Catch of the Day
The best-read Great Lakes Echo stories last year
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Take a look at Echo’s top 16 stories from 2020.
Catch of the Day
Breweries repurposing waste to feed people and animals
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How breweries are using the leftover grain from the brewing process.
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Maritime museums brave the pandemic
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This spring, Michigan’s maritime museums are striving to rise above last year’s calamity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Folk songs preserve memories of Great Lakes shipwrecks
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A new study focuses on songs about the Edmund Fitzgerald and three other well-known wrecks.
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Collaborators build eagle aviary and rehabilitation center
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A tribal aviary located north of Harbor Springs will be the first of its kind east of the Mississippi River.
Agriculture
Rising fuel prices might cause Southern horses to vote ‘neigh’ on Michigan hay
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Michigan-grown hay is traveling south to feed horses in Florida.
Echo
‘We now have a seat at the table:’ Michigan tribes embrace new Interior secretary
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With the recent confirmation of Deb Haaland to lead the Department of the Interior, the nation has its first Native American cabinet member.
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Entomology researcher explains the dangers of murder hornets
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Accurate information about murder hornets must be provided to the public to limit their spread and protect native bee populations, an entomology researcher told the Michigan Beekeepers Association.
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Echo reporters honored for journalism excellence
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Two Great Lakes Echo reporters were recently honored for excellence in journalism by the Michigan Press Association’s 2020 College Better Newspaper contest.
Energy
Smart meters, solar panels could improve energy reliability amid climate change
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Energy experts say Michigan can make its energy infrastructure more reliable against the effects of climate change by increasing the state’s energy storage capabilities and improving technologies that detect power outages.