Lake sturgeon have called the Great Lakes home for 10,000 years but now is a threatened species in many parts. Efforts have been made in the past year that raise hope of a new beginning, but what caused its decline in the first place? Read the full story by Campus Times.
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By Julie Riddle, The Alpena News
This article is part of a collaboration between The Alpena News and Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television to bring audiences stories about the Great Lakes, especially Lake Huron and its watershed.
ALPENA – An Alpena company will snag a piece of more than $241 million in grants awarded to upgrade U.S.
State awards money for water-protection projects
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday that nearly $14 million has been awarded to protect clean water across the state, including a number of projects in the Finger Lakes region. Read the full story by the Finger Lakes Times. Read the full story Tags: projects, Daily News
Proposed Lake Erie National Marine Sanctuary would be an underwater shipwreck museum, advocates say
If approved, the Lake Erie Quadrangle Sanctuary would cover roughly 740 square miles and most of Pennsylvania’s Lake Erie waters. A sanctuary would likely mean a visitors center and designation would help preserve the hundreds of Great Lakes shipwrecks in the area. Read the full story by WESA – Pittsburgh, PA. Read the full story…
April: Hidden Migrations
Animal migrations are among nature’s most stirring spectacles. So why do so few of us know about spectacular migrations that happen every spring, right in our own back yards? Because these are migrations of fish, out of sight beneath the surfaces of our rivers and streams.
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Milwaukee Set for 31-Call 2023 Cruise Season
The Viking Octantis is set to dock on May 4 at Port Milwaukee, marking the beginning of Milwaukee’s 2023 cruise season with 31 port calls scheduled by different cruise ships, bringing about 12,000 passengers to the city. Read the full story by Cruise Industry News. Read the full story Tags: Daily News
Lake Superior is cold, sparsely settled and known for bad weather. Perfect for cruising, some say
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