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‘Extraordinary’ SS Keewatin gets Museum Ship of the Year honours

On: August 4, 2025

The SS Keewatin at the Great Lakes Museum in Kingston, Ontario, has been selected as the Museum Ship of the Year for 2025 by the Steamship Historical Society of America. The ship – the world’s oldest surviving Edwardian-era passenger steamship – received this honor for its distinguished accomplishments and significant contributions to preserving the historical importance of engine-powered vessels. Read the full story by OrilliaMatters.com.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250804-ship-honors

Crews gathering in Whitefish Bay for Trans Superior yacht race

On: August 4, 2025

The 29th Biennial Trans Superior International Yacht Race officially started Saturday August 2 in Whitefish Bay, Michigan. It is the world’s longest known freshwater sailboat race at 350 miles across Lake Superior. Read the full story by SooToday.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250804-yacht-race

Shorelines cleaned up by youth volunteers

On: August 4, 2025

Nine volunteer Coastal Conservation Youth Corps spent time identifying and removing invasive plants and removing plastic waste and tires along the Lake Huron shoreline in Goderich, Ontario. Read the full story by CKNX News Today.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250804-shoreline-cleanup

A black goo was oozing from a ship on the Great Lakes — and teeming with life

On: August 4, 2025

While docked after studying algae blooms in lakes Erie and Superior, the crew of the Great Lakes research vessel Blue Heron noticed a black, tar-like substance oozing from the rudder shaft. Scientists at the University of Minnesota Duluth’s Large Lakes Observatory were surprised to find that the material was teeming with life-forms, some of which were unknown microorganisms. The mysterious substance was informally named “ShipGoo001.” Read the full story by CNN.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250804-goo

Ottawa County faces water shortage despite proximity to Lake Michigan

On: August 1, 2025

Ottawa County, Michigan, is experiencing a groundwater shortage as wells dry up amid moderate drought conditions. Despite the fact that Ottawa County is surrounded by lakes, rivers, and streams, its growing population relies heavily on wells for water. Read the full story by WXMI-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250801-groundwater-shortage

This massive invasive fish with a voracious appetite was just found in Ontario. Here’s why it’s a problem and what’s being done about it

On: August 1, 2025

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) confirmed a recreational angler reported finding a dying grass carp – a massive invasive fish – floating in Baie du Doré on Lake Huron on July 14. The DFO collected the fish and confirmed it was a triploid (sterile) female. Read the full story by InsideHalton.com.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250801-grass-carp-detection

Farming, fertilizer and the future: How manure tech is evolving in Ohio

On: August 1, 2025

This year’s Manure Expo, held at the fairgrounds in Fulton County, Ohio, showcased the high-tech transformation of manure management. New tools on display at the expo aim to solve the issue of nutrient runoff that contributes to harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie’s western basin. Read the full story by WTOL-TV – Toledo, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250801-manure-tech

Oil spill on St. Marys River has cleared up: Algoma Public Health

On: August 1, 2025

On late Tuesday night, a 1,000-foot tugboat, Presque Isle, was travelling along the southeast side of Neebish Island on the St. Marys River when it had maneuverability issues before dropping anchor to investigate the problem. According to public health officials, around 14-20 liters of hydraulic oil were spilled in the incident, though the oil sheen is no longer an issue. Read the full story by Soo Today.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250801-oil-spill

DNR publishes 2024 fish stocking summary

On: August 1, 2025

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has released the 2024 fish stocking numbers for inland waterbodies and the Great Lakes. The Wisconsin DNR stocked more than 3 million fish in lakes Superior and Michigan, including more than 1,000 lake sturgeon. Read the full story by The Star News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250801-fish-stocking

Army Corps of Engineers to dredge Manistique Harbor

On: August 1, 2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District will start a maintenance dredging project at Manistique Harbor in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula as early as August 7. The $1.865 million project will remove 92,500 cubic yards of sediment and place it along the west breakwater beach area below the ordinary high-water mark. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Marquette, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250801-dredging-project

Volunteers hit the river to collect payloads of trash

On: August 1, 2025

More than 70 volunteers joined Save the River’s Trash Free River Days Weekend to remove 1,501 pounds of trash from the Upper St. Lawrence River last week. The volunteers retrieved a variety of trash which would otherwise contribute to rising microplastic levels in the St. Lawrence River or be consumed by fish and birds. Read the full story by the Watertown Daily Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250801-river-cleanup

