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http://greatlakesecho.org/2021/01/04/winter-brings-the-return-of-dogsledding/

Sault Ste. Marie Commercial District joins National Register of Historic Places

On: December 30, 2020

In: Echo

The Sault Ste. Marie Commercial District, settled in 1668 by European immigrants but occupied by Native Americans thousands of years earlier, is worthy of recognition for its commercial history, ethnic culture and architecture, according to the National Park Service.

The post Sault Ste. Marie Commercial District joins National Register of Historic Places first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/12/30/sault-ste-marie-commercial-district-joins-national-register-of-historic-places/

Michigan transit agencies look to uncertain future as COVID-19 related expenses rise

On: December 24, 2020

In: Echo, transportation

Federal funding helped Michigan transit agencies stay in good shape throughout the pandemic. It’s the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1, 2021, that transportation authorities worry about.

The post Michigan transit agencies look to uncertain future as COVID-19 related expenses rise first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/12/24/michigan-transit-agencies-look-to-uncertain-future-as-covid-19-related-expenses-rise/

Stargazing offers welcome reprieve from pandemic

On: December 23, 2020

In: Echo, night sky

Stargazing, the outdoor activity practiced by curious humans throughout history, is getting a new appreciation during the era of COVID-19.

The post Stargazing offers welcome reprieve from pandemic first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/12/23/stargazing-offers-welcome-reprieve-from-pandemic/

“A Fine Canopy” brings you outdoors while the world is stuck inside

On: December 21, 2020

In: Art, Echo

"A Fine Canopy" is Alison Swan's new book of poetry.

The post "A Fine Canopy" brings you outdoors while the world is stuck inside first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/12/21/a-fine-canopy-brings-you-outdoors-while-the-world-is-stuck-inside/

Great Gifts for Great Lakes enthusiasts

On: December 7, 2020

In: Art, Echo, gift guide

By Eric Freedman Looking for a holiday gift with the spirit of the Great Lakes region? If so, here are books (in alphabetical order by title) that Great Lakes Echo has written about this year, including interviews with their authors. Eating with the Seasons, Great Lakes Region by Dereck Nicholas This cookbook combines recipes, language […]

The post Great Gifts for Great Lakes enthusiasts first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/12/07/great-gifts/

Michigan farmers markets adjust to the pandemic

On: December 2, 2020

In: Agriculture, COVID-19, Echo

Most of the state’s 240 farmers markets survived during the pandemic that upended the way fresh produce, baked goods and other items are sold at the popular venues.

The post Michigan farmers markets adjust to the pandemic first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/12/02/michigan-farmers-markets-adjust-to-the-pandemic/

Pandemic drives Michigan economy

On: November 30, 2020

In: COVID-19, Echo

Welcome to the COVID economy: Lumber prices and tent sales soared. Great Lakes shipping took a dive. Home sales were up. And energy sales shifted from manufacturing plants to home offices.

The post Pandemic drives Michigan economy first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/11/30/pandemic-drives-michigan-economy/

Lake Michigan view featured on National Geographic’s December issue

On: November 24, 2020

The image, captured by Keith Ladzinski, features Empire Bluff, part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Leelanau County, Michigan.

The post Lake Michigan view featured on National Geographic’s December issue first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/11/24/lake-michigan-view-featured-on-national-geographics-december-issue/

Marie Orttenburger

COVID shutdown cuts crashes and road repairs, but more people die

On: November 23, 2020

In: COVID-19, Echo

A look at some of the consequences of the pandemic on Michigan’s highways.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/11/23/covid-shutdown-cuts-crashes-and-road-repairs-but-more-people-die/

Asian carp on our plates—not in our water

On: November 19, 2020

In: Echo, Food, Invaders, invasive species

Chef Soohwa Yu has been serving Asian carp at the University of Illinois since 2017. According to Yu, four out of six dining halls at the university serve the invasive fish.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/11/19/asian-carp-on-our-plates-not-in-our-water/

Ann Arbor author explores Great Lakes as the ‘inner coast’

On: November 13, 2020

In: Art, Echo

Donovan Hohn's a new book of essays, “The Inner Coast” is available from W.W. Norton.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/11/13/ann-arbor-author-explores-great-lakes-as-the-inner-coast/

