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Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Culture, Featured, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

New Great Lakes book challenges readers with mystery, facts and whimsy

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now May 15, 2023November 8, 2025

Veteran author Dave Dempsey’s The Great Lakes: Fact or Fake is designed to entertain and educate

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Featured, Habitat Restoration, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Book Club: Celebrating environmental success stories in the Great Lakes

by Sharon Oosthoek May 5, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Drinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Infrastructure, Latest News, News, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Book chronicles human, water connection from nomadic to modern times

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now January 25, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Asian Carp, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Climate, Culture, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Illinois, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Great Lakes, Chicago River and Asian carp in the spotlight in Elizabeth Kolbert’s “Under a White Sky”

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now October 19, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Asian Carp, Books, Authors, Art and Music, Culture, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Industry, Invasive Species, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Dave Dempsey explores connection between people, dogs and environmental policy in new book

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now September 22, 2022

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