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Michigan Maritime Museum to hold lecture on Great Lakes ice breakers

On: January 12, 2024

The Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven will host the next entry in its lecture series on January 17 with a presentation on the Mackinac Railway Ferries. Mackinac Railway Ferries operated on the Great Lakes from the 1880s until 1984 and became a model for ice breakers around the world. Read the full story by WSJM – Benton Harbor, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240112-ice-breaker-lecture

Sailors hope infrastructure investment will revitalize Great Lakes

On: January 10, 2024

Many of the Great Lakes’ important ports and waterways are aging and need updating, and that’s something leaders in Rust Belt cities are hoping to do with $17 billion from the Biden administration. Read the full story by National Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240110-infrastructure-investment

How do surfers surf on the Great Lakes in winter?

On: January 10, 2024

Midwesterners that surf Lake Michigan’s slurpee-like waters in winter are a tight-knit clan of construction workers, artists, autoworkers, engineers, and even retirees all with a special connection to the lake. Read the full story by WBEZ – Chicago, IL.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240110-winter-surfing

City, state investigating spill of approximately 50 gallons of oil into Flint River

On: January 10, 2024

The city of Flint, Michigan, says a small oil spill into the Flint River has been contained and the state Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is investigating the source of the contamination. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240110-oil-spill

For the first time in a century, martens have been spotted on Lake Superior’s Madeline Island

On: January 10, 2024

A trail camera captured a rare sighting of a marten inhabiting Madeline Island off the coast of Bayfield, Wisconsin. Wildlife biologists say this is a promising sign of recovery after reintroduction work in the 1950s. Read the full story by the Wisconsin Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240110-marten-sighting

Oats, cement, and modular housing notable shipping season highlights for Duluth Seaway Port Authority

On: January 10, 2024

With less than a week remaining until intra-lake shipping ends on the Great Lakes for the season, the Duluth Seaway Port Authority has numerous achievements to celebrate. Read the full story by WTIP – Grand Marais, MN.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240110-shipping-achievements

Traverse City-based policy center appeals Michigan’s Line 5 permit

On: January 10, 2024

A permit to build a new section of the Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac was granted last month, but several organizations argue it violates the Michigan Environmental Protection Act and that alternative options were not adequately considered. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240110-line5-appeal

Threats to the Great Lakes

On: January 10, 2024

Five threats to the Great Lakes watch out for in 2024 include exotic species, plastic pollution, the Line 5 pipeline project, Canadian nuclear waste, and vanishing ice. Read the full story by Buffalo Rising.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240110-great-lakes-threats

Great Lakes Moment: Ohio provides example for funding Detroit and Rouge rivers’ sediment cleanup

On: January 10, 2024

Ohio will soon embark on removing the Gorge Dam to create a free-flowing and healthier ecosystem in the Cuyahoga River, but first, a $100 million collaboratively funded clean-up of 875,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment must occur. Ohio’s collaborative funding approach could be a model for cleaning up contaminated sediments in Michigan’s Detroit and Rouge rivers. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240110-sediment-cleanup

Cornell Cooperative Extension gets nearly $50,000 grant from DEC and NYSG

On: January 10, 2024

Grant funding will be used to educate and empower waterfront residents to reduce stormwater pollution and erosion along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. Read the full story by WWTI-TV – Watertown, NY.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240110-stormwater-education-grant

Great Lakes ice season off to slowest start in 50 years of records. Why that matters

On: January 8, 2024

This year, the Great Lakes are under the influence of a strong El Niño, bringing a short-term warming trend to the region. But scientists say evidence of long-term climate change can also be seen in the region’s ice formation trends. Read the full story by USA Today.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240108-low-ice

Taaja Tucker-Silva

State legislation could help put the Great Lakes’ first offshore wind farm in Chicago

On: January 8, 2024

A bill that would realize the Great Lakes’ first offshore wind farm in Chicago is under consideration in the Illinois state senate but there are many unknowns, and the project is likely several years out from construction. Read the full story by The Daily Herald.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240108-chicago-wind

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Water trail designation seeks to boost recreation, tourism on the Grand River

On: January 8, 2024

In Michigan, the Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority is providing funding to a nonprofit to help designate a 92-mile stretch of the Grand River as a state recreational water trail stretching from the headwaters to its mouth in Lake Michigan. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240108-grand-river

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Are Lake Erie’s algae blooms home to the next pharmaceutical drug? Some scientists think so

On: January 8, 2024

Blue-green algae blooms paint Lake Erie’s waters bright green for hundreds of square miles every summer. Some scientists think they may be home to the next pharmaceutical drug. Read the full story by The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240108-algae-pharma

Taaja Tucker-Silva

It’s been one of Milwaukee’s warmest winters ever. How does that affect Wisconsin’s economy and climate?

