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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gives green light to Line 5 tunnel
Last Wednesday, Canadian energy company Enbridge secured another permit needed for its controversial Line 5 tunnel project. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit authorizing the company to tunnel beneath the lake bed in the Straits of Mackinac, where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron meet. Read the full story by Michigan Advance.
New $1.8B Blatnik Bridge design unveiled; Duluth to Superior span opening set for October 2031
Minnesota and Wisconsin transportation officials unveiled the design and construction schedule of the new bridge that will replace the Blatnik Bridge between Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin, for area residents. Read the full story by MPR News.
New wave monitoring buoys aim to boost safety on Green Bay
Anyone with experience on the water is likely aware of how quickly weather can shift. To help boaters and emergency responders track changing conditions on Lake Michigan’s lower Green Bay in Wisconsin, two new wave-monitoring buoys have been deployed. Read the full story by the Green Bay Press-Gazette.
A tiny Michigan nature preserve grew 17 times larger to protect rare habitats by Lake Huron
Hess Nature Preserve, located along Lake Huron in Northern Michigan, has grown more than 17 times its original size, protecting a coastal fen, wooded dune-and-swale habitat and an additional 450 feet of shoreline from future development. Read the full story by MLive.
Lake Michigan beach access appeal could define public, private rights
A municipal court case in Shorewood, Wisconsin, could become a pivotal test of public access to Lake Michigan’s shoreline, a question other Great Lakes states have settled but Wisconsin courts have yet to fully address. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Rebuilt after heavy snow damage, Marquette’s 130-year-old sandstone beehive honors the city’s iron past
After a 130-year-old historic charcoal kiln collapsed under heavy snow in Marquette, Michigan, a new brick beehive was built to greet travelers on Iron Ore Heritage Trail that runs along Lake Superior. Read the full story by MLive
Trouble at aging dam threatens popular northern Michigan lake
State crews are lowering a popular northern Michigan fishing lake named Tomahawk Creek Flooding in Allis Township after suspected seepage was found below its aging dam. Read the full story by MLive.
Thousands expected at annual Port Huron Float Down
This weekend, residents and visitors are taking to the water in boats, kayaks, floaties, makeshift picnic tables and anything else that can stay above water and carry them down the St. Clair River from Port Huron’s Lighthouse Beach to the Chrysler Beach in Marysville, Michigan. Read the full story by the Port Huron Times Herald.
Sea lamprey study planned for Iron River in Bayfield County
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will conduct a sea lamprey survey on the Iron River in Bayfield County, Wisconsin to determine whether control measures are needed in the waterway. Read the full story by Northern News Now.
Chillicothe teacher spends 13 days at sea on NOAA Great Lakes survey
A schoolteacher from Chillicothe, Ohio, spent 13 days at sea this summer aboard a NOAA research vessel, helping scientists survey the lake bottoms of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario with plans to bring the experience back to the classroom. Read the full story by the Scioto Valley Guardian.