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A Symbol of Survival: Red Pine Peels and Ojibwe Canoe Factories
-Anthropologists discovered trees harvested for canoes during the fur trade formed a healing lobe like a scar. A symbol of survival — for the trees and for the Indigenous people of the border country.
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Wild Berry Bonanza: Juicy Jewels of the Great Lakes Summer
-Summer in the Great Lakes region is a magical time, with long, warm days and the sweet taste of freshly picked berries.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsInside is Not the Answer: Air quality in the Great Lakes
-The hidden impact of outdoor air pollution in the Great Lakes region is the public health epidemic of poor indoor air quality.
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From Waters to Table: The story of the Great Lakes whitefish
-Some experts fear the total collapse of whitefish in just a few years. The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Natural Resources Department is taking steps to ensure the future of this culturally important fish in the Great Lakes Basin.
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Cornish Roots & Nettle Shoots: A Foraged Pasty Recipe from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
-Lisa M. Rose blends tradition with local foraging to create the Nettle Pasty.
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Points North: Copper Country’s Conundrum
-Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is Copper Country. Some see copper mining as an economic boon for the region, but others worry it could come at the cost of some of the Great Lakes’ most pristine wild spaces.
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Millions sweating it out as heat wave nears peak from Midwest to Maine
-A heat wave extending from the Midwest to New England moved closer to a breaking point Thursday, with millions of people sweating it out for another day.
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Energy News Roundup: Great Lakes shipping industry says it could use decarbonization funding too
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsThe CheckupHeat Islands in the Great Lakes: Community, infrastructure and fresh water solutions
-Heat is becoming a threat in cities everywhere. Here is the second half of our two-part series which looks at the connection between heat and health, the role water plays, what’s being done, and where these cities have room to improve.
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I Speak for the Fish: What’s a true bass?
-White bass are like freshwater wolves: elusive, with a love of wide open spaces and killer teamwork.
