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AuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageJohn HartigLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioRecreation and TourismTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: Ten natural wonders of The Great Lakes Way
-Get your bicycle or kayak ready and consider adding these close-to-home natural wonders to your Great Lakes adventure bucket list.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFreightersHistory and CultureLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismOn Lake Michigan, a coal-fired steamship and ferry eyes a clean-energy future
-For seven decades, the SS Badger has ferried people and goods across Lake Michigan while polluting the air with black smoke. The ship’s new owners are considering greener options.
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AuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingLake Erie Charter Life
-Getting folks out to fish in Ohio means long hours, collaborating and cooperating.
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AuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingClevelandFeature ClevelandFeature HomepageJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTourismWhere to see rare solar eclipse in Ohio
-A solar eclipse is expected to draw large crowds to Lake Erie, and tourism officials are preparing for an early start to the 2024 season.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageHistory and CultureLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioRecreation and TourismShipwrecksTourismStrong winds uncover spectacular features and long-lost structures
-People on the western shore of Lake Erie witnessed a strange site after the weekend’s winter storm. Parts of the lake usually under water were suddenly dry and accessible.
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AuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFeature HomepageJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRegionGreat Lakes Moment: Detroit’s new Ralph Wilson Park will provide habitats for a healthy ecosystem
-For over 100 years, the Detroit River was perceived as a working waterway that supported industry and commerce. As such, its shoreline was progressively hardened with concrete seawalls, steel sheet piling, or broken concrete.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageHistory and CultureLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchWhy the Great Lakes region is unique for rockhounds
-The Great Lakes holds within its terrain a secret — rocks that possess stories as ancient as time itself.
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AuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingDetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageIan SolomonLake HuronLake MichiganLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismTourismIan Outside: Michigan beaches you need to see
-“This summer is your chance to get to know the longest freshwater coastline in the world.”
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For open water swimmers, even chilly, choppy water beckons
-Many beaches won’t open for weeks, but already one dedicated group is quietly pacing the shore.
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AuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishIllinoisKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTorontoI Speak for the Fish: Eyeballing Walleye
-Walleye are known for their deadpan stare but there is more to this Great Lakes native than a ghostly gaze and a fillet sizzling in butter.