Lockdown clears Michigan air

On: November 12, 2020

In: Echo

By Anne Hooper Capital News Service Forty-two states and territories, including Michigan, implemented “stay-at-home-orders” between March 1 and May 31 to discourage traveling, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Along with inhibiting the spread of COVID-19, these orders had the secondary effect of improving air quality in the Great Lakes region, […]

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/11/12/lockdown-clears-michigan-air/

Marie Orttenburger

As temperatures rise, Great Lakes region faces spike in Lyme disease

On: November 10, 2020

In: Climate change, disease, Echo

As if we all need another health concern, Lyme disease is creeping up in the ranks of worries for Great Lakes area residents.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/11/10/as-temperatures-rise-great-lakes-region-faces-spike-in-lyme-disease/

Green group endorsements fail to push non-incumbents into Congress in the Great Lakes

On: November 9, 2020

In: Echo, election, Politics

Only a minority of Great Lakes region congressional candidates endorsed by national environmental advocacy groups were victorious on Election Day.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/11/09/green-group-endorsements-fail-to-push-non-incumbents-into-congress-in-the-great-lakes/

Thoughts of this river

On: November 2, 2020

In: Echo

Noah Davis’ new book, Of This River is available from Michigan State University Press.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/11/02/thoughts-of-this-river/

Neighbors at war

On: October 16, 2020

In: Echo, Law

By Eric Freedman Jennifer Cook initially got along amicably with her neighbors in rural Bartholomew County, Indiana. But that relationship went downhill when the neighbors, Brian and Katrina Brumley, bought a Great Pyrenees puppy to protect their poultry, goats, miniature horse and miniature donkey from coyotes, foxes and bobcats, according to legal documents in Cook’s […]

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/10/16/neighbors-at-war/

Engaging with nature and just getting outside help in the age of COVID-19

On: October 9, 2020

In: COVID-19, Echo, nature

If there’s one upside to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that more people are getting outdoors and connecting with nature.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/10/09/engaging-with-nature-and-just-getting-outside-help-in-the-age-of-covid-19/

Disappearing history: Sites dropped from National Register of Historic Places

On: October 7, 2020

In: Echo, history

The once-honored Beechwood Store in Iron River Township, the Flint Brewing Co., the shipwrecked schooner Alvin Clark in Menominee, the Fenton Seminary and the majestic Grand Riviera Theater in Detroit have all disappeared from the prestigious National Register of Historic Places. The National Park Service recently removed their recognition because they’ve been demolished, no longer retain their historic integrity and cannot convey their historic significance, the State Historic Preservation Office says.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/10/07/disappearing-history-sites-dropped-from-national-register-of-historic-places/

What drives farmers to join farmers markets?

On: October 5, 2020

In: Agriculture, Echo, Farming

New farmers markets in low-income, urban areas of Michigan face challenges in recruiting and retaining vendors, a new study finds. Farmers motivated by their love of gardening or the desire to build community are least likely to drop out of those urban markets, the study concludes.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/10/05/what-drives-farmers-to-join-farmers-markets/

Dialing for danger? Many drivers do, new study shows

On: September 30, 2020

In: Echo, transportation

A new study details the groups of Michigan drivers more likely to engage in the risky behavior.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/09/30/dialing-for-danger-many-drivers-do-new-study-shows/

Judges declaw Indiana zoo for illegally declawing Big Cat cubs, abusing animals

On: September 2, 2020

In: Echo, Law

A roadside zoo in Charlestown, Indiana, has violated the Endangered Species Act by declawing Big Cats – tigers, lions and hybrids – “without a medical necessity” and separating cubs as young as 1 day old from their mothers, a federal judge has ruled.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/09/02/judges-declaw-indiana-zoo-for-illegally-declawing-big-cat-cubs-abusing-animals/

Pandemic impacts library services, budgets in long term

On: August 31, 2020

In: covid, COVID-19, Echo

Library patrons may not be spending hours browsing the stacks for new reads, but Michigan librarians are still busy quarantining books and shipping them to eager summer readers.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/08/31/pandemic-impacts-library-services-budgets-in-long-term/

Hear crickets chirping in the evening? Use them to tell the temperature

On: August 24, 2020

In: Echo, Insects, podcasts

The steady sound of crickets chirping in the evening is a staple of a midwest summer. And with some simple math that chirping can be utilized to tell the temperature.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/08/24/hear-crickets-chirping-in-the-evening-use-them-to-tell-the-temperature/

