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Great Lakes News: 02 June 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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EDITORIAL: Write for lakes: Panel needs all ideas for protecting waterways
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At hearings starting this week, a binational panel will begin gathering
comments on its Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Study. Source: Detroit Free
Press (6/2)


Levels rise, but boaters slow to return
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Memorial Day weekend, considered the official start of the boating season,
was uneventful and extremely quiet on many inland lakes and along Lake
Michigan. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/2)


Probe says plane that crashed off Pelee Island was overloaded
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The single-engine Cessna that crashed off of Pelee Island into ice-covered
Lake Erie on Jan. 17 killing all 10 people aboard was carrying too much
weight, officials said Tuesday at a press briefing in Kingsville, Ontario.
Source: The Plain Dealer (6/2)


North Shore resorts struggle to survive
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Rising property values, high taxes and environmental restrictions have
forced some resorts along Lake Superior to shut down. Source: KDLH-TV -
Duluth, MN (6/1)


Michigan lighthouses could be national draw
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Michigan's members of Congress want to direct federal officials to inventory
the state's lighthouses and maritime resources and develop a plan to
preserve and promote them. Source: Booth Newspapers (5/31)


It's key season at the Soo Locks
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There are legions of boat watchers on the Great Lakes, and they're in their
element at the Soo Locks, the bottleneck through which every Lake
Superior-bound boat must pass. Source: Detroit Free Press (5/30)


Report re-affirms road salt's impact on environment
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Road salt from highways has been identified as the culprit in the deaths of
blueberry bushes in Michigan's Ottawa County, but the salt saturation
problem reaches beyond the farm fields. Source: The Holland Sentinel (5/30)


Michigan cuts fish-advisory program
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The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) is going out of the
fish-advisory business. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (5/29)


City changing beach guidelines for summer
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Swimmers may find Racine, Wis., beaches open more often this summer and the
city of Racine is likely to save some money, because of a new method for
monitoring water quality in Lake Michigan. Source: The Journal Times (5/29)


Officials expect tourism boost from Milwaukee-Muskegon ferry
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Government and travel officials in Michigan say they believe the Lake
Express ferry will boost tourism and economic development in Muskegon and
the state's southwestern region. Source: The Detroit News (5/29)

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