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Great Lakes Daily News: 02 May 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Congressman skeptical of Great Lakes planning effort
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Some members of Congress see the regional collaboration meetings as another chance for government to talk about a problem rather than do something about the problem. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (5/2)


Corps may cut back on harbor dredging projects
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Some of the nation's ports could be unusable for transporting commerce if a Presidential budget proposal goes through. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (5/2)


Lake Superior: Island housing project sees daylight
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The worst-kept development secret in the Northland will be unveiled today when Superior officials announce they're moving forward with a housing and recreation complex on Whiteside Island in the St. Louis River. Source: Duluth News Tribune (5/2)


A look at Stony point
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One of New York's newest state parks recently opened on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario. Source: New York News 10 (5/2)


EDITORIAL: Water ideas worth a look
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Officials in Waukesha County are starting to back up their plea for more water with something more than empty rhetoric, and what they're saying deserves some serious attention. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/1)


New bike trails to offer variety
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A new set of trails in southern Marquette should provide something for mountain bikers of all skill levels. Source: The Mining Journal (5/1)


Groups seek wreckage of 1950 plane crash in Lake Michigan
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Nearly 55 years after a passenger airplane with 58 people aboard disappeared over Lake Michigan, a local and an international group are teaming up to search for the wreckage. Source: Detroit Free Press (5/1)


Crews step up beach testing efforts
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Crews will wade into Lake Superior and the Twin Ports harbor starting Monday and probably will find high bacteria levels. Source: Duluth News Tribune (5/1)


Don't give ride to invasive aquatic hitchhikers
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As the fishing season approaches, Minnesota Department of Natural Re-sources officials are asking boaters and anglers to keep up the good work in minimizing the spread of aquatic invasive species. Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press (5/1)


Power outage kills 300,000 trout
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A seven-hour power outage at a federal fish hatchery in Warren killed 300,000 lake trout that were ready to stock Lake Erie and Lake Ontario this year. Source: Pittsburgh Post Gazette (4/30)


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