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

Hannah Reynolds

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

Hannah Reynolds

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

Hannah Reynolds

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

Hannah Reynolds

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

Hannah Reynolds

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

Hannah Reynolds

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

Hannah Reynolds

The Council of State Governments is working with the eight Great Lakes states and other partners to explore creating a U.S. Great Lakes Waterfront Trail along the shorelines of the largest freshwater system on Earth. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250604-greatlakes-moment-greatlakes-waterfronttrail

Hannah Reynolds

Scientists are experimenting with methods to remove invasive zebra and quagga mussels from Lake Michigan, using tarps, an underwater crawler and a 1,100-pound plow known as the mussel masher. However, this work faces funding challenges due to federal cuts and reduced university funding. Read the full story by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250604-invasive-mussels-scientists-fightingback

Hannah Reynolds

A brewery in Allendale, Michigan, has partnered with the Clean Boats, Clean Waters program to create a beer series drawing attention to aquatic invasive species and what people can do to protect local lakes. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250604-michiganbrewery-fighting-invasivespecies

Hannah Reynolds

New York state has announced a $100 million modernization plan for its system of fish hatcheries. The long-term investment in the hatcheries, which serve as the backbone for the management and restoration of New York’s freshwater fisheries, comes as the federal government is moving to slash funding for an agency that supports the state’s fish stocking program locally. Read the full story by Oswego County News Now. 

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250604-dec-fish-hatchery-modernization

Hannah Reynolds

The towns of Kendall and Hamlin in New York will soon celebrate the start of construction on one of the bigger municipal projects in recent memory – a $17 million sewer project that will stretch about 15 miles in the two towns. Many of the septic systems along the 15-mile project have septic systems vulnerable to high Lake Ontario waters. Read the full story by Orleans Hub. 

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250604-kendall-hamlin-17million-sewerproject

Hannah Reynolds

Representatives of Anishinaabe, Cree and other communities across Ontario, who live on the Great Lakes, in the Ring of Fire and on the Manitoba border, appeared before the province’s government this week to argue against sweeping legislation that proposes to create “special economic zones” for mining and development and eliminate protections for species at risk and cultural heritage. The bill was written without consultation with many Indigenous communities in the province that would be most impacted by an increase in unchecked mining activity — communities that have historically not reaped the financial or social rewards of such industry.  Read the full story by The Narwhal. 

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250604-brokentrust-bill5

Hannah Reynolds

The National Museum of the Great Lakes (NMGL) will hold a ribbon cutting for the grand opening of its expansion later this month. The expansion includes a 5,000 square foot facility called the Larry and Karen Bettcher Wing. Read the full story by WTOL-TV – Toledo, OH. 

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250604-ribboncutting-nmgl-new-exhibit

Hannah Reynolds

Amid drastic cuts to science programs, grants and funding, Great Lakes scientists are converging in Milwaukee this week to talk about resilience – not just in the lakes, but science itself. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250604-scientists-milwaukee-greatlakes-resilience

Hannah Reynolds

Winter has long been a weak spot of Great Lakes research, in large part because it’s more difficult to gather samples then. With climate change greatly reducing the amount of ice cover compared to decades ago, and wintertime rain becoming more common, scientists worry we are chasing a moving target. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250519-data-gaps-greatlakes

Hannah Reynolds

It’s about that time of the year that our pesky friends emerge from Lake Erie. Midges typically hatch when the water temperature is near 60 degrees. They are a sign of good health for Lake Erie and play an important role in the ecosystem. They can also provide food for fish and other aquatic life. Read the full story by WEWS-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250519-midge-season

Hannah Reynolds

The mysterious appearance of a giant rubber duck in Lake Michigan has brought joy to local residents. A 25-foot rubber duck appeared in Lake Michigan near Navy Pier before Chicago residents woke up Friday and nobody knows how it got there. Read the full story by The Daily Scanner.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250519-giant-rubber-duck-lake-michigan

Hannah Reynolds

A Wisconsin angler fishing in the fog this week discovered the wreck of an abandoned tugboat submerged in the waters of Lake Michigan for more than a century. A Wisconsin Historical Society Maritime Archaeologist confirmed that the angler found the wreck of the J.C. Ames.  Read the full story by CBS News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250519-fisherman-historic-shipwreck

Hannah Reynolds

A Lake Michigan business has captured lightning in a bottle − well almost. The Mac Wood’s Dune Ride team unearthed a fulgurite, or a piece of fossilized lightning, while prepping its trails in the Silver Lake Sand Dunes in Michigan this spring. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250519-dune-buggy-lightening

Hannah Reynolds

Every spring, deputies with the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office Marine Division in Macomb County, Michigan, meet reporters on the shore of Lake St. Clair to talk about National Safe Boating Week and what all boaters need to know. Read the full story by the Macomb Daily.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250519-michigan-boaters-safety-reminder

Hannah Reynolds

As spring fishing ramps up on Lake Superior, anglers are hitting the water in pursuit of steelhead, lake trout, coho and chinook salmon. To help protect wild steelhead, Minnesota Sea Grant is distributing free identification decals to help anglers distinguish between steelhead and other salmon species while they’re out on the water. Read the full story by Pioneer Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250519-free-steelhead-decals-lakesuperior

