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August 21, 2026

Great Lakes Coast Guard Launches Autonomous Drones

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August 12, 2026

Contributing Writer Damaine Vonada Has Passed Away

One of Lakeland Boating’s contributing writers, Damaine Vonada, of Xenia, Ohio, died on April 14, 2026, after a prolonged battle with brain cancer. Damaine wrote many articles for our magazine,…

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August 10, 2026

Michigan Supreme Court Overturns Line 5 Permit to Build Under Straits of Mackinac

The Michigan Supreme Court overturned a key Line 5 Permit approved in 2023 that would have enabled Enbridge to build a four-mile oil pipeline tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac,…

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August 3, 2026

Work Halted on Asian Carp Project in Joliet

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker called for immediate action after federal action halted work on the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, a bipartisan project to help protect the Great Lakes from invasive…

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July 13, 2026

Charlevoix, Michigan, Wins #3 Spot in “Best Harbor” Contest!

Charlevoix, Michigan, was named number three in US Harbors’ “Best Harbor” contest, behind top winner Padanaram, South Dartmouth, Massachusetts and Block Island, Rhode Island. It is the Michigan town’s fourth…

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July 1, 2026

Founder of Hall’s Sport Center, Harold Hall, Dies at 74

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May 26, 2026

NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson Returns to Survey Lakes Erie and Ontario

The NOAA ship Thomas Jefferson is underway in the Great Lakes for the first time since 2022. The vessel and its crew will work with NOAA scientists to map waters…

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