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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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January 5, 2024

S.S. Norisle has been recycled

In October 2023, the historic Manitoulin Island ferry, the S.S. Norisle — which was in operation from 1946 to 1974 and later functioned as a museum in Manitowaning — was towed…

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December 18, 2023

Updated Public Access Maps Help Visitors Explore Lake Erie Shoreline

PHOTO COURTESY OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCESOhians and visitors can now more easily access and explore Lake Erie Shoreline thanks to two new online resources from the Ohio Department…

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November 14, 2023

Tawas Point Lighthouse Restoration

Photo Courtesy of Mihm Enterprises, Inc.The historic 136-year-old Tawas Point Lighthouse at Tawas Point State Park will reopen to the public in 2024 following a $455,000 restoration.

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October 25, 2023

Great Lakes Hotels Awarded 10Best

Two Great Lakes hotels were awarded USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Best Historic Hotels: Mackinac Island’s The Island House (No. 10); and Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s The Pfister Hotel (No. 6).

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October 20, 2023

Shipwreck Satellite Discovered in Lake Superior

Photo Courtesy of GLSHSThe Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) has announced the discovery of the long-missing tugboat Satellite, which sank in Lake Superior in 1879 in less than 300…

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October 10, 2023

Maritime Maintenance Technician Program Launched

Lake Michigan College has launched a new seven-week Maritime Maintenance Technician Program that equips students for a job maintaining and repairing boats of all shapes and sizes. The course will…

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October 6, 2023

Volvo Penta donates to the Great Lakes Boat Building School

Volvo Penta has donated two new engines to the Great Lakes Boat Building School (GLBBS) in Cedarville, Michigan, to help train students. One of the engines, the KAMD44 Diesel, will…

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October 4, 2023

Ontario Establishes First New Conservation Reserve in Over 10 Years

Photo Courtesy of ontarioparks.comThe Ontario government has created the province’s first new conservation reserve in over 10 years. The Monarch Point Conservation Reserve will protect nearly 4,000 acres in Prince…

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September 29, 2023

SailDrone Deploys More Vehicles in the Great Lakes

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has deployed two more Saildrone autonomous surface vehicles (USV) in the Great Lakes from late-July through September to improve fishery surveys across the lakes. One…

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

S.S. Norisle has been recycled

Updated Public Access Maps Help Visitors Explore Lake Erie Shoreline

Tawas Point Lighthouse Restoration

Great Lakes Hotels Awarded 10Best

Shipwreck Satellite Discovered in Lake Superior

Maritime Maintenance Technician Program Launched

Volvo Penta donates to the Great Lakes Boat Building School

Ontario Establishes First New Conservation Reserve in Over 10 Years

SailDrone Deploys More Vehicles in the Great Lakes

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