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‘Forever chemicals’ are coming into Great Lakes through air, rainfall, new study shows

On: May 17, 2024

A considerable amount of “forever chemicals” are making their way into the Great Lakes via the air and rain, a new study says. Findings published in Environmental Science and Technology, show that rain is primary way PFAS end up in Lake Superior, offering a stark reminder that even the lake that’s considered the most pristine isn’t safe from the toxic chemicals. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240517-pfas-in-rain

Theresa Gruninger

Chicago groups spotlight the city’s water “abundance,” focus on innovation, collaboration as key to its future

On: May 17, 2024

In an interview, the executive director of a Chicago-based water innovation hub discusses the need to focus on innovation and why water abundance is a double-edged sword. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240517-chicago-city-water

Theresa Gruninger

Montréal, Chicago, Québec City and Milwaukee Mayors unite for blue-green economic hub in Great Lakes and St. Lawrence basin

On: May 17, 2024

Montréal played host to a landmark agreement as officials from Montréal, Québec City, and Milwaukee inked a pledge to turn the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin into an economic hub with a focus on sustainability. Read the full story by Hoodline.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240517-blue-green-economic-conference

Theresa Gruninger

E. coli in Lake Erie water can come from several different sources

On: May 17, 2024

Factors such as weather patterns, local bird or geese populations, and water flow can all impact E. coli levels, but the true source can be hard to pinpoint. Read the full story by Erie Times-News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240517-e-coli

Theresa Gruninger

DNR to host meeting on Lake Michigan lake whitefish trawl rule

On: May 17, 2024

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Lake Michigan Fisheries Forum will host a public meeting to discuss current and future rules governing the trawling for lake whitefish in Lake Michigan. Read the full story by Lake Geneva News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240517-lake-whitefish

Theresa Gruninger

St. Lawrence Seaway’s visitor center presents new face for tourism in Massena

On: May 17, 2024

St. Lawrence Seaway officials and guests gathered in Massena, New York Monday to celebrate the official opening of a new $7 million visitor center. The new facility includes a museum with 38 exhibits and a three-story viewing platform overlooking one of the Seaway’s two locks for huge ocean-going freighters. Read the full story by North Country Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240517-visitor-center

Theresa Gruninger

Minnesota lawmakers back $12M for invasive carp barrier in Mississippi River

On: May 17, 2024

A bill containing $12 million to install a barrier in the Mississippi River in southern Minnesota to prevent invasive carp from swimming upstream is headed to Governor Tim Walz. If signed funding will become available July 1. Read the full story by Minnesota Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240517-invasive-carp

Theresa Gruninger

Coast Guard warns of dangerously cold water on St. Lawrence River

On: May 17, 2024

The Coast Guard warns that water temperatures in the St. Lawrence River range from 49 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit, and despite the recent warm weather, boaters should follow safety precautions to prevent hypothermia. Read the full story by WWTI-TV – Watertown, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240517-cold-water-st-lawrence

Theresa Gruninger

The heartbreaking decline of Great Lakes ice cover

On: May 17, 2024

The story of two intrepid explorers crossing the Georgian Bay on foot during a freeze-up highlights the disquieting future of the Great Lakes without ice coverage. Read the full story by Biinaagami.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240517-ice-cover

Theresa Gruninger

Microplastics filter for laundry wins top prize at Great Lakes AquaHacking challenge

On: May 15, 2024

The winner of a Great Lakes water quality competition is tackling microplastics pollution one washing machine at a time. Ten finalists from the United States and Canada presented their work to a four-judge panel at the AquaHacking Challenge at Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City, Michigan. Projects dealt with PFAS, lead contamination, microplastics, and nutrients. Read the full story by Interlochen Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240515-water-innovation-challenge

Farm to fork: Turning fish waste to profit on Manitoulin Island

On: May 15, 2024

Purvis Fisheries located on Ontario’s Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron is one of 24 fisheries operating on the Great Lakes that have joined the 100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge. Through the project, signatories have committed to using 100 percent of their fish by 2025. The Manitoulin Island fishery’s commitment to make better use of its catch will create more value for the company while also improving its impact on the environment. Read the full story by BayToday.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240515-fishery-sustainable-pledge

Sturgeon Fest returning to Port Huron

On: May 15, 2024

An upcoming celebration of Great Lakes sturgeon is no big fish story, as the Friends of the St. Clair River will host its annual Sturgeon Fest on June 1 in Port Huron, Michigan. Those who attend the festival can experience the Great Lakes’ largest fish via a live sturgeon touch tank and hands-on activities. Read the full story by The Voice.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240515-sturgeon-festival

