[dailynews] Great Lakes Videos: August 24, 2012

Great Lakes Videos: August 24, 2012
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The Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival
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The Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival kicks off in Superior, Wis., this 
Friday. The festival is in its 11th year, and 104 dragon boat teams are 
registered - the most in the history of the event. Source: Northland's 
Newscenter (8/24)


Great Lakes surf rescue project encourages water safety
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Residents of New Buffalo, Mich., held the "Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project," 
a class organized to encourage water safety and to to honor a local teen who 
recently drowned in Lake Michigan. Source: ABC-57 - South Bend, IN (8/19)


The lure of the lake
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The commercial fishing tradition is alive and well in Two Rivers, Wis., as a 
family of local fishermen catch, prepare, and sell fresh whitefish. Source: 
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter (8/18)


How scientists use DNA to track Asian carp
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A motion graphic illustrates the process scientists use to identify Asian 
carp DNA in rivers and waterways, as work continues to keep the carp out of 
the Great Lakes. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/16)