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What does it mean to be a freshwater person? We’re finding out!

Freshwater People is a podcast from Great Lakes Now at @detroitpbs. Every month, we’ll introduce you to experts, writers, and enthusiasts who share your love for the Great Lakes.

Find us wherever you get your podcasts or at https://GreatLakesNow.org

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When winter descends, traveling the lakes becomes a dangerous proposition for freighters. Ice can trap even the largest ships in place, and it’s up to a small fleet of U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers and tugboats working in tandem to keep vital shipping routes moving.

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On Ohio’s Kelleys Island, Tom and Paula Bartlett have spent years catching and banding birds. Their work has helped shape our understanding of how birds migrate through the Great Lakes.

Watch the full segment on the Great Lakes Now YouTube channel.

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Join a livestreamed expedition to the deepest point in the Great Lakes! Explore a hidden underwater world from your own screen and have your questions answered LIVE.

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More than 400 meters (1,300 feet) beneath Lake Superior likes a place that no light reaches and few people have ever seen. Great Lakes Now is teaming up with freshwater explorers Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick to send cameras back to the bottom and explore the area for the first time in 40 years.

What we’re hoping to see:
• The kiyi, a rare deepwater fish that is believed to live only in Lake Superior.
• Alien looking deepwater sculpin
• Forests of colorful hydra
• The deepwater-adapted siscowet lake trout

Along for the voyage is Michigan DNR fisheries biologist Shawn Sitar, who has been investigating the recent appearance of “zombie fish,” emaciated siscowet turning up across Lake Superior, many of them from the deepest parts of the lake.

Watch live and ask questions in real time as Drebert, Melnick, and Sitar guide you through the depths of one of the largest lakes on Earth.

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On Kelleys Island, Tom and Paula Bartlett are on a mission to band 100,000 birds. When winter hits, it’s up to icebreakers and tugboats to keep the lakes moving. Can your yard become a national park?

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Check out @SciNC’s video about the Crush Truck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpDRtKC92DU

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For years, scientists believed that many migrating birds would avoid crossing the Great Lakes. But thanks to bird banders like Tom and Paula Bartlett, we know know that many birds do cross the lakes, stopping on small islands. On Kelley’s Island in Ohio, Tom and Paula are on a mission to band 100,000 birds.

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What if your yard were part of a national park? That’s the idea behind the Homegrown National Park Movement, an effort to get property owners to see their land as part of a larger ecosystem. GLN’s Lisa John Rogers spoke with the movement’s co-founder Doug Tallamy to find out more.

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The Great Lakes are often described as a climate haven, somewhere spared from the worst impacts of climate change. This makes the region appealing to people seeking stability. But are climate migrants already arriving? And how protected are the Great Lakes, really? Great Lakes Now contributor Stephen Starr investigated climate migration in the region.

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Isle Royale is officially open for the 2026 season!

In 2023, Ian Solomon visited national park and met Rolf and Candy Peterson, who oversee a long running project on the island’s wolf and moose.

Watch his full adventure on the Great Lakes Now YouTube!

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Are the Great Lakes truly a climate haven? Is climate migration to the region actually happening? We spoke with GLN contributor Stephen Starr about his investigation into climate migration to the Great Lakes.

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How Buffalo, New York has adapted to and embraced an influx of climate migrants

Boom or burden? Climate migration’s impact on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

How Great Lakes cities are preparing for climate migration

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There’s a city of fish living next to a nuclear power plant 🐟⚡

Bruce Power is one of the largest nuclear generating stations in the world, and the warm water created as part of its operation creates a perfect environment for a diverse gathering of fish species.

We’re teaming up with Inspired Planet to take you inside this remarkable underwater world.

Join the exploration, LIVE, on April 22nd at 10am.

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In Milwaukee, every flush and drain leads to Kevin Shafer. As the executive director of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, he manages a system where extreme weather can force difficult choices between river releases and flooded basements. When a thousand-year storm overwhelmed the system in August 2025, Shafer faced an important decision. This story was made in partnership with the Points North Podcast at Interlochen Public Radio.

