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Thanks to a mixture of erosion and wind, winter runoff has created more than ten ice formations in the Chequamegon ice caves along the Wisconsin shoreline of Lake Superior. Tour guides will lead thousands of people across the snow and ice to see the natural phenomena through the caves that have just opened for a month-long season. Read the full story by WJFW-TV – Rhinelander, WI.

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American Queen Voyages has announced it is adding a port for the first time to the Upper Peninsula for lakes and oceans vessels. The Escanaba port will begin being used in May for select voyages that tour the Great Lakes. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230213-escanaba-greatlakescruises-2023

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Norfolk County, Ontario has an ambitious $290-million plan to build 100 kilometres of pipelines and pump fresh water from Lake Erie to its far-flung rural communities from a single treatment plant in Nanticoke. But first, the county needs to plug some leaks. Read the full story by the Hamilton Spectator.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230213-norfolkagingsystem-cleanwaterloss

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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos invites the public to visit the DEC Bureau of Fisheries’ angler outreach programs at the upcoming Greater Niagara Fishing and Outdoor Expo. The event runs from Feb. 16-19 at the Niagara Falls Conference and Event Center. The expo  provides excellent opportunities for anglers to interact directly with the biologists who study and manage our Great Lakes and inland fisheries. Read the full story by the Niagara Frontier Publications.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230213-dec-greaterniagarafishingexpo

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An expedited review of the binational regulation plan for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River has moved into its second phase. The International Joint Commission’s Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Adaptive Management committee is working on a review of the much-scrutinized Plan 2014, which is the basic regulation plan governing Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River outflows implemented in 2017. Read the full story by NNY360 News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230213-lakeontario-stlawrenceriver-regulationplan-phase2

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West Creek, a 9-mile meandering tributary of the Cuyahoga River that drains a large portion of Parma and parts of several neighboring suburbs, has received a lot of attention from conservationists over the years. The nearly $20 million stormwater management project, the largest ever undertaken by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, is designed to enhance water quality, improve fish migration, and reduce erosion. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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For years, lack of outdoor equity has been something the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has been trying to find solutions for. The primary problems stem from the location of recreation facilities, lack of facilities, discomfort and lack of activity. By promoting and hosting free fishing days in Detroit, the DNR has seen a jump in interest and outdoor activity. Free fishing weekends happen twice a year where residents and non-residents are able to fish the Great Lakes and inland waterways without a license and without charge. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230213-outdoorequity-michigan

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A couple in Ontario is suing over a beach house they say they’ve never been able to set foot in, alleging the vendor disclosed just three days before their deal closed that the building with “breathtaking million-dollar views” was unsafe for human habitation. Read the full story by CBC News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230213-ontario-home-swallowedbylakehuron

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Pesticides are making their way into tributaries around the Great Lakes, many at toxicity levels that exceed federal thresholds considered safe for aquatic life, according to a recent study published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.  Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230210-pesticides

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In Michigan, Graphic Packaging has agreed to build curbs and take other action at its facility along the Kalamazoo River following an October spill that resulted in notices of violation from the state and the city. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230210-kalamazoo-spill

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On Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard rescued two groups after they were stranded on ice floes in the Great Lakes, one group in Sebewaing, Michigan and one off Sherwood Point, Wisconsin. The Coast Guard has now issued a warning about unpredictable ice conditions and tips on avoiding an ice disaster. Read the full story by Fox Weather.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230210-coast-gaurd

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Wildlife agencies in the U.S. are finding elevated levels of PFAS in game animals and fish across parts of the country, including Lake Superior and the Great Lakes region. This is prompting health advisories in some places where hunting and fishing are ways of life and key pieces of the economy. Read and listen to the full story by WTIP – Grand Marais, MN.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230210-minnesota-pfas

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Cargill has closed its grain elevator at Burns Harbor in Portage as of Jan. 31, saying a variety of current and expected market conditions led to the decision to not renew its lease. The elevator handled soybeans, corn and wheat on Lake Michigan. Read the full story by Baking Business.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230210-grain-elevator

