Lester Graham, Michigan Public, Author at Great Lakes Now https://www.greatlakesnow.org/author/lestergraham/ Great Lakes Now shares stories about the unique culture and history of the Great Lakes basin Fri, 16 May 2025 14:34:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.greatlakesnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-gln-avatar-32x32.jpg Lester Graham, Michigan Public, Author at Great Lakes Now https://www.greatlakesnow.org/author/lestergraham/ 32 32 Will Congress and the President approve money to finish the Soo Lock expansion? https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/05/will-congress-and-the-president-approve-money-to-finish-the-soo-lock-expansion/ Thu, 15 May 2025 14:37:27 +0000 https://www.greatlakesnow.org/?p=42533 Will Congress and the President approve money to finish the Soo Lock expansion?

One of the Great Lakes region’s most critical pieces of infrastructure is in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan on the St. Mary’s River, which connects Lake Superior to Lake Huron and eventually to the rest of the lakes.

The locks on the river handle up to 1,000-foot-long ships, enabling them to carry bulk freight from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan to ports throughout the Great Lakes region.

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]]> Keeping the $5.5 billion Great Lakes fishery afloat as Trump administration considers cuts https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/05/keeping-the-5-5-billion-great-lakes-fishery-afloat-as-trump-administration-considers-cuts/ Tue, 13 May 2025 19:40:41 +0000 https://www.greatlakesnow.org/?p=42465 Keeping the $5.5 billion Great Lakes fishery afloat as Trump administration considers cuts

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Charlevoix Fisheries Research Station is based in a building that was constructed in 1917, originally as a federal fish hatchery. It wasn’t the first on this site. An earlier hatchery was built in 1894.

The U.S. government was trying to replenish the fish population.

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