Remembering the birth of Isle Royale’s wolf-moose study

On: August 20, 2020

In: Art, Echo

When L. David Mech arrived at Isle Royale in 1959, he had no idea he would pioneer the nation’s longest-running prey-predator study, one that would become a model for wildlife biologists around the world.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/08/20/remembering-the-birth-of-isle-royales-wolf-moose-study/

Ohio slaughterhouse operator sent to prison for environmental, money laundering crimes

On: August 10, 2020

In: Echo, Law

A federal judge in Ohio has sentenced an illegal slaughterhouse operator to 33 months behind bars for dumping animal blood and other “bodily fluids” into a waterway that empties into Beaver Creek and Lake Erie in violation of the Clean Water Act.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/08/10/ohio-slaughterhouse-operator-sent-to-prison-for-environmental-money-laundering-crimes/

Artists, activists shift environmental art exhibit online during pandemic

On: August 6, 2020

In: Art, Echo

An art exhibition and panel discussions hosted by the Detroit Center for Design + Technology that addresses climate change is available to explore online through August 15.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/08/06/artists-activists-shift-environmental-art-exhibit-online-during-pandemic/

New cookbook highlights food of Great Lakes indigenous peoples

On: July 29, 2020

In: Art, Echo

A new cookbook serves up the culture along with the food of the indigenous people of the Great Lakes region.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/07/29/new-cookbook-highlights-food-of-great-lakes-indigenous-peoples/

Podcast: The Future of Forest Threats

On: July 27, 2020

In: Echo

Great Lakes Echo and the Northern Research Station of the USDA Forest Service are collaborating to share the first season of their podcast, Forestcast.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/07/27/podcast-the-future-of-forest-threats/

Fish farmers find new applications for old dairy farming equipment

On: July 24, 2020

In: aquaculture, Echo, Farming, fish

As smaller dairy farms are sold to larger operations, fish farmers are finding use for their old manure lagoons.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/07/24/fish-farmers-find-new-applications-for-old-dairy-farming-equipment/

Podcast: The Hornless Asian Longhorned Beetle

On: July 20, 2020

In: Catch of the Day, Echo, forest, Invaders, invasive species

Great Lakes Echo and the Northern Research Station of the USDA Forest Service are collaborating to share the first season of their podcast, Forestcast.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/07/20/podcast-the-hornless-asian-longhorned-beetle/

Monarch butterfly conservationists concerned by long-term population decrease

On: July 17, 2020

In: butterflies, Echo, Insects, pollinators

By Taylor Haelterman Capital News Service Insect populations fluctuate from year to year, depending on factors like weather and breeding, but the long-term downward trend in the monarch butterfly population is concerning conservationists. Listen to this story. The average monarch population from 2010 to 2020 is less than half of what it was the decade […]

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/07/17/monarch-butterfly-conservationists-concerned-by-long-term-population-decrease/

Mighty mites might manage mosquitoes

On: July 15, 2020

In: Echo, Insects, mosquitoes

By Weiting Du Summer is here and so are the annoying mosquitoes. But so, too, are creatures that limit their number. Water mites are close relatives to spiders and live in freshwater. Some of them can parasitize or prey on mosquitoes, according to a recent review study published in the Diversity journal. Understanding these water mites could be important […]

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/07/15/mighty-mites-might-manage-mosquitoes/

Podcast: When A Single Clone Caused An Invasion

On: July 13, 2020

In: Catch of the Day, Echo, forest, Invaders, invasive species

Great Lakes Echo and the Northern Research Station of the USDA Forest Service are collaborating to share the first season of their podcast, Forestcast.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/07/13/podcast-when-a-single-clone-caused-an-invasion/

Mobsters in the vacationlands

On: July 9, 2020

In: Art, Books, Echo

From crime boss and occasional visitor “Scarface” Al Capone to the Upper Peninsula’s own Public Enemy #1, John “Red” Hamilton, Up North has historic ties to organized crime and the baddies who used the area as a playground.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/07/09/mobsters-in-the-vacationlands/

Podcast: Slowing the Gypsy Moth’s Spread

On: July 6, 2020

Great Lakes Echo and the Northern Research Station of the USDA Forest Service are collaborating to share the first season of their podcast, Forestcast.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/07/06/podcast-slowing-the-gypsy-moths-spread/

