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Category: Recreation and Tourism

Posted inClimate, Featured, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research

Americans love nature but don’t feel empowered to protect it, new research shows

by The Conversation August 29, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, I Speak for the Fish, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Science, Technology & Research

I Speak for the Fish: Hand-feeding a rainbow trout is fun, but is it ethical?

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now August 20, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inForests and Plants, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism

Michigan joins federal program that collects native flora and champions restoration

by Michigan Public August 12, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Food, Industry, Latest News, News, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Oberlin Food Hub brings fresh produce to Ohio’s food banks while supporting local farmers

by Ideastream Public Media August 9, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Points North: Shooting a Unicorn

by Interlochen Public Radio August 2, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Culture, Freighters, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

On Lake Michigan, a coal-fired steamship and ferry eyes a clean-energy future

by Bridge Michigan August 2, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFish, Birds and Animals, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Raising monarch butterflies in Interlochen

by Interlochen Public Radio July 30, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Points North: Pedaling to the Beat of His Own Drum

by Interlochen Public Radio July 22, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inCulture, Freighters, Lake Michigan, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipwrecks, Wisconsin

Ship doomed on Lake Michigan now moored on National Register of Historic Places

by Great Lakes Echo July 17, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Featured, Lake Erie, Latest News, News, Ohio, Recreation and Tourism, Recreational Hunting and Fishing, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Lake Erie Charter Life

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now July 17, 2024November 8, 2025

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  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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