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Great Lakes News: 13 May 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Corps of Engineers vs. carp: The fight for the Great Lakes
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is finishing plans to build a $6.7 million
electric fence in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to stop the hungry,
bottom-feeding fish from entering Lake Michigan. Source: The Plain Dealer
(5/13)


Shipbuilder has concerns about second Sturgeon Bay bridge
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Pat O'Hern, vice president at Bay Shipbuilding Co., said the second bridge
might scare away the Great Lake's largest ships from Sturgeon Bay in certain
weather conditions, mostly during the busy winter repair season. Source:
Green Bay Press-Gazette (5/13)


Research uncovers more bears in Michigan
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There may be hundreds more bears in the northern Lower Peninsula than
previously tallied by the Department of Natural Resources. Source: The
Detroit News (5/13)


U.S. 23 now Sunrise Side Highway
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U.S. 23 from Standish to Mackinaw City is now the Sunrise Side Coastal
Highway, after recently receiving official designation as a state
recreational heritage route. Source: Cheboygan Daily Tribune (5/13)


Walleye are biting, but anglers battle the elements
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Walleye catches haven't been limited primarily by the number of fish that
are feeding, but by the storms and high winds that have raked Michigan on a
timetable schedule for the past couple of weeks. Source: Detroit Free Press
(5/13)


Granholm, Indian leaders pledge to protect Michigan waters
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Gov. Jennifer Granholm and leaders of Michigan's 12 federally acknowledged
Indian tribes have pledged to work together to protect Michigan waters.
Source: Detroit Free Press (5/12)


Sewage spills after storm defy cleanup; officials look for ways to avoid
repeats
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The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District and three north shore
communities dumped a total of 721,480 gallons of sewage Monday at six
locations - all spots where sewage dumping is illegal under federal law.
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/12)


Emptying of silos opposed
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U.S. Department of Energy officials in charge of the $4.4 billion nuclear
cleanup at Fernald said they are prepared to begin removing 153 million
pounds of radioactive waste from the first of three concrete silos at
Fernald on schedule next month. Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer (5/12)


Lighthouse illuminates River Rouge
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In a town best known for smokestacks, the Mariners' Memorial Lighthouse that
now stands guard at the edge of the Detroit River is a beacon in more ways
than one. Source: The Detroit News (5/12)


Birders all aflutter
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A rare sighting of a white-winged dove along Milwaukee's lakefront has
caused quite a flutter among birders. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(5/12)

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