On: January 8, 2024

December 2023 was Milwaukee’s warmest December on record according to a state climatologist. The unseasonably warm weather and lack of snow and lake ice have had a wide range of effects on the state. Read the full story by The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240108-wisconsin-warmth

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Great Lakes coastal marsh birds on the rise — but researchers question if it can last

On: January 8, 2024

The most comprehensive study ever undertaken of marsh birds’ abundance around Great Lakes coastlines shows many of the bird species thriving over the past decade-plus, likely because of recent high water levels. Read the full story by The Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240108-coastal-birds

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Plover restrictions may expand at popular Sleeping Bear beach

On: January 8, 2024

The National Park Service may restrict beach areas previously open to the public if piping plovers nest in new habitat area created by an excavation project at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northern Michigan. Read the full story by MLive.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240108-plover-restrictions

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Iron ore pellet shipments up on Great Lakes

On: January 8, 2024

Great Lakes iron ore pellet shipping jumped sharply in 2023 compared to 2022. Shipments on the Great Lakes hit 51.1 million net tons for the year. Read the full story by the Mesabi Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240108-ore-shipments

Taaja Tucker-Silva

‘Climate Cafés’ create a community to tackle climate anxiety

On: January 8, 2024

A Chicago psychotherapist and clinical social worker have organized ‘Climate Cafés’: gatherings for those struggling with the emotional burdens of climate change. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240108-climate-cafes

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Canvus reshapes expired wind turbines into public art

On: January 8, 2024

Disposal of a wind turbine once its 20-30 years of service ends usually results in incineration or life in a landfill. One Ohio company is repurposing blades into functional pieces of art, including benches, tables, and planters. Read the full story by Cleveland Magazine.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240108-turbine-art

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Twenty companies pledge to use all parts of Great Lakes fish by 2025

On: January 5, 2024

A 20th company recently signed a pledge to use 100% of commercially caught Great Lakes fish. This pledge details how a fish can be turned into products, increasing profits and eliminating waste. Read the full story by the Great Lakes Echo.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240105-fish-pledge

Check out the deep lake future immersive exhibit in Milwaukee

On: January 5, 2024

An exhibit in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, transports visitors to a surreal underwater future with interactive sculptural elements and hidden passageways where invasive species have overrun the Great Lakes ecosystem. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240105-immersive-exhibit

Pancake ice mesmerizes on Lake Superior

On: January 5, 2024

A phenomenon called pancake ice was caught on video in Chequamegon Bay of Lake Superior by a lakeshore homeowner. This is an indication that the Great Lakes will, hopefully, freeze soon. Read the full story by WJBK-TV – Detroit, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240105-pancake-ice

EGLE hosting invasive species webinars starting this month

On: January 5, 2024

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is planning a webinar series on invasive species and what Michiganders can do to help protect their environment. Read the full story by WSJM-FM – Benton Harbor, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240105-invasive-species-webinars

Wildlife Wednesday: Winter waterfowl flock to open water in Michigan

On: January 5, 2024

With little ice coverage so far this winter, the time is right to spot winter waterfowl that return to this region each year for a winter getaway. Audubon Great Lakes is declaring this the “season of the duck” in Michigan. Read the full story by the Manistee News Advocate.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240105-winter-waterfowl

See what Niagara Falls will look like in the future; new design renderings released

On: January 5, 2024

In the heart of Niagara Falls, New York, two ambitious development projects – including a living museum showcasing the wildlife of the Niagara River and the larger Great Lakes ecosystem – will bring transformation to an area that has languished for years. Read the full story by Advance Media New York.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240105-niagara-falls-projects

