[dailynews] September 27, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: September 27, 2011
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Don't miss the boat on accessing recreational waters
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We might encourage people in the Detroit area to get out and use the water by making it easy to get into and out of it, find places to eat and stay along the way and keep track of where they are while they're paddling. Source: Detroit Free Press (9/27)


Wetlands revival money rains down 'for now' on Muskegon County
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After many years of funding drought, a gentle rain has been falling on damaged wetlands in Muskegon County, Michigan. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (9/27)


Getting rich off carp
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If Maine can turn lobster into big business, peddling bigheads shouldn't be a problem for Illinois -- all that protein heading Chicago's way should be viewed as an economic bonanza. Source: Chicago Tribune (9/27)


Groups give recommendations for Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
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As the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore heads toward its 50th birthday, advocacy groups are calling for residents, legislators, and others to rally around the park. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (9/26)


The underground master of invasive species - earthworms
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Invasive species don't have to be exotic, obscure, or large to wreak havoc on the Great Lakes region -- just look to the hardwood forests ravaged by non-native earthworms. Source: Great Lakes Echo (9/26)


Owner R.J. Peterson says Kalamazoo Lake's Keewatin headed to Canada
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After almost 45 years resting in the mud of Lake Kalamazoo, the cruise ship Keewatin might again be sailing the Great Lakes - this time to a port in Canada. Source: The Holland Sentinel (9/26)


Great Lakes shipping traffic steady for the year
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Duluth Seaway Port of Authority Director says the global market wants shipments from the Great Lakes. Source: Superior Telegram (9/26)


COMMENTARY: To truly boost state, invest in public goods
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To be truly "business friendly" requires strategic investment in public goods, and in Michigan, these include special selling points: Great Lakes, clean water, rivers, parks, forests -- available for hiking, hunting, fishing and pure joy. Source: Detroit Free Press (9/25)


Celebrating youth involvement in lake and river stewardship
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Many young people in Bayfield County, Wisc., are being given rich, exciting opportunities for personal, hands-on experiences in lake and river preservation, restoration and  protection projects. Source: The Ashland Daily Press (9/21)


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