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Lake Erie water levels trending lower than last year: What that means for erosion

On: May 6, 2021

Heading into the summer season, water levels on Lake Erie are about 17 inches lower than they were last year, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. Lower levels will help lessen erosion and flooding issues along the lakeshore – especially near the western basin where the lake is much more shallow. Read the full story by TV – WOIO – Cleveland, Ohio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210506-erosion

Great Lakes Way project aims to unify greenways and water trails along Michigan’s southeast coast

On: May 6, 2021

Community organizations and philanthropic foundations in Southeast Michigan are working on a new plan to create a land and water trail along the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, and Detroit River. Read the full story by Metromode.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210506-bike-path

Presque Isle lighthouses provide link to the past

On: May 6, 2021

The Presque Isle Lighthouse near Erie, Pennsylvania is considered one of the area’s most treasured historic sites, watching over the water near Beach 9 since the 1870s. Read the full story by Erie News Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210506-presque-isle-pa

A whopper of a fish tale: The sturgeon that set social media atwitter could become the norm again

On: May 5, 2021

The capture of a 6-foot-10-inch, 240-pound female sturgeon in the Detroit River last week by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has renewed hope among fisheries biologists that sturgeon populations are on their way to recovery and restoration. Read the full story by WTTW-TV – Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210505-sturgeon

EDITORIAL: Don’t underestimate wetland protections

On: May 5, 2021

U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (R., Bowling Green, OH) is proposing a bill that would redefine “waters in the United States” to exclude smaller bodies of water such as smaller streams, wetlands, and groundwater. However, these smaller bodies of water eventually flow into and can potentially endanger the lakes and rivers we normally think of when it comes to water protection, and should reamain included in those protections. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210505-wetlands

Virtual webinar to provide update on Lake Erie and Upper Niagara River fisheries

On: May 5, 2021

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced a virtual meeting for the public to learn about the status of Lake Erie and Upper Niagara River fisheries. Read the full story by The Daily News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210505-webinar

Manitoulin Island ferry delays planned May 7 season start

On: May 5, 2021

Concerns about COVID-19 have pushed back the start of the 2021 season for the MS Chi-Cheemaun ferry, which operates between Manitoulin Island and Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, in the upper end of Lake Huron. Read the full story by the Sudbury News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210505-ferry

‘Everything about it was pretty unbelievable’: Massive fish caught in Michigan bay

On: May 5, 2021

A group of Michigan fishermen have caught a massive muskellunge in West Grand Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210505-muskie

Piping plover guardians needed at Silver Lake State Park

On: May 5, 2021

Piping plovers have returned to Lake Michigan’s shoreline and are in need of nest guardians at Silver Lake State Park in Michigan. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210505-plover

‘The middle of a massive contamination’: Residents of Wisconsin region struggle with aftereffects of dangerous ‘forever chemicals’

On: May 5, 2021

A northern Wisconsin lakefront area struggles with the aftereffects of PFAS contamination by a local industrial facility. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210505-pfas

Algae may vacuum microplastics, but also indicates greater health threat

On: May 5, 2021

A recent study found that cladophora algae adsorbs microfibers, meaning that the plastic attaches to living algae cell walls. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210505-algae

Visitors hitting Erie beaches amid COVID ticketed – for illegal parking

On: May 4, 2021

Despite Ontario’s stay-at-home order barring gatherings of more than just your household, thousands of sun-seeking city dwellers flocked to Lake Erie communities. In Bayham, officers ticketed 31 vehicles parked illegally outside the entrance to Port Burwell Provincial Park. Read the full story by The London Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210504-ontario-beach-parking

Patrick Canniff

ACDP raises over $1K to keep Great Lakes clean

On: May 4, 2021

The Alpena County Democratic Party (ACDP) recently presented a check to Meagan Schwartz from the nonprofit organization Great Lakes Great Responsibility for $1,092.44 to support her efforts at keeping our waters clean of trash. Read the full story by The Alpena News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210504-pollution-clean-up

