[dailynews] May 24, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: May 24, 2012
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Michigan Senate passes bill that removes restrictions on beach grooming
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Shoreline owners could groom their property without pulling permits from the 
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality under a bill that passed the 
Michigan Senate today. Source: The Bay City Times (5/24)


Carferry files for EPA permit more than a month early
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Owners of the SS Badger today filed their formal application to the 
Environmental Protection Agency to continue operating on Lake Michigan, 
citing test data demonstrating that the vessel's discharges are well within 
the allowable limits set by Wisconsin, Michigan, and the EPA. Source: 
Ludington Daily News (5/24)


Hot weather, dangerous Lake Michigan currents add up to beach worries
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Scorching temperatures, high winds, dangerous currents, and a tendency for 
people to overestimate their swimming abilities at the beginning of the 
season "could add up to trouble" for swimmers at Lake Michigan this weekend. 
Source: MLive.com (5/24)


Invasive species threatening historic Michigan shipwrecks
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Thousands of shipwrecks lie at the bottom of Michigan waters. These cultural 
treasures attract thousands of visitors to the state, but changing 
conditions in the Great Lakes threaten their preservation. Source: Great 
Lakes Echo (5/24)


War of 1812 bicentennial sites, events all over US
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Pity the War of 1812. Its bicentennial is at hand and events are planned for 
all over North America, from Canada and the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic 
and the South. But good luck finding someone who can explain in 10 words or 
less what the war was about. Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (5/24)


Michigan DNR, others launch 'Catch & Cook' program
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Under the "Catch and Cook" program, charter fishing clients who catch fish 
from Michigan's Great Lakes are given the opportunity to take their fresh 
catch to a participating Michigan restaurant. Source: Detroit Free Press 
(5/24)


Report details illegal fishing
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Treaty fishing violations involving subsistence and commercial fishing on 
the Bays de Noc came to conclusions during 2011, according to a report 
issued this month by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Source: 
Escanaba Daily Press (5/24)


Petoskey beach ranks among favorites in Weather Channel survey
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The shoreline at Petoskey State Park recently ranked among six favorite 
beaches from around the United States in a survey conducted by The Weather 
Channel. Source: Petoskey News-Review (5/24)

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