Great Lakes Daily News

About 120 public officials, business executives, and community leaders gathered to launch an effort called the Great Lakes Renaissance which is aimed at strengthening economic and environmental cooperation across the Great Lakes region. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.

In the midst of a tinned fish “heyday,” in which sardines and other tinned fish gained popularity on social media, a tinned fish company that sources its fish exclusively from the Great Lakes can now be found in 300 stores across the country. Read the full story by WOOD -TV- Grand Rapids, MI.

Two Michigan tribes came together this month to embark on a 10-day journey across Lake Michigan by kayak and canoe. The “Paddle to Pokagon” voyage reaffirms the longstanding friendship between the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi and the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi. Read the full story by MLive.

In southeastern Michigan, Grosse Pointe Farms and Grosse Pointe Shores are partnering on an $870,000 study to determine whether natural shoreline features could help reduce erosion and improve habitat along Lake St. Clair. Read the full story by WXYZ-TV – Detroit, MI.

Members of the Lake Superior Chippewa led a prescribed cultural burn at Minnesota Point in Duluth, Minnesota — the first such burn in centuries. Read the full story by CBS News.

A year and a half after its designation off the shores of Oswego, the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary has appointed its first-ever superintendent. Read the full story by WSYR-TV – East Syracuse, NY.

Billions of dollars in federal loans are being put towards upgrades to generators, turbines, and other systems at nuclear reactors in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Illinois. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.

Winter farming practices limited or banned by regulators that pollute waterways can now be seen from a different perspective: outer space. Many Great Lakes states ban large livestock and poultry producers from spreading manure on fields from Jan. 1 through March 19. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.

Several decades ago, politicians and water resource specialists created the Great Lakes Compact, a legally binding interstate compact with protections for the use and transfer of the waters of the Great Lakes. The compact not only regulates the water in the Great Lakes themselves but also protects all the water in the watersheds of the Great Lakes. Read the full story by WXPR – Rhinelander, WI.

Great Lakes cruises have taken off in the last several years catering to passengers who value tucked-away adventures without sacrificing luxury. With 10 cruise ships in 2026, Tourism Thunder Bay has worked hard to build its port brand. Read the full story by Northern Ontario Business.