Preventing invasive species with FishPass

On: May 15, 2024

FishPass is a project aiming to reconnect the Ottaway or Boardman River in Traverse City, Michigan, to Lake Michigan. With recent money granted the project is slated to start in June, marking the start of a long process to make dams smarter and capable of sorting beneficial fish species from invasive species. Read the full story by WMNN-TV – Cadillac, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240515-new-fishpass-project

Michigan dam removal could improve environment, recreation and storm protection

On: May 15, 2024

The Huron River Watershed Council recently estimated the 148-year-old Peninsular Dam in Ypsilanti, Michigan, could come down in 2025 or 2026. The plan includes investing $10 million to revitalize a nearby public park that will grow as the river narrows. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240515-dam-removal

Canadian wildfire smoke already spreading toward Great Lakes, see it on satellites

On: May 15, 2024

There are a few active large fires in southern Canada. Due to upper air flow the smoke from those fires will be blown into the Midwest. Satellite images show the milky white haze of smoke moving from the Dakotas into the western portion of the Great Lakes basin. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240515-early-wildfires

Old Lake Michigan shipwreck visible again after burial under sand

On: May 15, 2024

Look fast or you may miss an elusive 170-year-old sunken schooner off the coast of Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin. The vessel comes in and out of view depending on the cyclical motion of sand in Lake Michigan. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240515-shipwreck-visible

Algal bloom forecast: Early outlook for Lake Erie

On: May 15, 2024

Harmful algal blooms have become the talk of the summer for nearly a decade in Lake Erie, especially as the heat cranks up. The record-breaking rainfall experienced this April is the main driver for the above-average algal bloom forecast this coming summer. Read the full story by WTOL11 – Toledo, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240515-early-algal-bloom

Great Lakes Energy fund to benefit local nonprofits

On: May 15, 2024

Nonprofit organizations in Northern Michigan will receive nearly $70,000 in funding from the Great Lakes Energy People Fund. With 21 grants awarded, the funds will support a variety of local initiatives including maritime preservation. Read the full story by Cheboygan Daily Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240515-nonprofit-funding

CMU’s yellow sub to boost Great Lakes research

On: May 15, 2024

Central Michigan University’s Institute for Great Lakes Research recently acquired a two-person submersible that will help researchers get a better handle on what’s happening beneath the surface of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Central Michigan University.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240515-submersible-vessel

Expect to see a lot of cruise ships once again on the Great Lakes this summer

On: May 13, 2024

Despite losing a few ships this year, experts say you can expect to see a lot of cruise ships once again on the Great Lakes this summer. A few popular cruise ports will include Little Current, Killarney, and Sault Ste. Marie. Read the full story by CTV News Northern Ontario.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240513-cruiseships-greatlakes-summer

Hannah Reynolds

Large numbers of fish dying in Michigan’s Lake Macatawa

On: May 13, 2024

The cause of a large number of dead and dying fish reported at Lake Macatawa, located near Holland in Ottawa County, Michigan, has been found. Testing of collected fish revealed positive cases of viral hemorrhagic septicemia. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240513-fish-dying-lakemacatawa

Hannah Reynolds

SUNY Oswego’s new Great Lakes Institute looks at challenges, solutions

On: May 13, 2024

SUNY Oswego recently launched the Great Lakes Institute to foster a greater awareness and understanding of the Great Lakes through continuing research efforts, academic programming and coursework for students at all levels, and public outreach. Read the full story by Oswego County News Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240513-greatlakesinstitude-challenges-solutions

Hannah Reynolds

Need a summer read? Join this basin-wide book club

On: May 13, 2024

Readers across the Great Lakes states and Canada this year will participate in a basin-wide book club hosted by the Library of the Great Lakes. From now until September 2025, participants will read Michigan author Sally Cole-Misch’s The Best Part of Us and Ontario author Joanne Robertson’s children’s book, The Water Walker. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240513-summerread-book-club

Hannah Reynolds

Adella Shores: Century old shipwreck discovered in Lake Superior

On: May 13, 2024

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society announced a remarkable discovery on May 1st, 2024, unearthing the long-lost Adella Shores vessel beneath 650 feet of water, roughly 40 miles northwest of Whitefish Point in Michigan. Read the full story by WITL – Lansing, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240513-adellashores-shipwreck-lakesuperior

Hannah Reynolds

An Erie tall ship is getting ready to set sail once again

On: May 13, 2024

After major work this weekend, one of the tall ships in Erie, Pennsylvania, the Lettie G. Howard, has a new mast and is close to being ready to setting sail on Lake Erie. Read the full story by WJET-TV – Erie, PA.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240513-lakeerie-tallship

Hannah Reynolds

SS Badger is ‘back, better and stronger.’ What to know about the car ferry’s first sail and 2024 sailing season on Lake Michigan.

