Videos
Video: Lake Erie algae blooms hurt local economy
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Businesses along western Lake Erie are hurting from dwindling tourism as more anglers avoid the lake, said charter fisherman Dean Thompson. His own business has dropped 40 percent this year.
Agriculture
Government and farmers team up to fight Great Lakes algae blooms
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The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has been funding states and counties for years, trying to create buy-in from farmers in the fight against dangerous algae blooms. Starting in November the Great Lakes Commission will ask, “is it working?”
Art
New poetry collection showcases beauty of Northern Michigan
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The unofficial poet laureate of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Russell Thorburn, looks at his northern home through familiar characters and personal experiences.
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Photo Friday: Views of a glacier-shaped New York park
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Take a look at this park named for one of the United States’s most obscure presidents.
Echo
Echo reporter recognized for excellence in food coverage
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The story was about the growing interest in North America in raising insects for food.
Catch of the Day
Knight Center student covers the environment for public radio
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Rather than fetching coffee, Max Johnston spent his summer internship in the field gathering story ideas, audio and writing scripts to report on Northern Michigan’s environment.
Great Lakes
Stout and trout at Great Lakes Happy Hour
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Great Lakes scientists and advocates come together to discuss environmental issues over a beer.
Echo
Photo Friday: Harbor town Lexington, Michigan has charm and history
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The town is a designated “harbor of refuge” by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Photo Friday
Photo Friday: Seining for invasive fish on Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan
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Fisheries biologist Steve Hensler of the Cerulean Center recently demonstrated one way in which professional and citizen scientists search together for invasive fish in Lake Michigan.
Agriculture
More dairy production predicted to moo-ve to Great Lakes region
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Rising temperatures due to climate change might bring more dairy farms into the Great Lakes region.