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On Earth Day, we’re diving beneath the surface of Lake Huron to explore the hidden world living next to a nuclear power plant.

Join us for a LIVE exploration of the water surrounding Bruce Power, one of the largest nuclear facilities in the world. Experts will be on-hand to answer your questions in real-time.

Join us at Fish City on April 22nd at 10am!

Presented by @InspiredPlanet-x6r, Great Lakes Now, and @detroitpbs with support from the Nature Conservancy of Canada

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False springs aren’t just an annoying trick of nature. Under the right conditions, they can be devastating.

In 2012, an unusually warm early spring was followed by an April freeze that ravaged Michigan’s fruit crops, important agricultural products for the state.

Scientists say years like 2012 could become the new normal in just a few decades.

Learn more on the Great Lakes Now YouTube channel.

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When a thousand‑year storm overwhelmed Milwaukee, one man faced a critical decision. Plus, why do false springs show up every year? What causes them? And as the Great Lakes are increasingly seen as a climate haven, are climate migrants already arriving in the region?

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Some of the most skilled construction jobs in the Great Lakes happen in the water itself. Commercial divers are more than just divers– they’re jacks of all trades, able to do whatever is needed to get the job done.

But before they can get to work, they often need to contend with thick layers of invasive mussels that completely cover the structures they’re working on. One team near Port Huron, MI has developed a method for obliterating the mollusks.

Watch the full video on the Great Lakes Now YouTube channel.

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Explore the Fish City living near the waters of a nuclear power plant and get your questions answered LIVE!

Using cutting-edge underwater robotic camera technology, discover the hidden world beneath the surface of the world’s largest freshwater ecosystem. Explore the aquatic metropolis living near the fish-filled outflow of a nuclear power plant on Ontario’s Bruce Peninsula, where the warm water creates a unique gathering space for a diverse range of species.

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It’s the same story every year: In February or March, a warm spell arrives that makes us think the long winter is finally over. Then, just as quickly, cold weather returns and we’re back to bundling up. This is a false spring, and it feels nature is playing a trick on us. But what is it, really?

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Nearly a century ago, arctic grayling disappeared from Michigan’s waters due to overfishing, destructive logging practices, and predation by introduced species. Today, efforts are underway to restore these long-lost fish to the state.

On the Great Lakes Now YouTube channel, explore the years-long process behind bringing arctic grayling back to Michigan’s waters.

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Forester and author Ethan Tapper explains why loving a forest means more than planting trees or criticizing the lumber industry. He argues that caring for forests and using them as a resource don’t have to be at odds. Great Lakes Now’s Lisa John Rogers spoke with Tapper about how forests can thrive when we rethink old ideas about forest management.

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Isle Royale, one of the least visited national parks in the U.S., is home to a unique ecosystem that includes wolves and moose. In 1980, the remote island earned an International Biosphere Reserve designation. Great Lakes Now contributor Ian Solomon made the journey to Lake Superior’s wild island, exploring its rugged trails, stunning scenery, and a memorable encounter with a family of moose.

Find Ian’s full adventure on the Great Lakes Now YouTube channel

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Salt trucks are a familiar sight in the Great Lakes region. Every winter, roads and sidewalks are covered with salt to melt ice and prevent accidents. But is the salt doing more harm than good? Citizen scientists in Ontario have been studying how salt is impacting local waterways and advocating for stronger limits on its use.

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Every winter, ice boaters race across frozen waterways, chasing serious speeds.

Meet Ron Sherry. He’s an Iceboat World Champion and iceboat designer who build DN Class boats from his workshop in Michigan.

On the Great Lakes Now YouTube channel, learn more about this high-speed sport and join GLN contributor Ward Detwiler for his first time boating on ice.

