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Great Lakes Daily News: 31 March 2005
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Ferry to run from Sandusky to Put-in-Bay
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The Jet Express ferry service will take travelers between Sandusky to Put-in-Bay starting in May, according to an announcement yesterday from the ferry, Cedar Fair LP and Sandusky's administration. Source: The Morning Journal (3/31)


Fish commission gets behind plan for more sturgeon
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The Ann Arbor-based Great Lakes Fishery Commission has started work on a sturgeon rehabilitation strategy for the entire Lake Michigan basin. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (3/31)


Bay Harbor under study for contamination
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A joint federal and state study is under way to determine the human health effects of cement kiln dust seepage contamination in and around the Bay Harbor resort's Lake Michigan shoreline. Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle (3/31)


First bids for water pipeline to be awarded in April
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Bids for the first sections of a Lake Michigan drinking-water pipeline from Manitowoc are on track with projections, the Central Brown County Water Authority said. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (3/30)


Old Mackinaw may be at new ship's launching
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It's an outside chance, at best, but sentiment may prevail enough for the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw to be present in Marinette, Wis., for the launch of the retiring ship's namesake Saturday. Source: Cheboygan Tribune (3/30)


Coast Guard changes are right move, admiral says
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Promising greater efficiency, the U.S. Coast Guard is defending a decision to move 14 jobs across the water to Milwaukee, where the agency is planning a "robust, modern command center to keep track of everything on Lake Michigan." Source: The Grand Rapids Press (3/29)


Lake Ontario may get fourth nuclear power plant
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A fourth nuclear power plant may be coming to the shore of Lake Ontario near Oswego. Source: WSTM (3/29)


EDITORIAL: Keep status quo on beach walk
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Glass v. Goeckel could affect people's ability to walk along Michigan's 3,200 miles of shoreline, 70 percent of which is privately owned. Source: Petosky News-Review (3/28)


Biologists to outline salmon status
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Fisheries biologist will provide a detailed overview on the status of Lake Michigan's Chinook (king) salmon fishery at a conference scheduled April 9 at Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor. Source: South Bend Tribune (3/27)


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