On: May 13, 2024

Despite hitting some rocky waters recently, it’s full steam ahead for the SS Badger this year, with the popular Lake Michigan car ferry setting sail for its 71st season May 17. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240513-ss-badger

Hannah Reynolds

Unlicensed Michigan RV park owner accused of discharging raw sewage into groundwater

On: May 13, 2024

The owner of an unlicensed mid-Michigan RV park is accused of violating environmental laws and jeopardizing water quality by discharging raw sewage into groundwater. Read the full story by WJBK-TV – Detroit, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240513-michiganrvpark-sewage-discharge

Hannah Reynolds

City floats new plan to restore the Grand River rapids

On: May 13, 2024

One year after an effort was rejected by regulators, a new plan is in motion to restore the rapids to the Grand River in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Read the full story by WOOD-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240513-grandriver-rapids

Hannah Reynolds

Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission requests support for Buffalo Reef stamp sand removal

On: May 10, 2024

The Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) is looking for support on a proposed Buffalo Reef stamp sand removal plan. Mining stamp sands are encroaching on the 22,000-foot reef and its status as spawning grounds for whitefish and trout. The sands would be moved to an upland location, stabilized, and monitored for any outflow. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Marquette, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240510-stamp-sand-removal

White House official visits Minnesota high school in town known as “ground zero” for PFAS

On: May 10, 2024

A White House official visited the Lake Elmo, Minnesota high school known as “ground zero” for PFAS contamination. Last year, state lawmakers passed Amara’s Law, named for a Tartan High School graduate who spent the last few months of her life lobbying Minnesota state lawmakers to crack down on the “forever chemicals” which contributed to her liver cancer diagnosis. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240510-pfas-visit

After 15 years of the Great Lakes Compact, report urges state action to address shortcomings

On: May 10, 2024

More than 15 years after the Great Lakes Compact was signed, For Love of Water (FLOW), a Great Lakes advocacy organization, has reevaluated the compact and its goal of protecting lake water from being diverted by canals, aqueducts, pipelines, vessels, tunnels or tanker trucks. Read the full story by Michigan Advance.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240510-compact-review

Repaired and ready! S.S. Badger to set sail for 71st season

On: May 10, 2024

The S.S. Badger is fully recovered and ready for another season on Lake Michigan’s open waters. The opening voyage for the 410-foot boat will be manned by 100 employees, ready to take the trip across the lake. The trip shortens a 7-8.5 hour, over 400-mile journey to a 60-mile jaunt taking 4 hours. Read the full story by WXMI-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240510-carferry-voyage

Sea lamprey control planned for Lake Michigan tributary

On: May 10, 2024

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel will apply lampricides to the Cedar River in Michigan to kill sea lamprey larvae burrowed in the stream bottom. Applications will be conducted between May 21-30 in accordance with State of Michigan permits. Read the full story by the EagleHerald.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240510-lamprey-control

Pennsylvania beach selected as site to test renewable energy tech

On: May 10, 2024

A renewable energy company announced it will use the shores of Lake Erie in Harborcreek Township, Pennsylvania, as the spot to test how wave energy converters hold up to different marine conditions while also focusing on sustainability, energy efficiency and potential impacts on local ecosystems. Read the full story by WKBN-TV – Youngstown, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240510-renewable-testing

Bipartisan bill extends Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, increases funding

On: May 10, 2024

U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow, co-chair of the U.S. Senate Great Lakes Task Force, and Gary Peters applauded the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works passage of its bipartisan Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2024. The legislation would extend the program for another five years through 2031 and increase annual funding authorization from $475 million $500 million. Read the full story by the Oscoda Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240510-restoration-program

Wisconsin DNR: Over 6 million fish stocked throughout inland waters, Great Lakes in 2023

On: May 10, 2024

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced that over six million fish had been restocked throughout the state’s inland waters and the Great Lakes in 2023. Over 1.3 million Chinook Salmon and 450,000 Brown Trout were stocked in Wisconsin’s Great Lakes. Read the full story by WFRV-TV – Green Bay, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240510-fish-stocking

COMMENTARY: Former lightkeeper reflects on motherhood and isolation as Lake Superior lighthouse marks 100 years

On: May 10, 2024

A former lightkeeper reminisced on her family’s stay at Trowbridge Light Station, off the northern shore of Lake Superior, from March to December while the lake was free of ice. Duties included everything from manual labour, to working with generators and radio equipment. Important work, as those activities helped to keep the waters safe for the booming shipping industry on the great lake. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240510-lighthouse-keeper

