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Feature HomepageHistory and CultureLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRachel DuckettRecreation and TourismLighthouse Restoration: A volunteer effort that requires labor, love and millions of dollars
-Many lighthouses in the Great Lakes region survive on volunteers and their willingness to put time into restoring them.
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APEquity and Environmental JusticeHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesNewsRecreation and TourismTourismTribal Governments and First NationsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsUS looks to boost cooperation with tribes on land management
-National Park Service Director Chuck Sams told members of a congressional committee that part of the effort includes integrating Indigenous knowledge into management plans and recognizing that federal lands once belonged to the tribes.
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APChicagoLake MichiganLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchTourismChicago’s Adler Planetarium announces reopening
-The famed planetarium on the shores of Lake Michigan will on March 4 reopen, joining the ranks of museums and other institutions that have opened their doors once again.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLake HuronLake MichiganLake St. ClairLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingSt. Clair RiverDNR announces fishing regulations for Michigan’s 2022 season
-The Michigan Department of Natural Resources this week announced most of the changes will go into effect April 1. Fishing licenses go on sale online March 1 and are valid for a year.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsJames ProffittLake ErieLake OntarioLake St. ClairLatest NewsMichiganNewsOhioRecreational Hunting and FishingSt. Clair RiverTop 10 Fish to Catch: Great Lakes means great fishing
-Does your favorite fish make the list of favorites to catch on the Great Lakes?
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureI Speak for the FishInvasive SpeciesKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchI Speak for the Fish: Logperch rocking, rolling and rebounding
-How the native smallmouth bass helped save logperch – the Great Lakes’ largest darter – from the invasive round goby.
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APFish, Birds and AnimalsHabitat RestorationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRecreational Hunting and FishingJudge restores protections for gray wolves across much of US
-A judge said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had failed to show wolf populations could be sustained in the Midwest and portions of the West without protection under the Endangered Species Act.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipLake HuronLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchGreat Lakes researchers predict record-low ice coverage
-The Great Lakes’ annual winter freeze is “off to a slow start,” with ice coverage “well below average for this time of year.”
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLake St. ClairLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismI Speak for the Fish: Meeting the mysterious muskie
-Muskellunge are one of the Great Lakes top predators, and a species coveted by divers and sport fishermen alike.
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South Haven adds Lake Michigan restrictions in bad weather
-A southwestern Michigan town that swells with summer visitors is taking steps to keep people out of Lake Michigan during hazardous conditions.