Patrick Canniff

Drone will drop life preservers to struggling swimmers at South Haven beaches

On: May 4, 2021

The drone can be operated from shore by emergency responders. It will drop a CO2-charged, water activated flotation device to swimmers struggling in the water. The drone purchase comes in the wake of discussions in South Haven and other Michigan communities along the lakeshore as a record numbers of drownings were reported on Lake Michigan in 2020. Read the full story by MLive.com.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210504-beach-drones

Patrick Canniff

Elk Rapids students raise $21,000 for Great Lakes preservation

On: May 4, 2021

Three 8th grade students from Cherryland Middle School in Elk Rapids completed a 46.24 mile stand-up-paddleboard trip from the Soo Locks to Drummond Island on the St. Mary’s River. The group was successful in raising $21,000 for Stand Up for Great Lakes. Read the full story by MyNorth News Service.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210504-preservation-fundraising

Patrick Canniff

EPA proposes removing Ashtabula River from Areas of Concern

On: May 4, 2021

The Ashtabula River AOC would be the first of Ohio’s four AOCs to be delisted. Since 2006, successful river cleanup and restoration efforts have dramatically improved habitat for fish, reduced levels of contaminants in sediment, and restored habitat in the area. Read the full story by DredgingToday.com.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210504-aoc-epa

Patrick Canniff

As northern Michigan warms, scientists bring tree seedlings from the south

On: May 4, 2021

Noah Jansen, conservationist for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians is leading an effort to plant dozens of southern Michigan tree species on the property, in an effort to grow a climate-resistant forest as the region grows too warm for some common northern tree species to thrive. Read the full story by Bridge Michigan.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210504-climate-trees

Patrick Canniff

Great Lakes National Parks see record visitors in 2020

On: May 4, 2021

As pandemic restrictions pushed people outdoors in 2020, visitors sought refuge in the National Parks System. Four of the 14 destinations managed by the National Park Service in the Great Lakes basin hit record numbers of visitors in 2020. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210504-national-parks

Patrick Canniff

Industrial ag runoff seen as major threat to Lake Erie

On: May 4, 2021

Groups advocating for clean water say they are facing an uphill battle trying to prevent animal manure and other pollution from industrial farms from seeping into Lake Erie. Despite what they say is the lake’s poor overall condition, the groups claim Ohio continues to issue more permits for large-scale concentrated animal feeding operations. Read the full story by Ohio News Service.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210504-water-quality-erie

Patrick Canniff

Chemical Impact: Microplastic pollution more complex than we think, says new research

On: May 4, 2021

Research from the University of Toronto shows the harm to wildlife is due to a wide range of factors including the plastics’ size, shape and chemical makeup. In particular, it shows larval fathead minnows exposed to microplastics had increased deformities suggesting that microplastics in the lake soaked up contaminants and released them causing deformities. Read the full story by GreatLakesNow.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210504-pollution-plastic

Patrick Canniff

Protecting birds in the Great Lakes

On: May 3, 2021

Audubon Great Lakes has released a new report focusing on restoring the Great Lakes for birds and people. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210503-birds

Lake Ontario residents optimistic about new tool that could reduce flooding risks

On: May 3, 2021

The international body that oversees the regulation of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River is in the middle of a comprehensive review of Plan 2014, the water management plan that governs decisions on things like outflows. As part of that process, the committee leading this effort has developed a new tool that has some shoreline homeowners feeling optimistic about the future. Read the full story by WBFO.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210503-flooding

COMMENTARY: Time for bold action to protect Lake Erie from toxic algal blooms

On: May 3, 2021

George A. Elmaraghy, a former Ohio EPA official, writes in a guest column today that bolder state action is needed to curb the phosphorus runoff feeding toxic algal blooms in Lake Erie. Read the full story by the Plain Dealer.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210503-algae

Test-drilling begins for controversial nuclear disposal site near Lake Huron

On: May 3, 2021

Nuclear industry officials have begun test drilling deep into the bedrock below southwestern Ontario to determine whether the small town of Teeswater, a community about 40 km from Lake Huron’s shore, could be the future home of Canada’s first spent nuclear fuel repository. Read the full story by the CBC.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210503-nuclear

How many walleyes are in the St. Louis River?

