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Photo Friday

Echo runs images from the Great Lakes region on Fridays. Most submissions come from readers. Submit one to GreatLakesEcho@gmail.com. Include your name, a brief description of the image, when it was taken and any unusual circumstances involved in taking it.

Nearshore

NASA astronaut captures Belle Isle image from space

By Will Grimm | September 7, 2018

The Detroit River is one of the most important waterways in the Great Lakes system, according to NASA’s post.

Climate

Red clay runoff in Lake Superior after torrential rains

By Guest Contributor | July 6, 2018

The torrential rains in northern Michigan and Wisconsin on June 17, 2018 sent abundant sediment runoff into Lake Superior.

Photo Friday

Whadayaknow: What is a round goby?

By Tori Robinson and Lizzy LaFave | May 18, 2018

In this video segment, random people answer questions experts believe environmentally literate individuals should know.

Wildlife

Whadayaknow? : What is the largest fish in the Great Lakes?

By Hannah Holliday and Lizzy LaFave | May 11, 2018

In this video segment, random people answer questions experts believe environmentally literate citizens should understand.

Photo Friday

Photo Friday: Icy Lake Erie

By Adam Voiland | March 2, 2018

It’s mostly melted now, but an unusually cold winter had Lake Erie’s ice cover at over 90 percent.

Fish

Video: slow-motion sturgeon feeding

By Steven Maier | January 26, 2018

Sturgeons project their jawbones from their skulls, creating the suction they need to vacuum food from lake beds.

Air

Solid water keeps liquid from forming vapor

By David Poulson | January 11, 2018

Earlier ice on Lake Erie inhibits the formation of lake effect clouds.

Air

Satellite reveals van Gogh got it right

By David Poulson | December 8, 2017

Did Mother Nature look over van Gogh’s shoulder for this one? Or is it the other way around?

Forests

Pennsylvania’s forest primeval

By Eric Freedman | November 17, 2017

Scenes from Hearts Content in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny National Forest.

Videos

Video: Lake Erie algae blooms hurt local economy

By Steven Maier | October 13, 2017

Businesses along western Lake Erie are hurting from dwindling tourism as more anglers avoid the lake, said charter fisherman Dean Thompson. His own business has dropped 40 percent this year.

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