Friday, January 09, 2004

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Great Lakes Daily News: 09 January 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

For links to these stories and more, visit http://www.great-lakes.net/news/

Corps' dredge could yield public areas on Cleveland lakefront
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Planners have proposed using dredge material from Lake Erie and the Cuyahoga
River to build new public areas on Cleveland's lakefront, an idea supported
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Source: The Cleveland Plain Dealer
(1/9)


Lawsuit claims northern Indiana utility company polluted water
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Two citizens and an environmental group have sued Northern Indiana Public
Service Co., trying to force the energy utility to provide clean water to
residents of a northwest Indiana community. Source: The Fort Wayne Journal
Gazette (1/9)


Lake ship operators begin security training
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American-flagged Great Lakes vessel operators have begun training employees
about security procedures to comply with the Maritime Transportation
Security Act, well in advance of a July 1 deadline. Source: The Toledo Blade
(1/9)


Seeking cooperation on Lake Erie
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The Ohio Lake Erie Commission is reviewing a proposal that aims to get
communities to think less about their political boundaries and more about
how their actions affect Lake Erie. Source: The Cleveland Plain Dealer (1/9)


Beetle may devour house values
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In an urgent effort to contain and destroy the Asian longhorned beetle
before it can wreak havoc throughout Ontario, officials have begun cutting
down all hardwood trees favored by the insect within several hundred meters
of any sighting. Source: The Toronto Globe and Mail (1/9)


EDITORIAL: Continue efforts to revive Great Lakes cruises
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After the demise of Great Lakes passenger travel in the mid-1960s, vacation
cruise shipping is slowly making a comeback. Source: Duluth News Tribune
(1/9)


Waiting on a freeze
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For the first time this winter, the temperature in the vineyards near St.
Catharines, Ontario, has dipped below minus-8 Celsius (18 Fahrenheit), the
magic number for making ice wine. Source: The Buffalo News (1/8)


Maritime museum buys own tall ship
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Come Labor Day, the Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven will have a tall
ship of its own, an authentic replica of a 19th-century sloop used during
the War of 1812. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (1/8)


Fish house serves up freshwater catches
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Snowbirds looking for a taste of home can now dine on freshwater fish such
as walleye, lake perch and bluegill at one of Florida's newest restaurants -
Great Lakes Fish House. Source: St. Petersburg Times (1/7)
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