[dailynews] August 19, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: August 19, 2011
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Cruise ship plans return to Saugatuck for first time in more than 5 years
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After nearly a six-year absence, a cruise company has added Saugatuck, Mich., to its destinations for next summer's Great Lakes cruises. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (8/19)


Float Down not without its risks
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Thousands of people with inner tubes, rafts, and other flotation devices will enter the St. Clair river at Port Huron's Lighthouse Park and drift downstream in a controversial annual event. Source: The Times Herald (8/19)


Port of Indiana wins award for growth in Great Lakes
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The Port of Indiana Burns Harbor received the Robert J. Lewis Pacesetter Award for having posted the largest increase in international cargo of all the Great Lakes ports during the 2010 navigation season. Source: Chicago Sun-Times (8/19)


EDITORIAL: Lovin' the lakes: Boat Time celebrates our maritime culture
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West Michigan's first ever Boat Time Festival will celebrate Muskegon Lake and its boating opportunities. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (8/19)


Oil spill update & river gypsies
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This summer, a group of scientists are studying five large rivers in the Midwest as part of a three year study of how large rivers process fertilizers - and how things like farming and wastewater affect the rivers. Source: The Environment Report (8/18)


EPA grant to Chicago park district will fund seagull-chasing Border Collies
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Of the $1.1 million earmarked for the Chicago Park District to protect and improve water quality at city beaches, the city knows exactly where to direct some of that money: putting more Border Collies on the beach. Source: Huffington Post (8/18)


Proposals in hand for Lake Erie car ferry
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Port officials in Cleveland and those responsible for Port Stanley harbour have begun reviewing plans submitted by proponents of a Lake Erie ferry service. Source: The London Free Press (8/18)


State legislators get look at cleanup of Sheboygan River
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Local state legislators were given a bus tour Thursday afternoon to get a close-up look at the Sheboygan River cleanup, which will be completed within two years, more than 25 years after being declared a hazardous waste site. Source: The Sheboyban Press (8/18)


Residents want their view of the lake
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There's been some concern recently over the newest phase of condominium construction blocking Marquette, Mich., residents' view of Lake Superior. Source: Upper Michigan Source (8/18)


Plan for Milwaukee Port Authority wind turbine stalls
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Plans to build a 154-foot wind turbine to generate power for the Milwaukee Port Authority stalled Thursday over the lack of minority and female business participation. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/18)


Huge fish spurs call to 're-reverse' Chicago River
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A modern threat - the invasive Asian carp - has spurred serious talk of undertaking another engineering feat almost as bold as the original: reversing the Chicago River again to restore its flow into the Lake Michigan. Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (8/18)


Iron ore shipments on Great Lakes are sharply up
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Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes are up sharply, according to new data from the Lake Carriers' Association. Source: Minnesota Public Radio (8/17)


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