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The Ranger III, which ferries people between Houghton, Mich., and Isle Royale National Park, is the first freshwater ship on the Great Lakes with a permanent system for fighting the spread of invasive species.
The Great Lakes inspire people to do great things. Whether it’s raising awareness for a cause or just being near the water, people use the lakes as backdrops for adventure.
Jenn Gibbons is raising money to support her rowing team of breast cancer survivors by attempting to row the 1,500 miles around Lake Michigan’s perimeter.
Voters refused to crown a winner in our ugliest fish contest, even after looking at up-close pictures of sculpin and catfish.
Every time someone orders from the Great Lakes Pizza Collection at Buddy’s, the Detroit restaurant will donate a dollar to the Alliance for the Great Lakes, an environmental organization.
Creekwatch is a new iPhone app that allows citizens to become water monitoring scientists. Take a picture of a waterway and answer three quick questions; IBM records the information.
Last week we asked you to nominate the ugliest fish living in the Great Lakes region. Now vote. Check the images below the poll for help. Which of these fish has a face only a mother could love? [polldaddy poll=6317313]
Holland’s Tulip Time Festival celebrated stems instead of blossoms and the star of Wisconsin’s Morel Mushroom Festival peaked before the crowds arrived.
Upcoming fruit festivals are scrounging for their namesakes.
When I reported on a record-breaking catfish catch Tuesday. I couldn’t help noticing that it is one ugly fish. Is it the most repulsive looking fish in the Great Lakes region? It’s not like there aren’t other contenders. The muskie has a face only a mother could love.
As monstrous as it may seem, Michigan’s recent record-breaking 49.8 pound flathead catfish catch doesn’t measure up to record-breaking flatheads from other Great Lakes states. The largest is Indiana’s 79.8 pounder. Michigan’s record breaker was caught May 22, by Rodney Akey, on the St. Joseph River, in Berrien County. Pennsylvania is the only Great Lakes state with a smaller flathead catfish (48.6 pounds) on record.