[dailynews] April 25, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: April 25, 2012
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Focusing on fixing Falls State Park
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After years of neglect, one of the world's most popular tourist destinations has the full attention of New York State. That means $25 million in much-needed improvements to Niagara Falls State Park, the oldest in the nation. Source: Buffalo News (4/25)


Fracking fight comes to Michigan
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House Democrats plan to discuss a bill Wednesday that would further regulate what is known as "fracking," a method of extracting natural gas from underground. Source: Escanaba Daily Press (4/25)


Ashland ore dock demolition underway
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The historic Soo Line oredock in Ashland will soon disappear from the horizon on Lake Superior's South Shore. The first phases of demolition are already underway. Source: Ashland Current (4/25)


'Circle the Lake' signs highlight Lake St. Clair
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Arrows on the 52 signs in Macomb County show the way to places of interest.
Work to install the signs along roadways including Interstate 94 began in January and wrapped up last week Source: MLive.com (4/25)


Sleeping giant awakened in Sept Îles
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A Klondike-type fever is gripping this port city facing a spectacular, semi-circular bay located more than 900 kilometres east of Montreal on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence River. The great catalyst, however, is not gold but a dramatic increase in domestic and foreign investments in iron ore projects, notably with a view to supplying the vital commodity for steel mills in China. Source: Montreal Gazette (4/25)


Flag raisings on Monday launch Perry 200 celebration
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The official kickoff for the Perry 200 Commemoration, a two-year party marking the bicentennial of the Battle of Lake Erie, will take place Monday at -- where else? -- Perry Elementary School. Source: Erie Times-News (0/0)


Great Lakes rescues Queen's traditional Jubilee lamprey pie
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The Queen will be forced to dine on Great Lakes lamprey in her traditional Jubilee pie, upsetting a medieval royal tradition. Source: Sault Star (4/24)


Cleveland envisions a floating office park to lure the creative class
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The "office harbor" is a small but striking piece of Cleveland's $2 billion, 90-acre lakefront development plan, one envisioned to entice the creative class. Companies drawn to an uncommon location would work from barges, with staffers strolling up a gangplank, if not clambering off a jet ski or a water taxi. Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer (4/24)


Ohio House committee passes Lake Erie water usage bill but plenty of opposition remains
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An Ohio House committee on Tuesday passed a new Lake Erie water usage bill that this time has the support of Gov. John Kasich. But environmentalists are far from satisfied. Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer (4/24)


Lake Erie ranks in nation's top 50 for carcinogens dumped into water
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A recently released report ranks Lake Erie 48th among waterways in the nation in discharges of cancer-causing chemicals with 4,907 pounds discharged in 2010. Source: Chronicle Telegram (4/24)


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