[dailynews] Great Lakes Daily News: July 30, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: July 30, 2012
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Mich. Tech opens new research center
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One could argue there has never been a better time for Michigan 
Technological University to unveil a $25 million research facility to 
address the most pressing issues of the Great Lakes. Source: The Detroit 
News (7/30)


A lake of tragedy and mystery
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Diane Robnik, community resource officer at the Thunder Bay Museum, is 
researching shipwreck stories and artifacts for an exhibit that is to open 
in the summer of 2013 at the Thunder Bay Museum. Source: The Thunder Bay 
Chronicle-Journal (7/30)


Coast Guard refloats tanker that sank in Lake Huron
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The tanker boat that sent a two-mile fuel slick into Lake Huron when it sank 
July 18 was successfully refloated early today, according to the U.S. Coast 
Guard. Source: Detroit Free Press (7/30)


Enbridge rushes to repair Wisconsin oil pipeline after spill
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Canada's Enbridge Inc. on Sunday raced to repair a major pipeline that 
spilled more than 1,000 barrels of oil in a Wisconsin field. The spill on 
Friday - almost two years to the day after a ruptured Enbridge line fouled 
part of the Kalamazoo River in Michigan - has forced the closure of a major 
conduit for Canadian light crude shipments to U.S. refiners Source: The 
Washington Post (7/29)


Massive Boardman River dam removal project poised to begin near Traverse 
City
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Excavators in northern Michigan are poised to begin removing the first of 
three obsolete hydroelectric dams in Grand Traverse County following the 
approval of a construction contract this week. Source: MLive (7/29)


Paddle into the past at dramatic Lake Superior sea caves
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A mile-and-a-half ribbon of Lake Superior shoreline on the Bayfield 
Peninsula offers paddlers a rare chance to humble themselves in the presence 
of nature. Source: Duluth News Tribune (7/29)


Invasive plants now found in Lake Erie
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Rooted water chestnut plants have been found in Chautauqua Lake and Lake 
Erie, County Executive Greg Edwards announced Friday. Source: The Observer 
(7/28)


Flip side of rainy relief is posted beach
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This week's heavy rainfall means some popular beaches, such as Bayfield on 
Lake Huron and Port Burwell on Lake Erie, are unsafe for swimming. Source: 
The London Free Press (7/27)


Tecumseh opens dream riverfront park
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Tecumseh finally has its waterfront park, a gem that was called its window 
on the Great Lakes and a feat that took about 50 years. Source: The Windsor 
Star (7/27)


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