lighthouses
Lighthouse keepers shift attention to empty nesters, modern marketing
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Faced with the challenge of aging enthusiasts, Great Lakes lighthouse keepers shift gears to attract younger audiences of lighthouse lovers.
Great Lakes history
Iconic Michigan lighthouse launches ambitious renovation to ready for overnight stays
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How would you like to spend the night in a 1950s-style offshore lighthouse with no land in sight?
Echo
Collaboration helps Michigan, Wisconsin celebrate elk management milestones
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Elk in the Great Lakes region reached restoration milestones in 2018.
Fish
Scientists track prehistoric fish with 21st century satellites
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Science using high-tech methods is revealing secrets about a prehistoric fish.
Echo
Researcher’s love of fish spawns #25DaysofFishmas
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A Great Lakes researcher has launched a new holiday celebrating fish and “bad puns.”
Echo
Canadian scientists track big snakes in trees
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Canadian researchers are tracking a large, endangered snake that lives in trees.
bees
Minnesota citizen scientists thrill at sightings of endangered bumble bee
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Citizen scientists are the key to new findings for a Minnesota project that tracks bees, including the endangered rusty patched bumble bee.
Fish
Pisces porn: Could the sounds of spawning lure lake trout?
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Researchers have discovered that the fish make noise on spawning beds, a finding that could lead to better monitoring and perhaps help boost their numbers.
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Vote for your favorite natural feature in the Great Lakes region
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What’s the best Great Lakes destination for natural beauty? It’s time for our readers to decide.
recreation
Great Features of the Great Lakes region: Quebec
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Whales in the Great Lakes? Not quite. But Great Lakes water is hugely influential on whales, justifying a nod to Quebec to round out our list of Great Lakes-related great natural features.