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AuthorsFeature HomepageInvasive SpeciesJames ProffittLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchLake trout recovery in Superior sign of lamprey removal success
-Learn more about control efforts for sea lampreys, crucial to lake trout recovery, which now face setbacks as federal staff cuts threaten progress, despite GLFC’s recent announcement of lake trout’s full rebound.
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CollaborationFeature HomepageFreightersGreat Lakes News CollaborativeHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsShipping and PortsThe fascinating history of the Great Lakes Yemeni sailors
-Abdullatif Ahmed recalls his journey from Yemen to working on the icy waters of the Great Lakes, where Yemeni sailors shaped the region’s maritime history.
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Study finds winter days on the Great Lakes growing shorter due to climate change
-The Great Lakes have lost an average of 14 days each decade between 1995-2023.
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Breaking Point: Minnesota’s mining legacy includes massive lake of wastewater
-The Minnesota Supreme Court will decide whether a mining company is required to examine how their proposed expansion will impact Lake Superior.
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CollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinAfter a dramatic decline, lake trout have recovered in most of Lake Superior
-Assessments show as many or more fish as there were prior to an invasion of sea lamprey.
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Equity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismTourismWaves of ChangeWaves of Change: Meet Protect the Porkies founder Tom Grotewohl
-We spoke with Tom Grotewohl, a resident of Wakefield Township in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and founder of the Protect the Porkies campaign.
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Equity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsinPublic hearing draws on big questions about Upper Peninsula copper mining
-In Gogebic County, on the western end of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, towering old-growth evergreens carpet the landscape as it rolls down toward the deep blue of Lake Superior.
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Books, Authors, Art and MusicFeature HomepageFreightersHistory and CultureLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismShipwrecksTourismSpooky Lake Superior: The SS Kamloops
-Just in time for Halloween, learn about the SS Kamloops — an eerie story about a shipwreck in Lake Superior, and “Old Whitey” who seems to follow divers around the wreck.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsThe lonely Lake Superior caribou and a lesson in limits
-Ontario’s southernmost herd illustrates how hard it is to bring a species back from the brink — and why we need to recognize tipping points before we reach them.
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Algae BloomsFeature HomepageLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinWisconsin officials ask the public to report algal blooms in Lake Superior
-The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is banking on public oversight to help gauge the threat of algal blooms.