COMMENTARY: Meet the man who has been cleaning the Rouge River for 35 years

On: May 10, 2024

Beginning in the 1940s, businesses started using the Rouge River in southeast Michigan as a dumping ground for industrial pollution. Local activists formed the Friends of the Rouge in 1986. A coordinator of its flagship program, Rouge Rescue, recounted his involvement at the annual event where they organize volunteers across the watershed to remove trash from the river. Read the full story by Planet Detroit.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240510-cleanup-activist

Moderate to large algal bloom predicted for western Lake Erie due to heavy rain

On: May 8, 2024

In its first early season forecast, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said that April’s record rainfall will probably lead to a moderate or large algal bloom in western Lake Erie. Though still highly variable, NOAA currently predicts this summer’s bloom will be at least a 4.5 and as high as a 7.5 on its 10-point severity scale. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240508-erie-bloom

Taaja Tucker-Silva

This voracious U.S. catfish species is now in Ontario, possibly due to climate change

On: May 8, 2024

Scientists have found evidence the flathead catfish—a species from the southern U.S. known for its huge size and monstrous appetite for fish—has established itself in the Thames River in southwestern Ontario. Read the full story by the CBC.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240508-catfish-canada

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Cuyahoga comeback: Remediation is working but it’s hard to measure

On: May 8, 2024

Fifty-five years after Ohio’s Cuyahoga River last caught fire, its health continues to improve; but determining what prevention and cleanup practices are most effective remains difficult. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240508-cuyahoga-comeback

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Cleveland Water Alliance’s smart buoys make Lake Erie world’s largest digitally connected freshwater body

On: May 8, 2024

For the last four years, the Cleveland Water Alliance has launched computerized smart buoys in Lake Erie to monitor water conditions. The month of May marks the start of what they call their smart lake season. Read the full story by WEWS-TV – Cleveland, OH.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240508-erie-buoys

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Preventing flooding on Lake Ontario: $20M project to rebuild Sodus Bay breakwall begins

On: May 8, 2024

$20 million will be pumped in to rebuild the crumbling breakwall on Sodus Bay in New York. The project will protect the shoreline from severe flooding, including communities who got slammed during the springs of 2017 and 2019. Read the full story by WHAM-TV – Rochester, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240508-sodus-breakwall

Taaja Tucker-Silva

COMMENTARY: Great Lakes Moment: Detroit River’s important role in lake whitefish

On: May 8, 2024

Lake whitefish is an important commercial fishery in Lake Erie and is culturally and economically important to local First Nations. Although Lake Erie’s population has declined in recent years due to poor survival during their first year of life, fishery biologists have shown that the Detroit River is an important source for young lake whitefish. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240508-whitefish-recruitment

Taaja Tucker-Silva

After more than 100 years, New York Naval Militia still going strong

On: May 8, 2024

At their height, there were 30 U.S. naval militias but now there are only three; and New York’s is one of them. From protecting ship passengers during a cholera outbreak in 1892 to preventing flooding off Lake Ontario and Lake Erie in recent years, the militia has missions across the state’s coastline. Read the full story by Spectrum News 1 – Buffalo, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240508-naval-militia

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Michigan author reflects on 20th anniversary of landmark book The Living Great Lakes

On: May 8, 2024

In pursuit of a deeper understanding of the Great Lakes, a novice sailor embarked on a journey from Traverse City to the Atlantic Ocean and wrote a book detailing his adventure. Coinciding with a 20th Anniversary Edition of the book, the author discusses his work, and his hopes and concerns for the future of these waters. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240508-author-interview

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Scenic highway along Lake Michigan closed for weeks after high water damage

On: May 8, 2024

A section of US-2 in Delta County in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula was recently damaged by high water, forcing officials with the Michigan Department of Transportation to close the road to all traffic. Emergency repairs will take two to three weeks. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240508-highway-damaged

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Peshawbestown fishery signs historic 100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge

On: May 8, 2024

A second fishery in Leelanau County, Michigan, has signed a compact committing to the use of 100 percent of each Great Lakes-caught fish. Read the full story by The Leelanau Ticker.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240508-fish-pledge

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Great Lakes water temperatures running near all-time highs

On: May 6, 2024

On May 3, Great Lakes surface waters were very close to beating the 2012 record for all-time warmest water. It can be expected that the lakes will be warmer than normal throughout the summer. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240505-water-temps

Theresa Gruninger

WNY native named an IJC Joint Commissioner

On: May 6, 2024

New York native Robert Gioia has been confirmed to the International Joint Commission (IJC), which was established by the Boundary Treaty of 1909 to prevent and resolve disputes over the U.S. and Canada’s shared waterways, including the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River. Read the full story by the Finger Lakes Daily News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240505-ijc-commissioner

Theresa Gruninger