Inland lake, stream surveys provide DNR with crucial data

On: August 1, 2025

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) completed more than 280 fisheries surveys across the state in 2024. Collecting key data on Michigan’s fisheries is critical for successful management of the state’s diverse fisheries, though critical fisheries management activities are at risk of reduction due to funding shortfalls, according to the Michigan DNR. Read the full story by the Iosco County News Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250801-fisheries-surveys

Surfing culture makes Sheboygan the ‘Malibu of the Midwest.’ A WPR reporter tried it himself.

On: August 1, 2025

A business in Sheboygan, Wisconsin’s “Malibu of the Midwest” is known for being the state’s first surf shop. People have been surfing on Lake Michigan since the early 1950s, and Sheboygan surfers began forming surf clubs by the ’60s, though the city did not have a surf shop until 1998. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250801-surfing-great-lakes

“Incredibly rare” freshwater jellyfish captured on camera in Lake Erie

On: August 1, 2025

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) shared a video of freshwater jellyfish at Presque Isle Bay in Lake Erie. The incredibly rare jellyfish is super hard to find, according to the DEP. Read the full story by KDKA-TV – Pittsburgh, PA.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250801-freshwater-jellyfish

All water is local

On: July 30, 2025

The Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe-Anishinaabe’s team of biologists are keeping Lake Superior’s waters clean — while sounding the alarm on harmful algal blooms and climate-driven water threats. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250730-clean-local-water

COMMENTARY: Great Lakes offshore wind could power the region and beyond

On: July 30, 2025

The federal government recently stopped approving offshore wind projects in the ocean, but the Great Lakes may provide another option for producing clean energy in the region. Read the full story by The Conversation.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250730-greatlakes-wind

A toxic chemical from the Gelman Plume was found in water wells in Scio Township

On: July 30, 2025

Michigan environmental officials found a toxic chemical coming from the Gelman Plume, a contaminated plume of groundwater underneath the Ann Arbor area, in six residential water wells in Scio Township during annual state testing. Read the full story by Michigan Public.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250730-gelman-plume-chemical

They closed a major Great Lakes shipping route so hundreds could fulfill this ‘bucket list’ swim

On: July 30, 2025

The fourth annual Mackinac Bridge Swim began just after sunrise on Saturday, July 26. Over 250 swimmers participated in the 4.5-mile swim across the Straits of Mackinac. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250730-mackinac-bridge-swim

6 NY beaches closed due to water quality issues: See the list

On: July 30, 2025

Six swimming beaches at state parks in New York are closed, according to state officials. Four of the beaches are closed due to harmful algal blooms and two beaches tested high for E.coli, according to the latest water quality report. Read the full story by the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250730-ny-beaches-closed

Still sailing after more than 80 years on Great Lakes. What to know about the SS Alpena

On: July 30, 2025

The SS Alpena, built 16 years before the ill-fated SS Edmund Fitzgerald and launched in 1942 under the name SS Leon Fraser, was built in Ecorse, Michigan, and has been hauling bulk cargo ever since. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250730-ss-alpena

Rarely seen freshwater jellyfish found at Presque Isle State Park

On: July 30, 2025

A Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection summer intern was at the docks of the Presque Isle Marina when he found a rare invertebrate, Craspedacusta sowerbyi, swimming through Marina Lake, part of Presque Isle Bay. Read the full story by WJW-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250730-freshwater-jellyfish

Microplastics are polluting our beaches and these volunteers are cleaning them up

On: July 30, 2025

Nearly 70 volunteers were out at Station Beach in Kincardine, Ontario, with buckets, sieves and trash pickers in hand, as part of a beach clean-up organized by the Lake Huron Coastal Centre. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250730-microplastics-clean-up

A Superior race: Trans Superior Yacht Race stretches across Lake Superior

On: July 30, 2025

The Trans Superior Yacht Race, created in 1969, is one of three races that draw in members of the sailing community from near and far to test their mettle on the Great Lakes. Read the full story by The Sault Ste. Marie Evening News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250730-superior-race