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The Port Burwell Lighthouse has guided sailors through storms and tourists through its door for almost two centuries. But suddenly, it is feared the 65-foot or 20-metre tall lighthouse, the oldest wooden one on Lake Erie, could topple. Read the full story by CTV News London.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230210-lighthouse

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For just the second time in more than 150 years, Wisconsin tribal members will descend on Madeline Island in Lake Superior this weekend for the once-banned Indigenous “Olympic Games” at the Mooningwanakaaning Minis Inter-Tribal Snow Snake Festival. Read and listen to the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230210-indigenous-games

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The state of Indiana may require Region municipalities providing public access to Lake Michigan to install life rings and other safety equipment in an effort to reduce drownings in the deadliest of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by the Longview News-Journal.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230208-rescue-eqipment

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The Great Lakes Task Force within the U.S. House of Representatives has told the Biden Administration it would like to have the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funded at $425 million for the next fiscal year, A $57 million increase in federal funding.  Read the full story by the Toledo Blade.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230208-glri

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Floating, rock-like masses formed of fat, grease and trash like wet wipes and diapers — researchers found more than 100 of these “fatbergs” along the docks of Toronto Harbor last year. Floating water trash device called seabins are hoping to collect the trash. Read the full story by CBC News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230208-seabins

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Two hundred fifty people will be putting their heads together at a conference in Madison to discuss a pressing freshwater challenge: how to reduce runoff, especially from agricultural fields, that carries phosphorus. Read the full story by WUWM – Milwaukee, WI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230208-wi-freshwater

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The fate of a proposed 73-turbine wind project in northwest Ohio near the Black Swamp Bird Observatory could be decided by the Ohio Supreme Court, which is expected to hear a challenge to the proposal. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230208-wind-farm

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The old Union Fish Co. building in Erie, Pennsylvania’s Wolverine Park Marina will soon take on new life. Gannon University is seeking $1.5 million from Erie County to transform the old building into the Great Lakes Research and Education Center. The facility will be used to test water samples for micro-plastics and other pollutants currently found in Lake Erie. Read the full story by Erie News Now.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230206-projectneptwne-lakeerie-waterquality

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Commercial fishers in Ontario may soon be able to access more online services as part of what the province says is an effort to modernize licensing and reporting systems. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry said this new process will allow for faster license renewals and easier harvest reporting. Read the full story by the Windsor Star.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230206-ontario-commercialfishing-movingonline

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After several close calls among boaters sailing into Port Dalhousie, Ontario over the years, the solution was a simple as changing the color of the lights that mark the entrance to the harbor. White the lights installed at the north lighthouse on the east side of the harbor entrance made it difficult for sailors who may be unfamiliar with the area to tell with any certainty what side of that light they should navigate toward at night. Read the full story by the St. Catharines Standard.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230206-newlighting-boatersafety-portdalhousie

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A small earthquake rumbled through western New York early Monday, alarming people in a region unaccustomed to such shaking but apparently causing no significant damage.  The U.S. Geological Survey preliminarily reported a 3.8 earthquake centered east of Buffalo at about 6:15 a.m. Read full story by the Associated Press.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230206-earthquake-lakeerie

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Built in River Rouge, Michigan, the vessel originally named Leon Fraser launched on February 28, 1942. The ship spent 43 years as an iron ore carrier under the ownership of Pittsburgh Steel Corporation, and after a brief stint with Spitzer Marine Limited, was sold to Inland Lakes Transportation in 1989, where it became a cement carrier. Read the full story by WBKB-TV Alpena.

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This year, about 5,000 workers are needed to make all areas of the island run smoothly. About 1,000 of those are typically jobs supported by the United States’ H-2B visa program, which allows international workers to come here for temporary employment. Read the full story by MLive.com.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230206-apply-jobs-mackinacisland

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Shipwreck hunters are closing in on more than $20m in gold coins and a cache of rare whiskey that sank with the vessel in Lake Michigan during a storm more than 150 years ago. It is forbidden to recover artifacts from Great Lakes wrecks without a permit, and the Westmoreland is no exception. But now talks are underway to salvage her cargo. Read the full story by the Daily Mail.  