Podcast: Wasps vs Emerald Ash Borer Beetles

On: June 29, 2020

In: Catch of the Day, Echo, Forests, Invaders, invasive species

Great Lakes Echo and the Northern Research Station of the USDA Forest Service are collaborating to share the first season of their podcast, Forestcast.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/06/29/podcast-wasps-vs-emerald-ash-borer-beetles/

Gloom, doom and ruin draw visitors to Detroit, study says

On: June 24, 2020

In: Detroit, Echo, Urban

People who take such guided tours “are primarily interested not in the city’s auto manufacturing heritage but in its crumbling factories," according to University of Washington in Tacoma Professor Emma Jean Slager.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/06/24/gloom-doom-and-ruin-draw-visitors-to-detroit-study-says/

New podcast on forest invaders, scientists who study them

On: June 22, 2020

In: Echo, Forests, Invaders, invasive species

Forestcast is a new podcast from USDA Forest Service.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/06/22/__trashed/

Podcast: A Slow Explosion of Damaging Forest Insects

On: June 22, 2020

In: Catch of the Day, Echo, forest, Invaders, invasive species

Part one in a series of podcasts on forest invaders from the USDA Forest Service.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/06/22/podcast-a-slow-explosion-of-damaging-forest-insects/

Along the Inter Urban

On: June 19, 2020

In: Commentary, Echo

Reflections on exploring the outdoors close to home.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/06/19/along-the-inter-urban/

Too many dams, too little money

On: June 17, 2020

In: Echo, podcasts

Tittabawassee River on May 20, 2020 (right), compared to June 3, 2019 (left). Images: NASA Earth Observatory. By Cassidy Hough Listen to this story: A combination of heavy rain and aging infrastructure led to the collapse of the Edenville and Sanford dams along the Tittabawassee River in Midland County on May 19. Close to […]

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/06/17/too-many-dams-too-little-money/

The future of Michigan’s environmental risk

On: June 15, 2020

In: Echo, podcasts

This is the final part of a four-part series on Environmental Risk in Michigan: Past, Present and Future.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/06/15/the-future-of-michigans-environmental-risk/

Andrew Blok

Images show impact of Midland County flooding

On: June 11, 2020

Images from NASA's Earth Observatory illustrate the recent flooding in Midland County, Michigan.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/06/11/midland-flooding/

Michigan environment officials Zoom you out of the office

On: June 9, 2020

By David Poulson Tired of getting trapped in countless Zoom meetings? Rather be hiking among Michigan’s natural wonders? The state’s Department of Natural Resources can get you out of your home-office and into the outdoors. Sort of. The agency has posted images of the state’s natural wonders formatted for use as a Zoom background. The […]

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/06/09/michigan-environment-officials-zoom-you-out-of-the-office/

David Poulson

Education builds lasting connections to Michigan’s environment

On: June 8, 2020

In: Echo, podcasts

This is the third part of a four-part series on Environmental Risk in Michigan: Past, Present and Future.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/06/08/education-builds-lasting-connections-to-michigans-environment/

Andrew Blok

“Mastering the Inland Seas” explores history of Great Lakes navigation

On: June 3, 2020

In: Art, Echo

The new book from Theodore Karamanski explains how industries and communities dependent on the Great Lakes have created tools and markers to safely navigate them.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/06/03/mastering-inland-seas/

Looking back at Michigan’s environmental risk

On: May 26, 2020

In: Echo, podcasts

This is the first part of a four-part series on Environmental Risk in Michigan: Past, Present and Future.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/05/26/looking-back-at-michigans-environmental-risk/

Andrew Blok

Research delayed: Megan Mader

On: May 22, 2020

In: Coping with Covid-19, COVID-19, Echo, Research delayed

Coronovirus one more danger of fieldwork to study the impact of people on the ecology of drowned river mouths.

http://greatlakesecho.org/2020/05/22/research-delayed-megan-mader/

David Poulson

Research delayed: Elizabeth Lombardi

On: May 21, 2020

In: Coping with Covid-19, COVID-19, Echo, Research delayed

"I think that there’s a tendency for a lot of people that work on independent research projects to get a little, you know, obsessive, and they’re super driven."