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March 22, 2024

Laketown Township Beach Adds 3.17 Acres

Laketown Township, located near Holland, Michigan, has added more public land around its beach with the purchase of 3.17 acres. The land does not touch Lake Michigan but has a…

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March 18, 2024

New Lake Michigan Shipwreck Discovery to Be Revealed During Annual Film Festival

The Michigan Shipwreck Research Association will reveal the identity of its latest shipwreck discovery at a live event — a first for the association. The announcement will take place at…

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March 11, 2024

Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act Grant Program Awards $3.85 Million for Great Lakes Basin

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced an award of $3.85 million in federal funding for the Great Lakes Basin under the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act grant…

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February 14, 2024

Lake Michigan Waves Hit Michigan City

Paul KemielOn October 14, 2023, the East Pierhead Lighthouse in Michigan City, Indiana, was engulfed in 15-foot waves from the 35 mph northeast wind gusts on Lake Michigan. The lighthouse…

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February 8, 2024

1881 Lake Michigan Shipwreck Discovered

tamara thomsen, whs & zach whitrockA well-preserved shipwreck that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 has been discovered. The Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS) announced that shipwreck hunters and historians Brendon…

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February 2, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard renames sectors

USCGThe U.S. Coast Guard has renamed Sectors Buffalo and Sault Ste. Marie to Sectors Eastern Great Lakes and Northern Great Lakes, respectively. The sector names are changing from their city…

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January 25, 2024

Great Lakes states in Top 5 of registered boats

Three Great Lakes states made it to the top five states with the most registered boats for 2022 — Minnesota, Michigan and Ohio — according to NMMA’s 2022 U.S. Recreational Boating…

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January 23, 2024

Sustain Our Great Lakes Partnership Announces $17.6 Million in Conservation Grants

PHOTO BY nfwf.orgThe Sustain Our Great Lakes (SOGL) partnership has announced $17.6 million in competitive grant funding for 43 projects that will restore key habitats for wildlife, improve water quality…

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January 15, 2024

Shipwreck Society Discovers a WWI-Era Steel Bulk Freighter

Photo Courtesy Great Lakes Shipwreck historical societyThe Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) has discovered the steel bulk freighter Huronton 100 years after sinking more than 800 feet to the…

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January 8, 2024

Little Traverse Conservancy to Establish Nature Preserve on 56 Acres Along Lake Michigan

PHOTO COURTESY OF LITTLE TRAVERSE CONSERVANCYThe Little Traverse Conservancy announced its biggest investment in land to date — the procurement of 56 acres in Emmet and Charlevoix counties that was…

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Laketown Township Beach Adds 3.17 Acres

New Lake Michigan Shipwreck Discovery to Be Revealed During Annual Film Festival

Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act Grant Program Awards $3.85 Million for Great Lakes Basin

Lake Michigan Waves Hit Michigan City

1881 Lake Michigan Shipwreck Discovered

U.S. Coast Guard renames sectors

Great Lakes states in Top 5 of registered boats

Sustain Our Great Lakes Partnership Announces $17.6 Million in Conservation Grants

Shipwreck Society Discovers a WWI-Era Steel Bulk Freighter

Little Traverse Conservancy to Establish Nature Preserve on 56 Acres Along Lake Michigan

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