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Detroit is known for a lot of things, but one of the most surprising is walleye fishing. Contributor Judi Smelser takes us fishing on the river with Lance Valentine.
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Detroit Public TV will live broadcast the Great Lakes Week summit in Milwaukee, Wisc., September 9-12, 2013. During Great Lakes Week there will be a series of conferences to discuss Great Lakes issues, hosted by the International Joint Commission, the EPA, the U.S. Areas of Concern Program, the Great Lakes Commission, The Healing Our Waters Great Lakes Coalition (representing 120 organizations) and Environment Canada, as well as the Council of Great Lakes Industries, the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Cities Initiative and the newly organized Council of the Great Lakes Region. Issues discussed include how to spend federal money for the lakes, invasive species, climate change, algae blooms and which cities should be allowed to tap into Great Lakes water. Tune in on Echo Monday – Thursday for new broadcasts.
This is the last question in our Great Lakes trivia feature. Check back for the final answer to this question – along with a special link. Thanks for playing! surveys & polls
The answer to the previous question: Sea lamprey, which plague Lake Ontario, are killed by poisoning juveniles in streams where they breed.
Scientists have recently discovered that even when ugly algae leaves the water it can leave behind a deadly legacy: toxins capable of damaging your central nervous system.
Policymakers now must decide between Great Lakes algae action with measurable results or the more familiar place of knowing what to do but unable to muster the will to do it.
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This week, Echo contributor Karen Schaefer reported on the re-enactment of the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie. This Labor Day weekend, tourists from all over the country flocked to Put-in-Bay, Ohio for the bicentennial celebration. Schaefer captured these photos of the tall ships as they refought the historic battle. Additional links:
NPS Perry Monument
Battle of Lake Erie Bicentennial
The fight over the fate of a massive iron ore mine has moved this summer from the state Capitol in Madison to the forests of northwestern Wisconsin.
You can’t grow audience without capturing the attention of those who might be interested but don’t know it. Perhaps environmental journalists should worry less about the people already eager to consume their content and go after a new set of eyeballs.
Water attracted early settlers to Detroit and water fueled its growth. Now it’s an important asset to the city’s recovery.
A toxic blue-green algae bloom drifting around the Lake Erie Islands this Labor Day weekend did nothing to deter tens of thousands of visitors to Put-in-Bay, Ohio.
They were anxious to see the fleet of tall ships re-enacting the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie.