[dailynews] Great Lakes Videos: March 2, 2012

Great Lakes Videos: March 2, 2012
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Midland residents concerned about financial impact of dioxin contamination
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Hundreds of Midland, Mich., residents are worried that the place they call 
home is contaminated with dioxin. Some of these homeowners are troubled by 
the possible financial impact of living on contaminated land. Source: 
WEYI-TV - Saginaw, MI (3/1)


Great Lakes Shipwreck Festival features curator talking about cannons found 
in Detroit River
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Pre-Revolutionary War cannons were found in the Detroit River last year. 
Source: Heritage Newspapers (3/1)


Festival puts spotlight on Great Lakes shipwrecks
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Scuba divers, amateur archeologists and history buffs all converged on 
Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Feb. 25 for the 31st 
Great Lakes Shipwreck Festival.
 Source: The Daily Tribune (2/29)


Lake Superior becomes surfing safari for west coast transplants
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According to west coast surfers transplanted to the midwest, the waves on 
Lake Superior can be every bit as powerful and strong as a wave in the 
ocean. Source: FOX-TV - Duluth, MN (2/28)


Ice boom to be removed, earliest ever
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The New York Power Authority and Ontario Power Generation are set to remove 
the ice boom on Lake Erie and the Niagara River. It will be the earliest the 
boom has been removed since it was installed in 1964-65. Source: WGRZ-TV - 
Buffalo, NY (2/28)


Other dangers could lurk in an ice-free Lake Erie
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As of now, the Great Lakes' ice cover stands at only 5 percent. The last 
time we've seen this little was the winter of 2001-2002, 10 years ago. 
However, an ice-free Lake Erie can still be dangerous. Source: ABC-TV - 
Cleveland, OH (2/27)