On: May 3, 2021

Crews from Wisconsin and Minnesota departments of natural resources have been busy capturing and tagging thousands of walleyes in the St. Louis River estuary this spring, and then recapturing as many as they can to estimate the walleye population. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210503-walleyes

Company begins replacing underwater cables damaged by anchor

On: May 3, 2021

The company whose underwater power cables were damaged by an anchor strike in Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac three years ago said Monday it was beginning to install replacements. Read the full story by the Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210503-cable

Looming showdown as Michigan governor orders Canadian pipeline shut down

On: May 3, 2021

The clash over Calgary-based Enbridge’s Line 5, which carries up to 540,000 barrels of crude oil and natural gas liquids across Michigan and under the Great Lakes each day, is placing stress on U.S.-Canada ties — and raising questions about how the close allies, which have expressed a desire to work together to fight climate change, can balance energy security with the transition to a clean-energy economy. Read the full story by the Washington Post.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210503-line5

Gavarone named to Great Lakes Commission

On: May 3, 2021

Ohio State Sen. Theresa Gavarone, R-Bowling Green, has been named to the Great Lakes Commission, an interstate commission of eight member states — Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — and two Canadian provinces. Read the full story by the Sandusky Register.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210503-gavarone

A matter of locks: Shipping advocates seek longer Great Lakes-Seaway season

On: May 3, 2021

Shipping advocates are calling for a harmonized schedule for the Great Lakes maritime transportation system — that the shipping system should be opened all at the same time and closed at the same time. Read the full story by Watertown Daily Times.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210503-shipping

Fact or Fiction: Do our Great Lakes have tides like the ocean?

On: May 3, 2021

The Great Lakes have tides that occur twice each day, but they are much smaller in scale and barely noticeable in comparison to ocean tides. Read the full story by WROC-TV – Rochester, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210503-tides

Supreme Court affirms block of key PolyMet mine permit

On: April 30, 2021

The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed a lower court’s reversal of a critical mining permit for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. Read the full story by The Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210430-polymet

Judge rules Traverse City FishPass project must go to a vote

On: April 30, 2021

A circuit court judge ruled the proposed FishPass project at the Union Street Dam in Traverse City, Michigan, needs voter approval before construction can go forward. Read the full story by Interlochen Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210430-fishpass

Federal regulator steps in to protect Minnesota’s wild rice stands

On: April 30, 2021

Wild rice waters contaminated with sulfate from industrial pollution have never been included on Minnesota’s long list of officially polluted waters that require fixing. They will now, thanks to federal regulators who stepped in to say the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency was breaking federal law by not listing them as impaired. Read the full story by the Star Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210430-wildrice

Macomb County finds partial solution to lake pollution with manhole vents

On: April 30, 2021

Just in time for boating and beach season on Lake St. Clair, officials in Macomb County, Michigan, said they now can reduce the volume of county sewage that overflows into the lake during heavy rains. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210430-manhole

Michigan judge sends mining permit for Back Forty project back for review

On: April 30, 2021

Another permit has been called into question for Aquila Resources’ plans to build the Back Forty mine near the Menominee River on the Michigan-Wisconsin border. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210430-backforty

240-pound sturgeon caught in Detroit River among biggest ever recorded in US

On: April 30, 2021

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service crew caught a 240-pound sturgeon last week. It is 6-foot-10, with a girth of nearly 4 feet. It is a native — and threatened — species to Michigan, and one of the largest lake sturgeon ever caught in the United States. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210430-hugesturgeon

Great Lakes mayors ask Congress to invest in water equity

On: April 30, 2021

The Mayors Commission on Water Equity of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative is calling upon Congress to allocate $58 billion to replace lead pipes, as well as lead paint in homes and schools. Read the full story by WUWM – Milwaukee, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210430-mayors

Already a hotspot for birdwatching, Macomb County plans to fly further with a new birding trail

