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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismPoints North: The Longest Paddle
-After Traci Lynn Martin’s mom died, she knew she couldn’t keep putting off her dream: Becoming the first person to kayak around the Great Lakes in one year.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationInfrastructureLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismThe Blue EconomyTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWaterfront DevelopmentAn $80M cleanup made Muskegon Lake trendy. Will ‘eco-gentrification’ follow?
-Once ringed by polluting factories, Muskegon Lake has attracted a wealthier clientele to blue-collar Muskegon thanks to a taxpayer-funded cleanup. Cheers about the economic gains are mixed with fear that the lakeshore will become ‘a gated community.’
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AuthorsChicagoDetroitFeature HomepageIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOntarioSean EricsonTorontoBuses vs. Trains: The Future of Public Transit in the Great Lakes Region
-As cities invest in greener, more accessible transit, a key debate emerges: sleek light rail or cost-effective bus rapid transit? The answer may depend more on perception than performance.
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Commercial FishingFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchWhy smallmouth bass are getting bigger in Michigan waterways
-“It’s been a real boom, and a lot of people will say that the good ole days in bass fishing are now.”
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Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsNorthern Michigan program says to get discounted solar, sign up with your neighbor
-Access MI Solar offers discounts for projects — if enough people sign up.
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AuthorsClimate ChangeDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageHistory and CultureInvasive SpeciesJohn HartigLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsGreat Lakes Moment: Government downsizing, defunding and deregulating at what environmental cost?
-Examining some of the recent federal environmental cuts in metro Detroit, which serves as a microcosm for the Great Lakes region.
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CollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsNorthern Michigan moves to clean up ice storm debris — by making energy
-The same debris that knocked out the power a few weeks ago could be used to make electricity.
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Visiting the least visited national park
-For National Park week, Ian Solomon recounts his time visiting Isle Royale for a much-loved episode of Great Lakes Now.
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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsArmy Corps to fast track review of Line 5 tunnel project
-The federal review of the Line 5 tunnel project will be sped up through new emergency procedures under an executive order from President Donald Trump.
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DetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFoodForests and PlantsLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchHow community gardens serve as ‘third places’ for Detroiters
-When not writing for Planet Detroit, Ethan Bakuli is probably getting his hands dirty. Not long ago, that was the furthest thing from his mind.
