, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250917-nydec-sewage-lawsuit

Environmental group sues Racine to release expected water use at Microsoft data center

On: September 17, 2025

An environmental group is suing the City of Racine, Wisconsin, to disclose projected water use at Microsoft’s Mount Pleasant data center, one of the first moves in what will likely become the next phase of controversy over Great Lakes water rights. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250917-data-center-water-use

Oakland Co. contests state permit requirements for Kuhn drainage district

On: September 17, 2025

Oakland County, Michigan, is challenging the state’s mandate to improve how it operates in one drainage district, arguing it would require taxpayer-funded investment without “evidence” the measures will improve water quality or protect public health. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250917-state-permit-challenge

Lake Michigan shipwreck found after 139 years, with citizen scientists joining in moment

On: September 15, 2025

While the discovery of a wooden schooner hidden beneath the depths of Lake Michigan for nearly 140 years is noteworthy on its own, it also was the first time citizen scientists and community historians from around the Midwest were able to participate in looking for a historic wreck. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250915-lakemichigan-shipwreck-found-citizens

Hannah Reynolds

How inland fish farmers cultivate a sustainable future for the Great Lakes

On: September 15, 2025

As global aquaculture has grown to meet increasing demand for protein, a small but determined group of inland fish farmers in the Great Lakes region are building a more sustainable, local supply. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250915-inland-farmers-sustainable-future-greatlakes

Hannah Reynolds

Price tag for Soo Lock mega project drops to $2.6B

On: September 15, 2025

The Army Corps of Engineers’ latest cost estimate for the mega project to build a new shipping lock in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, has dropped to $2.6 billion. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250915-pricetag-soolocks-drops

Hannah Reynolds

Michigan steps-up hunt for microplastic pollution in state waters

On: September 15, 2025

The state of Michigan began testing a random assortment of rivers and streams for microplastics this year. Data from the first sampling round is being analyzed and quality-checked, but the preliminary results are not encouraging. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250915-michigan-microplastic-pollution-state-waters

Hannah Reynolds

Historic lighthouse will eventually open for tours

On: September 15, 2025

First lit in 1901, the red-roofed, south light house in the Duluth Canal has stood longer than the lift bridge itself. It has now been acquired by the Lake Superior Marine Museum Association, and they’re looking to give it some much needed renovations before opening it for tours in 2027. Read the full story by WDIO-TV – Duluth, MN.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250915-historic-lighthouse-tours

Hannah Reynolds

BGSU students researching key aspect of Ohio wetlands implementation

On: September 15, 2025

Bowling Green State University biology students have made the University’s Ecology Research Station home to dozens of mini experiments to support the state of Ohio’s efforts to mitigate harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250915-bgsu-students-ohio-wetlands-implementation

Hannah Reynolds

COMMENTARY: Great Lakes icebreaker gap threatens American maritime dominance

On: September 15, 2025

When Americans think of our coastlines, most picture the beaches of the Atlantic, the Pacific or the Gulf. But the Great Lakes are America’s fourth coast — a 2,300-mile expanse. Read the full story by The Time of Northwest Indiana.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250915-greatlakes-american-maritime

Hannah Reynolds

Traverse City leaders hope for ‘Woods Hole’ of the Great Lakes

On: September 15, 2025

On Friday, Traverse City business and education leaders broke ground on the Freshwater Research and Innovation Center at Discovery Pier in Elmwood Township, which they hope will attract the “blue tech” sector to northern Michigan. Read the full story by Interlochen Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250915-traversecity-woodhole-greatlakes

Hannah Reynolds

Free screening of new documentary about Great Lakes’ underwater secrets

On: September 15, 2025

A new documentary showcasing the underwater beauty of the Great Lakes and the impact that invasive mussels are having on the lakes’ ecosystems is getting its Detroit premiere. The free screening is set for Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Detroit Film Theatre (DFT) at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250915-greatlakes-underwater-secrets

Hannah Reynolds

As mussels ravage Great Lakes whitefish, Lake Superior survives — for now

On: September 12, 2025

Over the last 30 years, Lake Superior has uniquely held off large-scale invasive mussel infestations which have protected the lake’s population of lake whitefish. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250912-lake-superior-mussels

Great Lakes Cheese repeatedly violated discharge rules, records show

On: September 12, 2025

According to EPA records, Great Lakes Cheese violated its discharge permit at least 20 times since it opened in November 2024, releasing wastewater and other contaminants into Ischua Creek in Franklinville, New York. Read the full story by WGRZ-TV – Buffalo, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250912-discharge-violations

Erie steelhead anglers asked to report fish they catch without a small fin. Here’s why