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230206-westmoreland-treasures

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Wetlands improve water quality, provide habitat, increase biodiversity, trap carbon, and reduce flooding in the Great Lakes. Southern Ontario has lost more than 70 per cent of its wetlands and is under threat to lose more to population and developmental pressures. Read and listen to the full story by CityNews Kitchener.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230206-wetlands-southernontario

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More than 100 coal ash waste sites, many unregulated, sit just feet from the Great Lakes, raising concerns for nearby communities and the 30 million people who rely on the lakes for drinking water. Read the full story by Inside Climate News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230206-coalash-greatlakes-waterquality

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While the Great Lakes Compact bans diverting water from the lakes, years-long droughts in Western states have brought renewed attention to the possibility of pumping water in from the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes.  Read the full story by Michigan Radio.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230203-diversion-challenges

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After receiving a Congressional authorization to build a second heavy icebreaker, the U.S. Coast Guard said the $350 million ship might take a decade or more to build. Jim Weakley, president of the Lake Carriers Association, believes they could finish building the ship in as little as four years. Read the full story by MLive.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230203-icebreaker-timeline

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A report released this week by a binational group warns the task of sediment remediation from the Detroit River is massive, but a huge pot of U.S. federal funds is available to address that legacy of pollution. However, the scientists warn, it’s a case of use-it-or-lose-it with a deadline just a few short years away. Read the full story by The Windsor Star.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230203-river-remediation

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Lake Erie’s water level rose to record highs in 2019 and 2020, damaging property and interfering with recreation before beginning a decline that continued into 2022. In 2023, the lake’s level isn’t projected to break any more monthly records but is expected to remain higher than average for the first six months. Read the full story by Erie Times-News.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230203-erie-water-levels

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Saying the steps the Biden administration took to bar mining in the Superior National Forest are not permanent, Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) on Tuesday reintroduced a bill that would offer permanent protections. While U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has the authority to impose the mining moratorium in the Superior National Forest for a maximum of 20 years, subject to renewal, only Congress can legislate a permanent withdrawal. Read the full story by SC Times.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230203-boundary-waters-protection

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On Monday, less than a half percent of Lake Erie was covered with ice compared to 87.3% on the same date last year, according to data kept by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The average date for maximum ice coverage on Lake Erie is Feb. 10, while maximum ice coverage has been declining on average by about 5% per decade. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230203-erie-ice

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The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission recently added its largest public fishing easement acquisition to date in North East Township. The access includes three parcels of land that were formerly leased to a private fishing club and had been closed to the public for more than 10 years. Read the full story by The Corry Journal.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230203-fishing-access

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Erie County Executive Brenton Davis announced Wednesday that Erie County has received approval from the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Buffalo to welcome cruise ships into its port. City officials said in October 2022 there is a possibility cruise ships could be coming to Erie’s Bayfront as early as this year. Read the full story by WHTM-TV – Harrisburg, PA.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230203-erie-cruise

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The Lake Huron Coastal Centre (LHCC) announced that the Ontario government is investing $44,000 in plastic pollution reduction projects on Lake Huron. Through the Great Lakes Local Action Fund, communities will protect and improve the health of the Great Lakes and their connecting waters. Read the full story by Goderich Signal Star.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230203-plastic-reduction

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In St. Joseph, Michigan, on the shores of Lake Michigan, residents have spotted hundreds of slabs of sand covered in snow and ice. Although they look more like rocks after decades of erosion on the bottom of the lakebed, the solid chunks are the end result of freezing temperatures, powerful wind gusts, and miles of coastline getting battered by mother nature forces. Read the full story by WJBK-TV – Detroit, MI.

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https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20230203-sand-formations

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