Serene new Lake Erie park could open this fall in Euclid

On: July 30, 2025

In Ohio, work is nearing completion on the Upland Sims Park Extension Project, which would add 5.33 acres of serene natural greenspace to Euclid’s growing waterfront along Lake Erie. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250730-euclid-park

Environmental groups use anniversary of Kalamazoo River oil spill to warn about Enbridge Line 5

On: July 28, 2025

Environmental groups gathered over the weekend to mark the 15th anniversary of an oil spill into the Kalamazoo River in Michigan. Attendees warned that the 15-year-old oil spill foreshadows what could happen if an oil pipeline that runs through the Great Lakes is not shut down. Read the full story by Michigan Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250728-historic-oil-spill

Dark waters: Great Lakes Museum unearths stories the tides tried to sink

On: July 28, 2025

In Ohio, Toledo’s newly expanded maritime museum includes a fully accessible historic pilothouse and an experience that humanizes the legacy of the inland seas. The 5,000 square foot space surprises, challenges, and reimagines maritime storytelling. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250728-maritime-museum-expansion

Numerous Michigan beaches are closed because of bacteria: How to check conditions

On: July 28, 2025

A dashboard created by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy keeps track of which beaches contain unsafe bacteria levels for swimming. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250728-beach-closures

‘We are the walleye capital of the world.’ Bipartisan bill wants walleye to be Ohio’s state fish

On: July 28, 2025

Ohio lawmakers are trying to reel in a catch by making walleye the official state fish with a bipartisan bill. If passed it would make Ohio the second Great Lakes state to give the species that title. Read the full story by the Ohio Capital Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250728-ohio-walleye

Fulfilling a “childhood dream” studying Michigan’s unique dunes

On: July 28, 2025

A professor of geology and team of researchers at Hope College are studying the source of high levels of nitrates in well water at Oval Beach along the Kalamazoo River in Michigan. The research team has been working in the area for over a decade. Read the full story by the Michigan Public.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250728-michigan-dunes

Documentary shows impacts of quagga mussels on Great Lakes, including decline of lake whitefish

On: July 28, 2025

A new documentary examines the impact of invasive mussels on the Great Lakes. The film is scheduled to be released in 2026 on PBS in the U.S. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250728-great-lakes-documentary

Dingell joins advocates in underscoring need for Great Lakes research funding

On: July 28, 2025

At an event on Friday, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell and Great Lakes advocates and researchers cautioned against funding cuts to a critical research institute, warning that the loss of staff and funding could have dire consequences for keeping the Great Lakes clean and healthy. Read the full story by Michigan Advance.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250728-funding-advocating

New detections of Gelman plume reported in drinking water wells near Ann Arbor

On: July 28, 2025

Michigan officials recently reported six new detections of a toxic chemical spread through Ann Arbor but have not yet concluded whether the detections mean the chemical plume is still moving. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250728-chemical-plume

The sights and science of seiches on Lake Erie

On: July 28, 2025

Seiches can happen in any of the Great Lakes, but they’re much more dramatic in Lake Erie because of its unique shape and shallow depth. Read the full story by WTVG – Toledo, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250728-erie-seiches

More cargo shipped on St. Lawrence Seaway

On: July 28, 2025

Total cargo shipped on the St. Lawrence Seaway is up 496,000 tonnes of goods in June mostly due to increases in the transportation of grain and dry bulk goods. Read the full story by The Sault Star.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250728-seaway-cargo

DNR staff found a red swamp crayfish in a fish rearing pond. Why that’s a problem

On: July 25, 2025

Michigan state officials on July 24 said an invasive crayfish species that has been found in several Michigan counties was discovered in a rearing pond at Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery. Read the full story by the Lansing State Journal

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250725-invasive-crayfish

Great Lakes swimmers plan to complete the journey the Edmund Fitzgerald started

On: July 25, 2025

A group of long-distance swimmers will begin a journey this weekend to complete the voyage the ill-fated Edmund Fitzgerald started 50 years ago. They will swim more than 400 miles from where the ship sank in Lake Superior to Detroit, Michigan. Read the full story by MPR News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250725-swimming-journey

Port Huron seeks $6.5 million from state to repair Black River Canal

On: July 25, 2025

Port Huron officials requested $6.5 million from a Michigan House subcommittee to restore the city’s Black River Canal which has been closed since 2014. Officials argue reopening this vital waterway would help revive waterfront tourism and better protect boaters during emergency situations. Read the full story by the Port Huron Times Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250725-canal-repair