The turtle takeover

On: January 5, 2024

Red-eared sliders are one of the most common pet turtle species in the world. But they can grow to the size of dinner plates and can live around 40 years. Because of that, people often release their pet turtles into the wild. That causes a big problem. Listen the full story by the Interlochen Public Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240105-turtle-takeover

Winter is coming: Canadian icebreakers on Windsor standby

On: January 5, 2024

With winter in the Great Lakes still on standby, so too are icebreakers needed to keep the marine freighters moving for as long as possible through the cold season. The Canadian Coast Guard has strategically docked an icebreaker in downtown Windsor, Ontario, ready for the potential of freezing waterways. Read the full story by the Windsor Star.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240105-windsor-icebreakers

Great Lakes wolves resilient to climate, land use change

On: January 5, 2024

Researchers say wolf range in the Great Lakes region is unlikely to be negatively affected by projected human land use and climate change. Read the full story by The Wildlife Society.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240105-resilient-wolves

Ninth coast guard district announces new strategy action plan

On: January 5, 2024

The two-year plan aims to create tangible and achievable goals moving forward into 2024 and each initiative reflects a priority concern within the maritime domain. Read the full story by The Sault News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240105-coast-guard-plan

Great Lakes start 2024 with smallest amount of ice in at least 50 years

On: January 3, 2024

The Great Lakes had the smallest amount of ice cover this New Year’s Day in at least the past 50 years. The Lakes are on track to see less ice cover than the seasonal average this winter, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. Read the full story by The Washington Post.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240103-ice-cover

Great Lakes tribes appeal MPSC permit for Line 5 tunnel project

On: January 3, 2024

Four Michigan tribes are appealing the Michigan Public Service Commission’s decision to allow Canadian oil company Enbridge to move forward with building a tunnel around Line 5 beneath the Straits of Mackinac. Read the full story by WLUC-TV – Marquette, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240103-permit-appeal

Ice fishing village is all wet as thaw delays beloved winter tradition in Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Québec

On: January 3, 2024

By this time of year, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Québec, is usually teeming with thousands of visitors eager to angle for tomcod that swim upstream from the St. Lawrence River estuary every winter. The start of the season can attract as many as 15,000 visitors and at least $1 million in revenue. But this year’s ice fishing season is lacking a key element: ice. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240103-ice-fishing

Warm weather makes for simpler end to Great Lakes shipping season

On: January 3, 2024

This winter’s mild temperatures and lack of ice are making the end of the shipping season much smoother for the Port of Duluth-Superior. The ships will be able to travel through the Soo Locks at a much faster speed and the Port will have its latest closure date in history. Read the full story by KBJR-TV – Superior, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240103-shipping-season

New compound may aid sea lamprey control

On: January 3, 2024

A recently discovered chemical compound that makes it difficult for invasive sea lamprey to find their breeding grounds may be a new tool for controlling this parasite that threatens Great Lakes fish. Read the full story by Midland Daily News.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240103-sea-lamprey-control

Some Macomb County communities balk at proposed water affordability program

On: January 3, 2024

Proposed legislation that would create a statewide water affordability program in Michigan is drawing backlash from several Macomb County communities who worry it will raise rates for all users and say a Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) program already exists to help those in need. Sponsors of the legislation said the proposed water affordability program would actually subsidize the program already in place through the GLWA. Read the full story by The Detroit News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240103-water-affordability-program

COMMENTARY: Fishing for brown trout a seasonal gift on the Milwaukee River

On: January 3, 2024

Each fall and winter, the Milwaukee River receives runs of brown trout from Lake Michigan. The fish, among the largest of the species available to river anglers anywhere on the planet, travel upriver on spawning migrations and provide world-class fishing opportunities. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240103-fishing-opportunities

Great Lakes water levels

On: January 3, 2024

The water level of most of the Great Lakes has been falling. Lake Superior’s water level is down 4 inches in the last month and down a very significant 8 inches in the last year, leading it to be 2 inches below its December average level. Read the full story by WOOD-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240103-water-levels

Reaction from walleye anglers mixed on FMZ 10 rule changes

On: January 3, 2024

Upcoming changes to the fishing regulations in part of northeastern Ontario are drawing mixed reactions from anglers. A particular point of contention in the changes, which took effect on January 1, 2024, is a reduction in the keeping size of walleye in Fisheries Management Zone 10. Read the full story by CBC News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240103-fishing-regulations

