[dailynews] May 9, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: May 9, 2012
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Muskegon's love affair with the lakes was on display at Saturday's Lake Express cruises
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The combination of a water-based transportation company and Great Lakes freshwater research are perfect Muskegon examples of the "blue economy" - the economic engine that is driven by water resources. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (5/9)


Lake Erie island will lack ferry service for weeks
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Pelee Island, which has been stranded for weeks without its two passenger ferries, will have to wait until at least the end of May before the boats are running again. Source: Columbus Dispatch (5/9)


GVSU wind buoy now collecting information in the middle of Lake Michigan
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The buoy is only one of two in existence and the only one in the Great Lakes. The laser wind assessment system will measure wind speed and direction every second from 250 to 575 feet off the lake surface. That height is critical for the next generation of offshore wind turbines, which will have hubs reaching such heights. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (5/8)


Manistee tribe to use donated trees in contamination cleanup effort
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The Eastlake Brownfield is situated on the shores of Manistee Lake, a drowned river-mouth that empties directly into Lake Michigan. Source: MLive.com (5/8)


Coast Guard finishing up navigational aids
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Operation Spring Restore, an annual Coast Guard mission to verify and replace 1,281 aids to navigation throughout the Great Lakes region, is almost four weeks ahead of schedule. Source: Ashland Current (5/8)


MN invasive species fines soon will double
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Those possessing or transporting prohibited invasive animals, such as zebra mussels, could be fined $500. Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune (5/8)


Big report on Asian carp put off until after options are released by 2013
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Instead of unveiling a detailed proposal in about three years, the Corps will draft several alternatives by the end of 2013 and seek reaction from Congress and the public. Source: Chicago Tribune (5/8)


More than 200 ships met their ends at the bottom of Lake Michigan off Indiana
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There are about 5,000 shipwrecks in the Great Lakes. That is more shipwrecks than in the Bermuda Triangle. Between 100 and 200 met their graves in the deep off of Indiana, at the bottom of Lake Michigan. Source: Post Tribune (5/8)


New tug/barge sails the Great Lakes
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It is the first bulk cargo vessel built in Erie since the 1,000-foot integrated tug/barge Presque Isle nearly 40 years ago. Source: Chicago Tribune (5/5)


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