Lake Angeline deemed safe after DNR investigate its shift in color

On: July 25, 2025

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy have investigated reports of high and discolored water on Lake Angeline, located south of Ishpeming in Marquette County. Read the full story by the Marquette Mining Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250725-discolored-water

McDonald Rivet bill focused on Great Lakes icebreaking plan passes through U.S. House

On: July 25, 2025

A bill with bipartisan support instructing the U.S. Coast Guard to develop a plan for the design and building of a new Great Lakes icebreaker was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives this month. Read the full story by Michigan Advance.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250725-icebreaker-bill

TBNMS intern talks about Great Lakes acidification

On: July 25, 2025

The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary’s freshwater acidification monitoring project is working to improve understanding of freshwater acidification and its potential impact on Great Lakes food webs. Read the full story by The Alpena News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250725-lake-acidification

Photographer captures Great Lakes stories in new book ‘The Third Coast’

On: July 25, 2025

A new photography book, The Third Coast, was published earlier this month by a Michigan-born photographer and author. The book explores all five Great Lakes through a mix of landscapes and human-centered stories. Read the full story by WZMQ – Marquette, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250725-photo-book

Environmental group says EGLE is not looking at all the risks of a Line 5 tunnel

On: July 25, 2025

The National Wildlife Federation wants the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to look at whether drilling a tunnel to house Enbridge’s Line 5 under the Straits of Mackinac could cause damage. Read the full story by Michigan Public.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250725-line5-damage

Goldfish, traps and electric currents: Inside Canada’s quiet war against invasive carp

On: July 25, 2025

Since 2012, a total of 34 grass carp have been captured in Canadian waters. Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada crews are documenting the native ecosystem, as the entire Great Lakes watershed may be on the brink of irreversible change. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250725-invasive-carp

Toxic chemicals are flowing into the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River — and they’re showing up in drinking water.

On: July 23, 2025

There has been evidence for a few years that PFAS levels in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River were higher than the national average, but not high enough to cause immediate alarm. But what is considered safe is evolving, as recommended drinking water limits have been lowered by Health Canada and research increasingly links PFAS to potential health risks. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250723-greatlakes-pfas

Extreme heat. Warmer water. More ticks. Fewer fish. Climate change report brings grim news.

On: July 23, 2025

Climate change continues to have a profound impact on the Great Lakes region, bringing more extreme weather, declining fish populations, and subtle but profound economic transformation, according to a new report by the Environmental Law and Policy Center. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250723-climate-report

Decline of whitefish in Lake Michigan sparks fears that the fish might disappear

On: July 23, 2025

Wisconsin state regulators say the commercial harvest of lake whitefish in Lake Michigan has reached its lowest level since 1990, and some fisheries biologists fear the species might largely disappear in parts of the lake. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250723-lake-whitefish-decline

Sea lamprey control planned this summer in Emmet, Charlevoix waters

On: July 23, 2025

Waterways in Emmet and Charlevoix counties, Michigan, will undergo sea lamprey control measures in the next few weeks to help fight the destructive invasive species. Read the full story by the Petoskey News-Review.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250723-sealamprey-control

Efforts to reduce toxic algae in Lake Erie appear to be making progress. Now they face budget cuts

On: July 23, 2025

Cuts to a major water-quality program, H2Ohio, in Ohio’s biennial budget will likely weaken efforts to control the spread of toxic blue-green algae in Lake Erie. Read the full story by Michigan Advance.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250723-erie-algae-budgetcuts

On the Lake Superior shoreline, tribal national park holds special meaning

On: July 23, 2025

The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa opened Frog Bay Tribal National Park — the first of its kind nationwide — in 2012. The Red Cliff Tribe’s move to create a tribal national park has inspired other tribes to follow suit. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250723-superior-tribal-nationalpark

Great Lakes fisheries bill wins House approval in bipartisan show of power

On: July 23, 2025

In a rare show of bipartisan unity, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act. The bill directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to coordinate with state and tribal agencies to implement a standardized fish tagging system across all hatcheries in the Great Lakes region. Read the full story by Thumbwind.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250723-fisheries-marking-bill