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Blue EconomyCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShipping and PortsThe Blue EconomyU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWill Congress and the President approve money to finish the Soo Lock expansion?
-The new lock at the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie is in the third phase of construction. The megaproject is over budget and funds to finish the lock are uncertain.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsStaci Lola DrouillardWater Quality and Restoration EffortsChequamegon Bay Superfund site: History, environmental impact and its importance to Indigenous communities
-It took 174 years to clean up the mess made by extractive industries at Chequamegon Bay, a place of cultural importance for the Ojibwe-Anishinaabeg.
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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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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLake HuronLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchTribal Governments and First NationsFish, mines and Indigenous Rights ensnared in court case in northern Ontario
-Establishing the Robinson Treaties, covering land around Lake Huron and Lake Superior, created a mess of jurisdiction and rights for First Nations — both signed and unsigned.
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After 132 years, team finds wreck of the Western Reserve in Lake Superior
-Nonprofit group that hunts for Great Lakes shipwrecks discovers the find of a lifetime.
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Lake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismTourismU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWisconsinNational parks see a record number of visitors, including in Wisconsin
-Growing demand at parks comes as Trump administration looks to cut staff to manage them.
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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 face setbacks as federal cuts threaten progress, despite GLFC’s 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.
