[dailynews] April 10, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: April 10, 2012
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Eric Sharp: Warm spring could mean early bird-watching
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The warmest March on record might move annual seasonal activities, including insect hatches and bird migrations, ahead by a week or two. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/10)


Port Austin: congestion now, great harbor later
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The Port Austin Waterfront Development Project will be moving into Phase II in the coming weeks, which brings both good and bad news for those that use the harbor. Source: Huron Daily Tribune (4/10)


Organizers say Duluth's tall ships festival will expand in 2013
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Next year's tall ships festival will be bigger than the one that brought nine ships to Duluth two years ago, Visit Duluth officials said Monday. Source: Duluth News Tribune (4/10)


Troubled Michigan nuclear plant shut down for maintenance
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A troubled Michigan nuclear power plant cited for safety violations has been taken off line for maintenance and refueling, the plant's owner said Monday. Source: CNN (4/9)


EDITORIAL:  Wind compact is important to Michigan
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Michigan recently joined Minnesota, Illinois, New York and Pennsylvania and federal regulatory agencies in a compact that will help guide development of off-shore wind energy in the Great Lakes. Source: Lansing State Journal (4/9)


Wind turbines don't affect property assessment, Ontario review board rules
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Ontario's assessment review board rejects a Wolfe Island couple's argument that nearby wind turbines significantly decreased their home's value. Source: The Toronto Star (4/9)


DNR to release 70K brown trout at port
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The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will release 70,000 young brown trout into Lake Michigan Monday at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor. Source: WANE-TV - Fort Wayne, IN (4/9)


Many Great Lakes connections to Titanic
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Through his book, Titanic: The Great Lakes Connections, Cris Kohl tells the tales of how the legendary nautical disaster impacted families, communities and other vessels across the Great Lakes. Source: Fort Erie Times (4/9)


Salmon stocking could be cut in Lake Michigan
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Managers of Lake Michigan want to cut the number of Chinook salmon being put into the lake by as much as 50 percent next year. Source: Interlochen Public Radio (4/9)


Trio raising funds for lightship memorial
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Three Ontario historians are trying to raise about $3,000 to install a plaque in Crystal Beach's Waterfront Park to memorialize Light Vessel 82, which disappeared near Point Abino during the vicious "white hurricane" in November 1913. Source: The Buffalo News (4/9)


Steel Winds II expansion complete
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First Wind, an independent U.S.-based wind energy company, has celebrated completion of its Steel Winds II expansion. Source: Windpower Engineering & Development (4/9)


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