18-month search for a Great Lakes shipwreck is the subject of the next DCMM speaker program

On: January 3, 2024

The mysterious disappearance of a commercial fishing boat in Lake Michigan, and the 18-month-long search that followed, is the topic of the next program in the Maritime Speaker Series offered by the Door County Maritime Museum in Wisconsin. The public can attend the program on January 4 in person at the museum or see it online via Zoom. Read the full story by the Green Bay Press Gazette.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20240103-shipwreck-program

Conservancy protects biggest remaining undeveloped Lake Michigan shoreline Up North

On: December 22, 2023

An acquisition by the Little Traverse Conservancy and 150 donors ensures preservation for the biggest piece of undeveloped Lake Michigan shoreline in the northwest corner of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. The 56-acre nature preserve is slated to open next year and is named Enji-minozhiiyaamigak, “The Place of Peacefulness,” in the language of the Anishinaabe. Read the full story by The Detroit Free Press.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231222-new-preserve

Taaja Tucker-Silva

State of MI report outlines concerns and some potential solutions for the Great Lakes

On: December 22, 2023

The State of Michigan’s 2023 State of the Great Lakes report is a long list of concerns and proposed solutions. The report takes an expansive view of the Great Lakes, including streams, wetlands, and groundwater issues. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231222-michigan-report

Taaja Tucker-Silva

SVSU to construct environmental research station on Lake Huron

On: December 22, 2023

Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) will build a $10 million environmental science research station along the Saginaw River in Bangor Township, Michigan, following the approval of $7.5 million in funding by the state of Michigan. Read the full story by The Midland Daily News.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231222-huron-station

Taaja Tucker-Silva

New EPA Great Lakes executive warns on “moon shot” cleanup goal for toxic sites

On: December 22, 2023

The new head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes office in Chicago is optimistic about cleaning up contaminated sediment sites in the region by 2030 but emphasizes the challenge of achieving this goal due to the need for more non-federal financial support. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231222-epa-goal

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Great Lakes ice coverage lagging behind previous years as first signs of formation appear

On: December 22, 2023

Ice cover has increasingly become an elusive feature of the Great Lakes as warming winters disrupt normal processes of the lakes freezing over. Tracking ice coverage for the 2023-2024 winter is still on the early side, but there are early signs this year will be below the average. Read the full story by WJBK-TV – Detroit, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231222-ice-cover

Taaja Tucker-Silva

These three men have paddled across all five Great Lakes and raised money to protect them

On: December 22, 2023

Between 2015 and 2023, paddlers in the nonprofit organization Standup for Great Lakes completed paddleboard journeys across every one of the Great Lakes to raise money for Great Lakes issues. Read the full story by The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231222-paddleboard-charity

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Future of offshore wind in Lake Erie in flux as Icebreaker project shelved

On: December 22, 2023

The Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation recently made the decision to indefinitely halt the Icebreaker offshore wind project off the coast of Cleveland, Ohio. Inflation, increasing costs, lengthy permitting processes, as well as litigation by opponents were cited as reasons for stopping development. Read the full story by The Cleveland Scene.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231222-icebreaker-shelved

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Three more Northeast Wisconsin companies sign pledge to use 100% of fish they catch

On: December 22, 2023

The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers recently announced that three Northeast Wisconsin companies have signed a pledge to use 100% of the fish they catch to reduce waste. Read the full story by WTAQ-WLUK – Green Bay, WI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231222-fish-pledge

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Great Lakes cruise ship visits generate $700,000 profit for West Michigan

On: December 22, 2023

During the 2023 cruising season, 2,500 passengers visited West Michigan, which received a profit of nearly $700,000 in economic impact. Read the full story by WWMT-TV – Kalamazoo, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231222-cruise-revenue

Taaja Tucker-Silva

Surf’s up! Santa hits the waves in Northern Michigan

On: December 22, 2023

Usually, you’ll find Santa riding his sleigh in December; but in Northern Michigan, he’s riding the waves. Read the full story by WWTV-TV – Cadillac, MI.

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Great Lakes Commission

Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20231222-surf-michigan

Taaja Tucker-Silva