Recreation
Lifeguard staffing struggles to stay afloat in 2022
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The lifeguard shortage is expected to continue this summer, leading many local recreation leaders to combat inadequate staffing with increased wages or other incentives.
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Cruise ships return to the Great Lakes
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After a two-year hiatus, Great Lakes cruise ships are back, and the industry is trying to prepare itself. Cruise companies will start expeditions in May and end them in October.
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Shoreline shipwreck viewing predicted to be excellent
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Some trails break out of the woods at a lake. Some climb a dune to a sweeping view. And many – more than you probably thought – lead to a shipwreck with a story on a beach.
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Michigan’s Sleeping Bear gets hot wake up call
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The northwest part of Michigan’s lower peninsula has already warmed two degrees Celsius since pre-industrial times, double that in most of the rest of the country, according to an analysis of federal temperature data dating back to 1895.
Hiking
Minong Ridge Trail: One tough trek
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The Minong Ridge trail on Isle Royale is “arguably the hardest hike in Michigan.”
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Great Features of the Great Lakes region: Quebec
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Whales in the Great Lakes? Not quite. But Great Lakes water is hugely influential on whales, justifying a nod to Quebec to round out our list of Great Lakes-related great natural features.
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Great features of the Great Lakes region: Ontario
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A treacherous hike along the rocky shoreline leads to sacred pictographs at Superior Provincial Park in Ontario.
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Great features of the Great Lakes region: New York
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New York’s Panama Rocks is the Jurassic Park of the Great Lakes basin. Visitors can hike, climb and explore the area’s ancient caves.
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Great features of the Great Lakes Region: Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania claims a small piece of Great Lake’s shoreline but makes the most of it with a picturesque and primitive shoreline park.
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Great features of the Great Lakes region: Ohio
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Ohio’s Conneaut Harbor is a prime location for rare bird sightings. Migratory birds are attracted to the marsh, sandpit, beach and break wall, and birdwatchers are taking notice.