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Arctic grayling were once abundant in Michigan’s waters. But almost a century ago, habitat destruction, overfishing, and predation by introduced species decimated their populations. By 1936, the fish had vanished from Michigan entirely. Today, and effort is underway to restore self-sustaining populations of this long-lost fish

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In September of 2025, dozens of people with indigenous roots from across the Great Lakes gathered on the banks of Michigan’s Au Sable River to harvest manoomin– or wild rice– the traditional way.

Manoomin is making a comeback in the Great Lakes. Once bountiful across the region, its existence has been threatened by dams and environmental pressures. Today, there is an effort among Anishinaabek peoples to restore and reconnect with this culturally important food.

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Almost a century ago, arctic grayling vanished from Michigan’s waters. Explore an effort to restore this long-lost fish. In Ontario, citizen scientists work to understand the damage that road salt is doing to local waterways. Author and forester Ethan Tapper discusses what it means to love a forest.

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The Energy News Roundup is your source for the latest energy stories from around the Great Lakes.

In Michigan, the state’s attorney general is taking on oil companies, accusing four of them of undermining climate research and driving up energy prices.

In Ohio, a bribery trial is underway against former energy executives accused of orchestrating the largest public corruption scheme in the state’s history.

Burning trash and wood for electricity now qualifies as carbon free in Minnesota. Meanwhile, a shuttered nuclear power plant in Wisconsin could be coming back online.

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Across the Great Lakes, a network of buoys provides real-time data about waves, wind, and ice. In 2025, one buoy broke free, drifting nearly to the center of Lake Michigan before washing ashore. The data it collected is helping researchers better understand how winter weather impacts the lakes.

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An obstacle course is being built to keep invasive species out of a river.

FishPass is a project on the Boardman-Ottaway River in Traverse City, Michigan. Its goal is to allow desirable fish into the river while keeping unwanted, invasive species out. By using different obstacles, environmental conditions, and recognition technologies, FishPass will sort the fish that enter from Lake Michigan and only allow certain species upstream.

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Manoomin— or wild rice—is Michigan’s official native grain and an important cultural food source for Anishinaabe peoples throughout the Great Lakes. Once abundant throughout the region, its existence has been threatened by dams and environmental pressures. Today, there’s an effort to restore it.

This story was produced in collaboration with @OneDetroit and BridgeDetroit.

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Of all the fish in the Great Lakes, muskellunge— or muskies— are one of the largest and most sought after by anglers. To keep up with the demand, the Michigan DNR aims to raise and release 40,000 muskies every year.

But raising muskies is easier said than done, especially when they’re known for being highly cannibalistic. On the Great Lakes Now YouTube channel, learn more about how the Wolf Lake State Hatchery in Mattawan, Michigan raises tens of thousands of these apex predators.

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In Traverse City, Michigan, a fish obstacle course is keeping unwanted species out of a river. As dams come down around the world, native fish are returning to their home waters. But invasive species are taking advantage of that same access. So how do we separate native fish from undesirable fish?

In Traverse City, researchers are testing an innovative solution called FishPass. This system sorts native fish from invasive species using a combination of obstacles, bubble curtains, adjustable currents, and cameras that hone in on identifying features. The goal is to open the door to native fish like sturgeon, while turning away invasive species like sea lamprey.

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Muskellunge— or muskie— are one of the largest and most prized fish in the Great Lakes. But hundreds of years of shoreline development have shrunk the spawning grounds of these massive swimmers. 

For decades, the Michigan DNR has raised and stocked muskies with the goal of releasing 40,000 fingerlings every year. Learn more about Michigan’s muskie operation on the Great Lakes Now YouTube channel.

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On this episode of Great Lakes Now, explore a project on a Michigan river that keeps undesirable fish away. Then take a canoe out onto the Au Sable River to harvest wild rice. Plus, see what a drifting buoy revealed about winter on the lakes.

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GLN contributor Ian Solomon took a trip to Munising, Michigan to climb the epic ice walls along Lake Superior.

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Lake Huron’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary is home to at least 10 underwater sinkholes.

Formed as groundwater eroded the limestone below, these pockets create conditions where cyanobacteria, which first oxygenated the planet, thrive.