On: September 12, 2025

The Pennsylvania Steelhead Association is looking for anglers to report catches that include a Shasta rainbow trout. The organization is hopeful anglers will find Shasta rainbow trout that were stocked two years ago returning in some Lake Erie tributaries. Read the full story by the Erie Times-News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250912-erie-steelhead

Up North town plans $16M in upgrades at 4 beaches, including Michigan’s best beach

On: September 12, 2025

Manistee, a Northern Michigan beach town, is looking to make its award-winning beaches even better. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250912-upnorth-beaches

Harmful chemicals found in Kent County lakes. Where you should avoid eating fish

On: September 12, 2025

Michigan health officials warned the public this week to avoid eating any fish caught from four bodies of water in Kent County. Read the full story by Lansing State Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250912-kentcounty-fish-warnings

Hopes and fishes

On: September 12, 2025

Across Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, lake whitefish populations have been on the verge of collapse. But in Green Bay, Wisconsin, lake whitefish have been unexpectedly thriving. Read the full story by Interlochen Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250912-greenbay-whitefish

Monarch fall migration 2025: What to know as they follow the shorelines of the Great Lakes

On: September 12, 2025

Following the shorelines of the Great Lakes, monarch butterflies are gradually leaving Michigan as their instincts take them south. Read the full story by Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250912-monarch-migration

The invisible force draining the Great Lakes right now could make water levels plunge

On: September 12, 2025

The Great Lakes usually start their seasonal water level decrease in August, as evaporation is highest over the Great Lakes in the fall. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250912-lake-levels

Cleveland emerges as ‘standout destination’ in growing Great Lakes cruise market

On: September 12, 2025

In Ohio, the port of Cleveland is poised to set a modern-day record for cruise passengers in 2025, with 8,000 people on 53 sailings disembarking in downtown this year. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250912-cleveland-cruises

Beneath the sand dunes is a deserted lumber town remembered as Michigan’s Pompeii

On: September 12, 2025

September marks 150 years since Singapore, a bustling Michigan lumber town near the mouth of the Kalamazoo River north of Saugatuck and Douglas, was deserted. It’s cultural relevance − and ghost town lore − are perhaps even more famous now. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250912-singapore-michigan

How cuts to H2Ohio could impact the future of wetlands restoration

On: September 10, 2025

The newest state budget contained sweeping cuts to H2Ohio. In addition to slashing funds from the Ohio Department of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Agency, it halved the amount of money allocated to the Department of Natural Resources for wetlands restoration work. Read the full story by The Statehouse News Bureau.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250910-h2ohio-fundingcuts-future-wetland-restoration

Hannah Reynolds

Surging number of data centers around the Great Lakes could lead to water shortages, report says

On: September 10, 2025

A recent report warns the region is not prepared for the unprecedented, growing demand from data centers and other big water users like agriculture. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250910-surging-number-data-centers-great-lakes-water-shortages

Hannah Reynolds

What’s going on in Wasaga Beach? Profit, piping plovers and an Ontario town’s complicated future

On: September 10, 2025

The Ontario government is handing provincial parklands over to the town of Wasaga Beach, Ontario, in hopes of boosting the local economy. Residents wonder whether the beach will still be welcoming to endangered birds like piping plovers and the public. Read the full story by The Narwhal.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250910-wasaga-beach-piping-plovers-ontario

Hannah Reynolds

Great Lakes features mystery triangle blamed for disappearances. Is the legend true?

On: September 10, 2025

Beware when heading out onto Lake Michigan — legend says ships are known to vanish in what’s known as the Lake Michigan Triangle, or do they? Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250910-great-lakes-mystery-triangle-disappearances

Hannah Reynolds

Catamarans race across Lake Ontario in international sailing event

On: September 10, 2025

From September 8-11, residents of Burlington, Ontario, may see catamaran boats on the waters of Lake Ontario, as more than 50 of the world’s best sailors take to the lake. The Hobie 14 North American Championship is an internationally-recognized event, with both European and World Championships using the world’s very first sports catamaran to compete. Read the full story by Burlington Today.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250910-catamarans-lakeontario-sailingevent

Hannah Reynolds

Ontario invests $180,000 to restore waterways on Manitoulin Island

On: September 10, 2025

The Ontario government is committing $180,000 to projects aimed at restoring and protecting waterways on Manitoulin Island, part of the Lake Huron watershed. The investment will help improve water quality, strengthen fish habitats and biodiversity, and support both environmental and economic resilience in the region. Read the full story by Wire Service Canada.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250910-ontario-invests-waterways-manitoulin-island

Hannah Reynolds