On: April 30, 2021

Michigan bird enthusiasts will be excited to hear about an upcoming birding trail mapping initiative, a joint project between Macomb and St. Clair Counties. Read the full story by Metromode Detroit.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210430-birdwatching

Sturgeon sighting in the Boardman River

On: April 30, 2021

Social media has been buzzing with reported sturgeon sightings in the Boardman River in Traverse City, Michigan, and one woman caught it on camera. Read the full story by WWTV-TV – Traverse City, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210430-sturgeonsighting

Selling Port Colborne’s mini public beaches deemed ‘not an option’ by consultant

On: April 30, 2021

In Ontario, the slow process of sorting out what to do with Port Colborne’s eight miniature public beaches continued this week, with a consultant coming down definitively against any plan to sell them into private ownership. Read the full story by the Port Colborne Leader.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210430-colborne

Why you might see orange water bottles floating in Lake Ontario

On: April 29, 2021

The University of Toronto kick-started their “Tagging Trash” program this week, where GPS-tracked water bottles get placed into Lake Ontario to see where they end up. Read the full story by CTV News Toronto.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210429-bottles

Midges swarming shoreline in Kingston, other neighbouring communities

On: April 29, 2021

Each year midges, small insects also known as lake flies, arrive and swarm along the shores of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River for a span of two or three weeks as part of their life cycle. Read the full story by Global News Canada.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210429-midges

Ann Arbor leads effort to secure $7.4M for land and water conservation

On: April 29, 2021

Another $7.4 million in federal funding is coming to southeast Michigan land and water conservation organizations. The city of Ann Arbor’s greenbelt program, administered by The Conservation Fund, led efforts to secure the funding, acting as the lead partner among nine conservation groups that joined to create the Lake Erie Conservation Partnership. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210429-conservation

Oil pipeline disputes raise tensions between U.S. and Canada

On: April 29, 2021

Months after U.S. President Joe Biden snubbed Canadian officials by canceling Keystone XL, an impending showdown over a second crude oil pipeline, Enbridge Line 5, threatens to further strain ties between the two neighbors. Read the full story by the Associated Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210429-pipelines

More than 1,000 acres of wetland to be restored in Pennsylvania

On: April 29, 2021

About 1,078 acres of wetland and 104 acres of grassland habitat will be restored in north-central Pennsylvania through a $3.5 million project led by Ducks Unlimited. Read the full story by The Patriot-News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210429-wetlands

Great Lakes sanctuaries: Two more National Marine Sanctuaries in the region see the finish line

On: April 29, 2021

There are currently fourteen National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-designated marine sanctuaries in the United States, and only one of those sanctuaries is in the Great Lakes: Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron. Soon, two new marine sanctuaries will be added from the Great Lakes, with designations in progress in lakes Ontario and Michigan Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210429-sanctuaries

Upton: Dredging will keep large freighters coming to St. Joseph Harbor

On: April 29, 2021

Dredging will begin soon in the St. Joseph harbor in Michigan, on the shores of Lake Michigan, thanks to an emergency allocation of $500,000 from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Read the full story by WSJM – St. Joseph, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210429-dredging

Borrello wants moratorium on Lake Erie wind turbines

On: April 29, 2021

New York state Sen. George Borrello has introduced legislation to place a moratorium on the building or placing of permanent or semi-permanent wind turbines in bodies of freshwater in New York state. Read the full story by the Olean Times Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210429-turbines

Lawmakers calling for change when it comes to vessel removal funding

On: April 29, 2021

Michigan state lawmakers are calling for change after nothing has been done to remove a partially sunken barge in West Grand Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan. Read the full story by WPBN-TV – Traverse City, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210429-submerged

GVSU students aim to clean up Great Lakes with new sustainable clothing company

On: April 29, 2021

Forever Great, a new clothing company based in Michigan, makes shirts entirely from recycled materials, specifically water bottles. The company hopes one day to use plastics pulled exclusively from the Great Lakes. Read the full story by WZZM-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20210429-gvsu