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If you think freighter food is just cafeteria slop, think again.

Sissy Payment is the cook aboard one of the lake’s thousand foot freighters. She creates daily menus and make sure that every crew member has meals they enjoy. To her, it’s more than a job: it’s like taking care of her family.

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A self taught archeologist in Michigan made a major discovery just miles from where he was born.

Growing up, Tom Talbot was fascinated by the artifacts that could be found in local farms and fields. Eventually, is artifact hunting led him to a find that’s shedding light on what we know about ancient civilizations in North America.

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When you think of archeology, you probably think of ancient Egypt or Rome. But in Michigan’s St. Joseph County, archeologists are searching for signs of Clovis People, some of the first inhabitants of North America.

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At Farrand Hall, flavors come from the land just outside the door.

In addition to a vegetable garden, the kitchen forages for herbs and ingredients on the property’s twelve acres. The result is a truly local menu that shifts with the seasons.

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As a child, Thomas Nelson became fascinated by the Edmund Fitzgerald after seeing one of its lifeboats in a museum. As an adult and elected official, he realized that the Edmund Fitzgerald was more than a maritime tragedy, it was a chapter in America’s story of deindustrialization. This realization led him to write Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy.

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In a small Michigan town, a unique restaurant offers truly local flavors.

At Farrand Hall, executive chef Ken Miller leads the kitchen in crafting menus based on what the landscape and the season has to offer. The result is an evolving selection of flavors, many of them from right outside the door.

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At Great Lakes Now, we love telling stories about the Great Lakes Region. Here’s a look back at some of our favorite pieces from 2025!

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When the Erie Canal opened, it didn’t just slash travel time and cost, it changed America’s trajectory.

By linking the Great Lakes to New York City and the Atlantic Ocean, the canal fueled westward expansion, allowed new ideas to spread like wildfire, and laid the foundations for America’s Industrial Revolution.

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In Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy, author Thomas Nelson explores how the Edmund Fitzgerald is more than just the subject of a popular song.

News Editor Lisa John Rogers spoke with Thomas Nelson about his book, his lifelong fascination with the Fitzgerald, and what the tragedy can teach us about the evolution of America’s economy.

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200 years ago, the opening of the Erie Canal solved one of America’s biggest logistical problems: how to quickly move people and goods from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.

New York governor DeWitt Clinton pushed for a canal linking Lake Erie to the Hudson River and New York City, drastically cutting travel time and costs and helping launch America’s Industrial Revolution.

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Can we eat our way out of the Great Lakes mussel invasion?

Viewers have asked us if invasive quagga and zebra mussels are edible, so we looked into it. The findings? Don’t eat the mussels.

These mussels are voracious filter feeders, meaning they suck up lake water and feed on small organisms. That also means they absorb contaminants in the water, and that accumulates in the mussels.

And even if you have mussels that you know for certain come from a clean environment, they are far from seafood delicacies. Quagga and zebra mussels are small, with very little meat. Not ideal for cooking.

Meanwhile, invasive mussels are wreaking havoc on native species that are delicious, like whitefish.

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At Farrand Hall in Southwest Michigan, chefs don’t just source their ingredients. They forage for them. What began as a vacation home for owners James Gray and Jacob Hagan has grown into a one-of-a-kind dining experience that gives guests a true taste of the surrounding landscape.

GLN News Editor Lisa John Rogers visited Farrand Hall to learn how the team’s unique approach connects food, place, and community.

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Invasive quagga mussels have taken over the lakes, severely threatening native species like whitefish. So what can we do?

Researchers like Harvey Bootsma are exploring different ways to control mussel populations. But will any of them work?

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Great Lakes whitefish are disappearing, largely due to an explosion of invasive mussels. These filter feeders consume much of the food that baby whitefish need to make it to adulthood.

But there may be some hope. Lake Superior, which has far fewer mussels than the other lakes, is the last refuge for whitefish. And another invasive species, the round goby, may be an unlikely ally in the fight against mussels.

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