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Nearly a century ago, arctic grayling disappeared from Michigan’s waters due to overfishing, destructive logging practices, and predation by introduced species. Today, efforts are underway to restore these long-lost fish to the state.

On the Great Lakes Now YouTube channel, explore the years-long process behind bringing arctic grayling back to Michigan’s waters.

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Isle Royale, one of the least visited national parks in the U.S., is home to a unique ecosystem that includes wolves and moose. In 1980, the remote island earned an International Biosphere Reserve designation. Great Lakes Now contributor Ian Solomon made the journey to Lake Superior’s wild island, exploring its rugged trails, stunning scenery, and a memorable encounter with a family of moose.

Find Ian’s full adventure on the Great Lakes Now YouTube channel

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Every winter, ice boaters race across frozen waterways, chasing serious speeds.

Meet Ron Sherry. He’s an Iceboat World Champion and iceboat designer who build DN Class boats from his workshop in Michigan.

On the Great Lakes Now YouTube channel, learn more about this high-speed sport and join GLN contributor Ward Detwiler for his first time boating on ice.

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In September of 2025, dozens of people with indigenous roots from across the Great Lakes gathered on the banks of Michigan’s Au Sable River to harvest manoomin– or wild rice– the traditional way.

Manoomin is making a comeback in the Great Lakes. Once bountiful across the region, its existence has been threatened by dams and environmental pressures. Today, there is an effort among Anishinaabek peoples to restore and reconnect with this culturally important food.

Learn more on the Great Lakes Now YouTube channel.

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The Energy News Roundup is your source for the latest energy stories from around the Great Lakes.

In Michigan, the state’s attorney general is taking on oil companies, accusing four of them of undermining climate research and driving up energy prices.

In Ohio, a bribery trial is underway against former energy executives accused of orchestrating the largest public corruption scheme in the state’s history.

Burning trash and wood for electricity now qualifies as carbon free in Minnesota. Meanwhile, a shuttered nuclear power plant in Wisconsin could be coming back online.

Find these stories, and more, in the latest Energy News Roundup at https://GreatLakesNow.org

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An obstacle course is being built to keep invasive species out of a river.

FishPass is a project on the Boardman-Ottaway River in Traverse City, Michigan. Its goal is to allow desirable fish into the river while keeping unwanted, invasive species out. By using different obstacles, environmental conditions, and recognition technologies, FishPass will sort the fish that enter from Lake Michigan and only allow certain species upstream.

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Of all the fish in the Great Lakes, muskellunge— or muskies— are one of the largest and most sought after by anglers. To keep up with the demand, the Michigan DNR aims to raise and release 40,000 muskies every year.

But raising muskies is easier said than done, especially when they’re known for being highly cannibalistic. On the Great Lakes Now YouTube channel, learn more about how the Wolf Lake State Hatchery in Mattawan, Michigan raises tens of thousands of these apex predators.

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Muskellunge— or muskie— are one of the largest and most prized fish in the Great Lakes. But hundreds of years of shoreline development have shrunk the spawning grounds of these massive swimmers. 

For decades, the Michigan DNR has raised and stocked muskies with the goal of releasing 40,000 fingerlings every year. Learn more about Michigan’s muskie operation on the Great Lakes Now YouTube channel.

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GLN contributor Ian Solomon took a trip to Munising, Michigan to climb the epic ice walls along Lake Superior.

Watch Ian’s full ice climbing adventure on the Great Lakes Now YouTube channel.

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Lake Huron’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary is home to at least 10 underwater sinkholes.

Formed as groundwater eroded the limestone below, these pockets create conditions where cyanobacteria, which first oxygenated the planet, thrive.

Find this story, and more, on the Great Lakes Now Youtube channel.

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If you think freighter food is just cafeteria slop, think again.

Sissy Payment is the cook aboard one of the lake’s thousand foot freighters. She creates daily menus and make sure that every crew member has meals they enjoy. To her, it’s more than a job: it’s like taking care of her family.

Visit the GLN YouTube channel to learn about what it takes to feed the crew of a 1,000 foot freighter.

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A self taught archeologist in Michigan made a major discovery just miles from where he was born.

Growing up, Tom Talbot was fascinated by the artifacts that could be found in local farms and fields. Eventually, is artifact hunting led him to a find that’s shedding light on what we know about ancient civilizations in North America.

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When you think of archeology, you probably think of ancient Egypt or Rome. But in Michigan’s St. Joseph County, archeologists are searching for signs of Clovis People, some of the first inhabitants of North America.

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At Farrand Hall, flavors come from the land just outside the door.

In addition to a vegetable garden, the kitchen forages for herbs and ingredients on the property’s twelve acres. The result is a truly local menu that shifts with the seasons.

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As a child, Thomas Nelson became fascinated by the Edmund Fitzgerald after seeing one of its lifeboats in a museum. As an adult and elected official, he realized that the Edmund Fitzgerald was more than a maritime tragedy, it was a chapter in America’s story of deindustrialization. This realization led him to write Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy.

Watch our full conversation with Nelson on the Great Lakes Now YouTube channel.

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In a small Michigan town, a unique restaurant offers truly local flavors.

At Farrand Hall, executive chef Ken Miller leads the kitchen in crafting menus based on what the landscape and the season has to offer. The result is an evolving selection of flavors, many of them from right outside the door.

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At Great Lakes Now, we love telling stories about the Great Lakes Region. Here’s a look back at some of our favorite pieces from 2025!

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When the Erie Canal opened, it didn’t just slash travel time and cost, it changed America’s trajectory.

By linking the Great Lakes to New York City and the Atlantic Ocean, the canal fueled westward expansion, allowed new ideas to spread like wildfire, and laid the foundations for America’s Industrial Revolution.

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200 years ago, the opening of the Erie Canal solved one of America’s biggest logistical problems: how to quickly move people and goods from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.

New York governor DeWitt Clinton pushed for a canal linking Lake Erie to the Hudson River and New York City, drastically cutting travel time and costs and helping launch America’s Industrial Revolution.

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Can we eat our way out of the Great Lakes mussel invasion?

Viewers have asked us if invasive quagga and zebra mussels are edible, so we looked into it. The findings? Don’t eat the mussels.

These mussels are voracious filter feeders, meaning they suck up lake water and feed on small organisms. That also means they absorb contaminants in the water, and that accumulates in the mussels.

And even if you have mussels that you know for certain come from a clean environment, they are far from seafood delicacies. Quagga and zebra mussels are small, with very little meat. Not ideal for cooking.

Meanwhile, invasive mussels are wreaking havoc on native species that are delicious, like whitefish.

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Invasive quagga mussels have taken over the lakes, severely threatening native species like whitefish. So what can we do?

Researchers like Harvey Bootsma are exploring different ways to control mussel populations. But will any of them work?

This video was produced in partnership with @bridge.michigan

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Great Lakes whitefish are disappearing, largely due to an explosion of invasive mussels. These filter feeders consume much of the food that baby whitefish need to make it to adulthood.

But there may be some hope. Lake Superior, which has far fewer mussels than the other lakes, is the last refuge for whitefish. And another invasive species, the round goby, may be an unlikely ally in the fight against mussels.

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