[dailynews] Great Lakes Daily News: July 31, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: July 31, 2012
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Beware, invasive species. Our new facility is officially open
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Today marked the official opening of the Canada-Ontario Invasive Species 
Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Source: sootoday.com (7/31)


Pond scum found in warming waters of Lake Superior
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Wisconsin state park officials have found pond scum on the waters of Lake 
Superior, a discovery that might be linked to warmer water temperatures. 
Source: WEAU 13 NEWS - Eau Claire, WI (7/31)


Researchers aboard Niagara study plastic in Lake Erie
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Researchers sailing the Great Lakes aboard the U.S. Brig Niagara this month 
have found bigger plastic fragments in Lake Erie than lakes Superior and 
Huron. Source: Erie Times-News (7/31)


Recovery starts on Lake Superior mystery barrels
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An ambitious effort to raise 70 Department of Defense barrels dumped into 
Lake Superior 50 years ago got under way Monday. Source: Duluth News Tribune 
(7/31)


Crisp Point Light to return
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"Let the Crisp Point Lighthouse shine" is the theme of a new fundraising 
campaign from the Crisp Point Lighthouse Historical Society. Source: Soo 
Evening News (7/31)


Steel production in Great Lakes states up 25,000 tons
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Raw steel production in the Great Lakes region was 703,000 tons in the week 
that ended Saturday, according to estimates from the American Iron and Steel 
Institute. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (7/31)


Lake Metroparks receives $300,000 grant for new Lake Erie Bluffs Park
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Lake Metroparks is the recipient of a $300,000 grant, the money awarded to 
enhance the agency's new 139-acre Lake Erie Bluffs Park in Perry Township. 
Source: The News-Herald (7/31)


Cruise ship coming to Duluth
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On Wednesday, the US-flag cruise ship M/V Yorktown is scheduled to arrive in 
the Port of Duluth-Superior and dock behind the DECC for the day. Source: 
WDIO (Duluth, MN) (7/31)


Lake Superior heating up in 2012
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Lake Superior is experiencing some of its hottest water temperatures in the 
past 30 years. Some parts of the big lake are reporting 20 degrees above 
average just days before entering August. Source: Northland's News Center 
(Duluth, MN/Superior, WI) (7/30)


Michigan's state fair returns as the Great Lakes State Fair
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The Great Lakes State Fair will return to Michigan on Labor Day weekend. 
Formerly known as the Michigan State Fair, it will make its return following 
two years of absence after funding cuts in 2009. Source: WJBK-TV | Fox 2 
(Southfield, MI) (7/30)


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