Fish
New method shows some Great Lakes fish consumption advisories may not protect health
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Most fish advisories are based on a single contaminant and don’t include the added health risk of multiple contaminants being present at once.
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Michigan lawmakers consider license plate to support Sleeping Bear Dunes
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National lakeshore the latest target in attempts to increase the fundraising license plates.
Climate change
Michigan man on decades-long quest to photograph native orchids
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Nature photographer Mark S. Carlson has spent decades finding and photographing the rarest and most beautiful orchids in Michigan, a state with some of the most species of the flowers.
Recreation
Indiana to vote on making hunting and fishing a constitutional right
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Pro-hunting groups say a constitutional amendment is needed to protect cherished traditions, while opponents say it’s unnecessary and could have harmful consequences.
Photo Friday
Photo Friday: Wakeboarding at Windmill Lake
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The park’s staff teach visitors about the area’s ecological values and how to interact with it sustainably.
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Waters rise, gas prices drop and boats boom in summer 2016
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It was a good summer for boating on the Great Lakes.
Art
Great Lakes writer tackles tale of survival 50 years after Lake Huron shipwreck
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Sailor survives shipwreck, November storm and lifelong guilt.
Fish
Michigan chumming ban on trout streams upsets anglers
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The Michigan Natural Resources Commission decided to err on the safe side, to the displeasure of bait anglers throughout the state.
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Celebrating 100th anniversary of parks system with a great Great Lakes view
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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore has the largest collection of lighthouses of any National Park Service property.