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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingDetroitDetroit RiverJohn HartigNewsPlayRecreation and TourismResourceTourismGreat Lakes Moment: Detroit’s New Waterfront Porch
-For well over a century Detroit was an industrial town and had a working riverfront that supported industry and commerce. However, times had changed.
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Cruise Kickoff: Great Lakes cruise season begins May 23
-The MS Victory I will mark the start of the season with its first port of call in Muskegon, Michigan.
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Wrecks Within Reach
-SEGMENT 3 | ALPENA, MICHIGAN The Great Lakes only national marine sanctuary brings underwater history up close Whether you’re in…
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Ships and Shipwrecks – Episode 1002
-Come aboard a boat that delivers mail to ships on the Great Lakes. Learn about life on a Great Lakes freighter, and dive into some incredible shipwrecks in the Great Lakes’ only national marine sanctuary.
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ArticleBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNatasha BlakelyNewsRegionSeries EpisodeShipping and PortsLetters, Packages, Pizzas: The duties of the mail boat have changed with the evolution of delivery
-The J.W. Westcott Co. has a long-established reputation as a mail boat, delivering letters and messages to freighters passing through the Detroit River, but that no longer encompasses what the boat does.
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AuthorsEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGary WilsonNewsRecreation and TourismResourceScience, Technology, ResearchAnchor Awareness: Michigan Gov. Whitmer issues emergency order after video of Line 5 damage is released
-Whitmer also wrote to the U.S. Coast Guard requesting that it create a rule similar to Michigan’s on anchor dragging to cover foreign ships.
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Few Rights: What to watch out for as a passenger on a cruise ship
-Great Lakes Now spoke with maritime attorney Gary Baun on what it means to be a passenger on a cruise ship and what cautions passengers can take when it comes to legal issues.
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Lake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsNatasha BlakelyProtectRecreation and TourismSeries EpisodeTourismWrecks Within Reach: Current and proposed Great Lakes national marine sanctuaries and state bottomland preserves
-In the waters of the Great Lakes are dozens of shipwrecks. Plenty of locations all around the lakes provide opportunities…
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingBooks, Authors, Art and MusicDetroitFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsRecreation and Tourism“The Heart of the Great Lakes”: New book looks at the Detroit River’s history and its environmental recovery
-Great Lakes Now interviewed Dave Dempsey about his latest book, which examines the Detroit River’s recovery and the benefit to the region.
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Great Lakes Conferences ConferencesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNatasha BlakelyNewsRecreation and TourismRegionResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWaterfront DevelopmentTechnology, Data, Tariffs: The most prominent topics of the 2019 Great Lakes Economic Forum
-The forum, which was held in Cleveland from May 6 through 8, hosted guests from more than just Canada and the U.S., but also France, Colombia and Japan.
