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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroit RiverFeature HomepageHabitat RestorationHistory and CultureJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRegionWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: Rouge River Revived
-In this Great Lakes Moment, author John Hartig previews one of his new books, this one about the destruction and recovery of the Rouge River in southeast Michigan.
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Capri CafaroFeature HomepageFoodHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismThe ProvincesTourismCoastal craft beers come to Lake Superior
-Ontario’s microbreweries are teaming up for an ale trail or IPA itinerary for tourists and locals.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsFreightersHistory and CultureLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsNewsOntarioQuizScience, Technology, ResearchTorontoFinders, Keepers: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz
-Test your knowledge on mapping the Great Lakes, collecting and cataloging freshwater fish species and some of the latest news around the region.
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APClimate ChangeFoodHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchTribal Governments and First NationsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMinnesota Ojibwe harvest sacred, climate-imperiled wild rice
-Wild rice is sacred to Indigenous peoples in the region, because it’s part of their creation story — and because for centuries it staved off starvation during harsh winters.
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APBudgetHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPennsylvaniaRecreation and TourismTourismPennsylvania spending $45M to establish 3 new state parks
-Pennsylvania is spending $45 million to add new state parks at a nature preserve in Tunkhannock, on Big Elk Creek and along the Susquehanna River.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureKathy JohnsonLake ErieLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTorontoFish scientists: From childhood aspirations to Amazonian expeditions
-Ichthyology is the scientific study of fish and fishery biologists are scientists who study fish. But not all fisheries biologists are ichthyologists. Here’s why.
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AdvocacyAsian CarpAuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsGary WilsonHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchDave Dempsey explores connection between people, dogs and environmental policy in new book
-Great Lakes Now’s Gary Wilson recently talked with the author about his latest book release, Half Wild: People, Dogs and Environmental Policy.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLake St. ClairLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTorontoTourismI Speak for the Fish: A Fish’s Shelf Life
-A private tour of the Royal Ontario Museum’s fish collection with its 1.5 million specimens, representing 7,500 species preserved in 110,000 jars.
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Energy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingHistory and CultureIllinoisIndianaIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: New climate laws impact states, energy bill assistance in Illinois
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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ChicagoDetroit RiverFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIllinoisLake HuronLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganMilwaukeeNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismSt. Lawrence RiverTourismWisconsinA look back on Queen Elizabeth’s Great Lakes tour
-Following the news of her passing, local news organizations reported on the late queen’s special connection to the region.
