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June 5, 2024

Beaver Island Home to Newest Dark Sky Sanctuary

If you were excited about the April 2024 solar eclipse, you’re going to love the news that DarkSky International has formally recognized the 9,425.5-acre Michigan State Wildlife Research Area on…

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June 3, 2024

Peterborough & the Kawarthas Winner of Water Ways Destination of the Year

Water Ways TV named Peterborough & the Kawarthas its first-ever winner of the Water Ways Destination of the Year award, an annual prize that recognizes communities that deliver world class…

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May 28, 2024

Sea Grant Funds Algal Bloom Study

Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes have increased in both frequency and toxicity over the past several decades, resulting in an increased impact on drinking water, recreational activities,…

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May 22, 2024

Superior Watershed Partnership Purchases 266 Acres on Keweenaw Peninsula

A 226-acre pristine parcel of waterfront land in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has been conserved by the Superior Watershed Partnership and Land Conservancy, with the help of a $600,000 USDA Forest…

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April 30, 2024

Lutsen Lodge Fire

A fire at the Historic Lutsen Lodge in Lutsen, Minnesota, has destroyed the lodge building. No injuries were reported. Founded in 1885, it’s the oldest resort in Minnesota, located on…

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April 22, 2024

New Report Shows Vast Majority of Great Lakes Litter is Plastic

A new report released by the Alliance for the Great Lakes reveals that 86% of litter collected on Great Lakes beaches is made either partially or fully of plastic. The…

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April 16, 2024

Ice Coverage at Historic Low

According to researchers at NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL), ice coverage across the Great Lakes has reached a historic low. Ice coverage on all five lakes in mid-February…

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April 14, 2024

Shipwreck Found in Lake Superior

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, along with shipwreck researcher Dan Fountain, have discovered the 244-foot bulk carrier Arlington in over 600 feet of water around 35 miles north of…

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April 9, 2024

B&E Marine Ron Bensz Passes Away At 95

A beacon in the Great Lakes boating community, Ronald “Ron” Bensz, founder of B&E Marine, has passed away at the age of 95. Born in 1928 in Michigan City, Indiana,…

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April 1, 2024

Shipwreck Milwaukee Found in Lake Michigan

Explorers from the Michigan Shipwreck Research Association announced their latest discovery to a live audience at its annual film festival in Holland, Michigan on March 23, 2024. The shipwreck Milwaukee…

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Beaver Island Home to Newest Dark Sky Sanctuary

Peterborough & the Kawarthas Winner of Water Ways Destination of the Year

Sea Grant Funds Algal Bloom Study

Superior Watershed Partnership Purchases 266 Acres on Keweenaw Peninsula

Lutsen Lodge Fire

New Report Shows Vast Majority of Great Lakes Litter is Plastic

Ice Coverage at Historic Low

Shipwreck Found in Lake Superior

B&E Marine Ron Bensz Passes Away At 95

Shipwreck Milwaukee Found in Lake Michigan

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