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April 5, 2023

New Trail Will Connect Boyne City to Charlevoix

Photo Courtesy of Top of Michigan Trails CouncilLeadership Charlevoix County (LCC) and Top of Michigan Trails Council (TOMTC) are rolling out a safe new way for bikers and outdoor recreation…

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March 23, 2023

Saugatuck’s Iconic Gap Filler Radar Listed in the National Register of Historic Places

PHOTO Courtesy of Michigan State Historic Preservation Office FacebookConstructed in 1957 in Saugatuck, Michigan, the iconic Saugatuck Gap Filler Radar was built high atop the Mount Baldhead sand dune to…

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March 16, 2023

Historic Duluth Lighthouse Welcomes New Ownership

PHOTO COURTESY OF RETHOS FACEBOOKThe National Park Service has awarded Rethos — a St. Paul, Minnesota-based historic preservation nonprofit — the Duluth Harbor North Pierhead Lighthouse, after the U.S. Coast…

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March 7, 2023

New Schooner Arrives in Traverse City

The Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) has purchased a new 105-foot, three-masted schooner named Alliance, which will be sailing the waters of Grand Traverse Bay this summer. The ship’s name…

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February 20, 2023

Smokestack from Phoenix Shipwreck Found in Lake Michigan

More than 175 years after the sinking of the SS Phoenix, one of the deadliest shipwrecks on Lake Michigan, the ship’s smokestack was found at the bottom of the lake…

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February 17, 2023

New Lake Michigan Trail Connects Chicago to New Buffalo

Imagine riding your bike safely from Chicago all the way to Michigan. Thanks to a $17.8 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant, combined with fundraising efforts, this dream is becoming…

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February 9, 2023

Illinois Launches Projects to Reduce Lake Michigan Shoreline Erosion at Illinois Beach State Park

PHOTO COURTESY OF ILLINOIS BEACH STATE PARK FACEBOOKTwo revolutionary projects are currently underway at Lake Michigan’s Illinois Beach State Park in Lake County, Illinois, to help protect harmful shoreline erosion…

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February 2, 2023

AntiMussel Aims to Solve Lake Michigan Zebra Mussel Problem

PHOTO COURTESY OF NEW NORTHWisconsin native and army veteran Tyler Rezachek grew up fishing on Lake Michigan, so he’s very familiar with the issue of invasive zebra mussels in the…

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February 1, 2023

Organization Aims to Make Apostle Islands More Accessible

photo courtesy of access for all facebookThe nonprofit group Friends of the Apostle Islands has recently launched its campaign, Access for All, to make Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands National Lakeshore accessible…

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January 19, 2023

Great Lakes Ice Coverage Down

Lake Huron, January 13, 2023PHOTO COURTESY OF NOAA COASTWATCH GREAT LAKESMild temperatures this year have impacted ice coverage and thickness on all the Great Lakes, reports CBC, a trend that…

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New Trail Will Connect Boyne City to Charlevoix

Saugatuck’s Iconic Gap Filler Radar Listed in the National Register of Historic Places

Historic Duluth Lighthouse Welcomes New Ownership

New Schooner Arrives in Traverse City

Smokestack from Phoenix Shipwreck Found in Lake Michigan

New Lake Michigan Trail Connects Chicago to New Buffalo

Illinois Launches Projects to Reduce Lake Michigan Shoreline Erosion at Illinois Beach State Park

AntiMussel Aims to Solve Lake Michigan Zebra Mussel Problem

Organization Aims to Make Apostle Islands More Accessible

Great Lakes Ice Coverage Down

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