[dailynews] Great Lakes Daily News: August 1, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: August 1, 2012
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Saginaw Voyageurs prepare for 26th annual voyage in Great Lakes region
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The historical reenactment group from the Castle Museum of Saginaw County 
History will drive to Glen Arbor Friday morning to begin their seven-day 
voyage to Fort Michilimackinac. Source: Saginaw News (8/1)


Great Lakes center opening this week in Michigan
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Michigan Technological University this week plans to dedicate a $25 million 
research facility that was created to address pressing Great Lakes issues. 
Source: The Associated Press (8/1)


EDITORIAL: Advance of the carp: Vigilance is needed against the Great Lakes 
threat
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Now that Asian carp DNA has been detected in Lake Erie's Maumee and Sandusky 
bays, the Obama administration and Congress must step up federal efforts to 
turn back the highly destructive species of fish. Source: Pittsburgh Post 
Gazette (8/1)


Great Lakes Observing System forecasting tool enhanced
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Recreational boaters on the St. Lawrence River have a new online tool to 
help them navigate the Thousand Islands and other stretches of the waterway 
along the Canadian border in northern New York. Source: WSAW Wausau (8/1)


Scientists study Lake Superior's ecosystem
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Researchers say The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative allows them to 
predict the changes that occur within the ecosystem caused by global 
warming. Source: WLUC TV6 (8/1)


Public health silent on reports swimmer infected with E. coli from Lake Erie 
beach
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Public health officials will neither confirm nor deny reports a person was 
recently treated in hospital for an E. coli infection after swimming at a 
Lake Erie beach. Source: Niagara News Now (8/1)


Lake Charlevoix voted 2nd best lake in America
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It was chosen by USA Today readers as the second-best lake in the United 
States behind Lake Tahoe, located on the border of California and Nevada. 
Source: WXYZ-TV (7/31)


Crews salvage barge from lake
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The U.S. Coast Guard says a dredging barge that was mostly sunken in Lake 
Huron has been recovered and taken to a maintenance dock in St. Clair. 
Source: The Associated Press (7/31)


1962 freighter shipwreck drew thousands to Detroit River
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It was the sinking of the British freighter M. V. Montrose, which ran into a 
barge being pulled by a tug and sank under the bridge the night of July 30, 
1962. Source: Windsor Star (7/30)


Ontario offering lake cleanup projects $25,000
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Environment Minister Jim Bradley announced July 24 that the province is now 
taking applications for a $1.5 million fund announced earlier this summer. 
Source: The Toronto Star (7/24)


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