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Photo Friday: Ships passing through the Soo Locks

By Great Lakes Echo | December 16, 2011

With more than 10,000 vessels traversing the Locks each year, the Soo Locks allow a variety of ships to pass from Lake Superior to the lower Great Lakes efficiently and safely. The Soo Locks are located on the St. Marys River between Lake Superior and Lake Huron, between Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Ontario, Canada. They bypass the rapids of the river, where the water drops 21 feet. The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge between the United States and Canada permits vehicular traffic to pass over the locks.

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Photo Friday: Pictured Rock-slide

By Great Lakes Echo | December 9, 2011

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VIDEO: Urban farmers face water issues

By Great Lakes Echo | December 6, 2011

Urban farmers in Flint, Mich., have run into a problem – finding water for their crops. The challenge stems from zoning laws, unwilling neighbors and chemicals.

Filmed and produced by Michigan State University’s School of Journalism and by the Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media. Featured image: Velo Steve (Flickr)

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Photo Friday: Setting sun at Lake Superior

By Great Lakes Echo | December 2, 2011

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Disease that attacks black walnut trees sweeps across US

By Great Lakes Echo | November 30, 2011

Following on the heels of an Emerald Ash Borer infestation that wiped out millions of ash trees, a new disease, dubbed Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD), has been decimating black walnuts in the western U.S. — and now it’s spreading east.

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VIDEO: Not your father’s fishery

By Great Lakes Echo | November 23, 2011

Recent Changes in Great Lakes Fisheries

University of Wisconsin Sea Grant fisheries expert Phil Moy explains how the Great Lakes fisheries have changed in the last 25 years. With more invasive species and less phosphorus pollution, Great Lakes fish species face new challenges. With the incoming carp invasion, they’ll face even more. (Featured image: EPA)

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Simulated outdoor environments strengthen algal biofuel research

By Great Lakes Echo | November 22, 2011

Algae photo bioreactors are providing algae researchers a controlled environment to study algae and see which kinds could someday fuel a car.

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VIDEO: Hear the story behind homemade “chow chow relish” at the Flint Farmer’s Market

By Great Lakes Echo | November 21, 2011

Ardella Lee sells her chow chow relish – made from an old family recipe – at the Flint Farmer’s Market in Flint, Mich. Watch the video below to hear her talk about the chemical-free relish and how she remains spry at 84 years old. This video was filmed and edited by Alyssa Firth

(Feature photo: sarrazak6881 via Flickr)

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Photo Friday: Au Sable Light Station

By Great Lakes Echo | November 18, 2011

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Friend or foe? The bloody-red shrimp invasion may not be so bad for the Great Lakes

By Great Lakes Echo | November 16, 2011

With a name like “bloody-red shrimp,” the invasive species might seem like the Great Lakes’ worst nightmare. But it’s a misnomer for this miniature invader.