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The Pelee Islander II is staying out of service longer than expected this spring due to ‘an unforeseen technical issue’ found during a scheduled out-of-water inspection. Local officials are concerned the delay will hinder the region’s ability to prepare for the upcoming busy season on the Lake Erie Island. Read the full story by CTV – Windsor.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230428-ferry-delay

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Six Michigan Senate Democrats introduced SB 294, which would ban the intentional release of balloons that end up in the Great Lakes, posing a threat to thousands of species. In 2019, the nonprofit Alliance for the Great Lakes found more than 18,000 balloons or balloon pieces along the shores over the previous two years. Read the full story by WOOD-TV – Grand Rapids, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230428-balloon-bill

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The ferry that transports people and vehicles between Charlevoix and Beaver Island – Lake Michigan’s largest island – has begun its 2023 season. Beaver Island Boat Company is running three trips a week right now and will begin increasing that number in May. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230428-beaver-island-ferry

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The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) announced a new Erie Access Improvement Program grant opportunity heading to Erie County. The program is funded through proceeds from the sale of Lake Erie permits for programs that benefit public fishing, including enhanced access and habitat projects on or at Lake Erie and the watersheds of Lake Erie. Read the full story by WJET-TV – Erie, PA.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230428-fishing-grant

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According to the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office, the S.S. Keewatin, a passenger steamship older than the Titanic, began its journey down the St. Clair River on Wednesday. The Edwardian-era Keewatin was built in 1907 by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Glasgow, Scotland, and is the last of its kind. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230428-steamship-transport

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Later this summer, Waukesha, Wisconsin, will make the switch from groundwater to Lake Michigan water. Waukesha Water Utility General Manager Dan Duchniak reports that the pipeline connecting Waukesha to the lake is 95 percent complete. Read the full story by The Freeman.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230424-waukesha-water

James Polidori

Nine years after the water contamination in Flint, Michigan, devastated communities, some residents say they are still grappling with long-term health issues. ABC News has spoken with multiple mothers who claim that their children are still suffering from the effects of the water crisis nine years ago. Read the full story by ABC News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230424-flint-aftermath

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Efforts to combat erosion and storm damage in Chicago continue through the Shoreline Protection Project (SPP). A collaboration between the City of Chicago, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Parks Department, the $500 million dollar plan targets 24 segments along nine miles of shoreline to replace existing infrastructure built in the early 1900s. Read the full story by WMAQ-TV – Chicago, IL.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230424-shoreline-protection

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Last week’s major snowmelt in the Duluth area led to sewage overflow for the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District (WLSSD). Typically, the plant deals with about 38 million gallons of sewage per day, but last week, water flowing in for treatment ranged from 90 million to 125 million gallons daily for several days. Read the full story by the Star Tribune.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230424-duluth-sewage-overflow

James Polidori

Mike Smalligan, the Forest Stewardship Coordinator for the Forest Resources Division of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, is putting together the Forest to MI Faucet program to use trees to help keep sources of drinking water cleaner. It builds on a federal program that educates landowners and others about the connections between forests and water. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230424-forest-water-connection

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Organized by Bridgman’s Shoreline Resiliency Committee, folks got a preview of Michigan State University’s Citizen-Science Coastal Change Monitoring Program before picking up trash. Using drones, researchers gather data and map about five miles of Lake Michigan shoreline over an extended period to gain a better understanding of these rapidly changing lake levels. Read the full story by WNDU-TV – South Bend, IN.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230424-shoreline-research

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Pamela Palmater, a Mi’kmaw citizen and member of the Eel River Bar First Nation in northern New Brunswick, produced the short documentary film Samqwan, which translates to water in the Mi’kmaq language, to raise awareness about the Indigenous connection to water. Indigenous people have been standing up to protect water for decades — because to them, is more than just hydration; water is alive and holds a spirit. Read the full story by CBC Radio.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230424-indigenous-water-protection

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With 120 lighthouses dotting its shoreline, Michigan has the most lighthouses of any state in the nation. To ensure the lighthouses receive the care they need, the State Historic Preservation Office directed $106,000 in Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Program grant funding to the Rock of Ages Lighthouse and the Eagle Harbor Lighthouse, both located in the Michigan’s upper peninsula. Read the full story by The Sault News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230424-lighthouse-restoration

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The Province of Ontario has earmarked about $66,000 so that five Indigenous communities can assess fish consumption levels in parts of Lake Superior that remain classified as “areas of concerns” due to historical pollution. Read the full story by the Chronical Journal.

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Great Lakes Commission

https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230424-fish-consumption

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The Great Lakes Environmental Festival kicked off Friday in downtown Manistee, Michigan, at West Shore Community College. The festival was started by husband and wife, Dr. Ziggy Kozicki and Dr. Stephanie Baiyasi-Kozicki in a college classroom in 2007; since then, the festival has grown to teach communities about environmental issues and ways people can keep the Earth clean. Read the full story by WWTV-TV – Cadillac, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230424-environmental-festival

James Polidori