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Thousands gather to support the Great Lakes for “All Hands on Deck”

Thousands gather to support the Great Lakes for “All Hands on Deck”
Thousands gather to support the Great Lakes for “All Hands on Deck”
July 6, 2017 Mary Ellen Geist
Photo courtesy of allhandsondeckgreatlakes.org
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People in 64 communities around the Great Lakes gathered for an event called “All Hands on Deck.” Thousands of people held various ceremonies that included handholding, music, drumming and speeches by lawmakers and environmental activists at selected sites along the shorelines of all five of the Great Lakes at 10 a.m. on July 3rd.

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Mary Ellen Geist, Great Lakes Bureau Chief Mary Ellen Geist is an award-winning broadcast journalist and author who was born and raised in the Detroit area. She began her career as a broadcast journalist in Northern Michigan where one of her first investigative reports involved the discovery of trichloroethylene in the ground water of a small town. She later won several awards...Read more
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