Art
“A Fine Canopy” brings you outdoors while the world is stuck inside
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“A Fine Canopy” is Alison Swan’s new book of poetry.
Art
Great gifts for Great Lakes enthusiasts
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By Eric Freedman
Looking for a holiday gift with the spirit of the Great Lakes region? If so, here are books (in alphabetical order by title) that Great Lakes Echo has written about this year, including interviews with their authors. Eating with the Seasons, Great Lakes Region by Dereck Nicholas
This cookbook combines recipes, language and the history of the Anishinaabeg people. What the author says: “Back in the day, elders would take their sons and their daughters out fishing and they would use the language. You’d hear how to catch the fish, how to net fish, how to cook the fish.
Echo
Michigan farmers markets adjust to the pandemic
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Most of the state’s 240 farmers markets survived during the pandemic that upended the way fresh produce, baked goods and other items are sold at the popular venues.
Echo
Pandemic drives Michigan economy
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Welcome to the COVID economy: Lumber prices and tent sales soared. Great Lakes shipping took a dive. Home sales were up. And energy sales shifted from manufacturing plants to home offices.
Catch of the Day
Lake Michigan view featured on National Geographic’s December issue
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The image, captured by Keith Ladzinski, features Empire Bluff, part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Leelanau County, Michigan.
COVID-19
COVID shutdown cuts crashes and road repairs, but more people die
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A look at some of the consequences of the pandemic on Michigan’s highways.
Echo
Asian carp on our plates—not in our water
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Chef Soohwa Yu has been serving Asian carp at the University of Illinois since 2017. According to Yu, four out of six dining halls at the university serve the invasive fish.
Art
Ann Arbor author explores Great Lakes as the ‘inner coast’
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Donovan Hohn’s a new book of essays, “The Inner Coast” is available from W.W. Norton.
Echo
Lockdown clears Michigan air
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Along with inhibiting the spread of COVID-19, stay at home orders had the secondary effect of improving air quality in the Great Lakes region, experts say.
Echo
As temperatures rise, Great Lakes region faces spike in Lyme disease
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As if we all need another health concern, Lyme disease is creeping up in the ranks of worries for Great Lakes area residents.