Hannah Reynolds

The Lake Erie water snake (LEWS), Nerodia sipedon insularum, is a described subspecies that has been found on 22 of Lake Erie’s islands and is believed to, at least seasonally, inhabit 16. Researchers will sample at established LEWS sites from May 31 to June 12. Read the full story by the Sandusky Register.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250519-lakeerie-water-snakes

Hannah Reynolds

Toy sailboat races, singing and dancing pirates, Coastie the robot safety boat and birds of prey were just a few of the attractions that lined the dock outside Oswego, New York’s H. Lee White Maritime Museum at noon on Saturday to celebrate the beginning of the museum’s summer season on Lake Ontario. Read the full story by Oswego County News Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250519-oswego-maritime-museum-newseason

Hannah Reynolds

President Trump wants to eliminate all federal funding for the Integrated Ocean Observing System’s regional operations. Scientists say the cuts could mean the end of efforts to gather real-time data crucial to navigating the Great Lakes. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250519-trumpbudget-greatlakes-cuts-data

Hannah Reynolds

President Trump is expected to sign a memorandum today directing his administration to take steps to block invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes, signaling support for a construction project in Illinois that would install barriers to prevent the carp from infiltrating Lake Michigan. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250509-trump-memo-greatlakes-invasivecarp

Hannah Reynolds

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the New York State Water Resources Institute at Cornell University have announced more than $371,000 in new grants to support watershed research across New York, including in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by WFLR – Penn Yan, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250509-dec-cornell-watershed-newyork

Hannah Reynolds

Construction on the Great Lakes Line 5 Tunnel Project, a proposed $800 million tunnel that aims to safeguard a pipeline carrying crude oil and natural gas liquids through the Straits of Mackinac, could begin this fall. A tunnel boring machine would be used to create a concrete wall about a foot and a half thick with rebar, more than 350 feet below the channel bottom. Read the full story by the WLUC-TV – St. Ignace, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250509-greatlakes-line5-tunnelproject

Hannah Reynolds

During Drinking Water Week, Erie Water Works and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful teamed up to install a 50-foot water litter boom next to the Erie Water Works station. A litter boom is a large floating barrier designed to prevent litter from continuing downstream. Read the full story by Erie Times-News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250509-takingtrashout-cleanwater-erie-pa

Hannah Reynolds

The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority announced earlier this week that Victory Cruise Lines’ 296-foot Victory I cruiser ship would dock in downtown Toledo, Ohio, on May 30. Toledo has a deep maritime culture and heritage that deserves to be celebrated. Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250428-celebrating-greatlakes

Hannah Reynolds

A reborn Victory Cruise Lines christened the Victory I on Sunday in Toronto, Ontario, and will follow with the Victory II on May 12 in Chicago, Illinois, marking a return of Victory Cruise Lines to the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Travel Weekly.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250428-ontariocounty-victorycruiseline-greatlakes

Hannah Reynolds

Ontario County’s Department of Public Works estimates up to 70 lifeguards will be needed for the beaches and community pools across Ontario County, New York, this year. To try to attract more applicants, the county is participating in a state-funded program that reimburses the costs of lifeguard training and certification, which can run as high as $300. Read the full story by the WXXI – Rochester, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250428-ontariocounty-reimbursementprogram-lifeguards

Hannah Reynolds

The Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay emphasized the importance of everyday environmental stewardship by hosting a cleanup event at West End Beach located in Traverse City, Michigan. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250428-greatlakes-cleanup-event-westendbeach

Hannah Reynolds

As the temperatures increase in April, the water levels in the Great Lakes begin to rise from the winter decline. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicts that April is the beginning of the seasonal rise for all the Great Lakes. Read the full story by the Erie Times-News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250428-greatlakes-waterlevels-april

Hannah Reynolds

During the COVID-19 pandemic, when disruptions to life and work took hold, the sea lampreys took hold, too. We need to fortify our Great Lakes — and the $7 billion-plus fishery, 75,000 jobs, lifestyle and ecological safety they provide. Read the full story by the Traverse City Record-Eagle.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250428-editorial-sealamppreys-suck

Hannah Reynolds

Victory Cruise Lines is relaunching in April with Great Lakes and Canada cruises. Those include All 5 Great Lakes cruises, which visit Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior, sailing from either Chicago or Milwaukee to Toronto. Read the full story by The Sault News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250418-cruisinggreatlakes-victorycruiselines

Hannah Reynolds

The White House Executive Order issued April 9, called “Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance,” directs the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with other cabinet members, to find opportunities to encourage investments in American “maritime prosperity zones”. Read the full story by the Morning Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250418-greatlakes-maritime-trump

Hannah Reynolds

Essential functions at the federal Great Lakes research lab that monitors toxic algae blooms and helps forecast Michigan weather have been “crippled” by the Trump administration’s wave of federal firings. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20250418-lab-forecast-weather-michigan-trump

Hannah Reynolds