[dailynews] August 28, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: August 28, 2012
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Sediment might be contributing to algae
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Phosphorous trapped in sediment at the bottom of Lake Erie could be re-released into the water and contribute to toxic algae blooms, according to new research. Source: The News-Messenger (8/28)


Zebra mussels are transforming the Great Lakes and fueling rampant algae growth
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The combination of invasive species and weather patterns has led to a big outbreak of green algae in Lake Michigan. Source: MLive (8/28)


Farmers' Almanac predicting a winter wonderland for Michigan
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The Great Lakes should be snowier and colder than average this winter — at least according to the new 2013 edition of Farmers' Almanac. Source: Detroit Free Press (8/28)


Grand Rapids angler catches 25-pound Chinook on Lake Michigan; are 30-pounders coming?
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A first-time salmon fisherman caught one of the largest – if not the largest – Chinook salmon of the year Sunday morning while fishing from a Muskegon-based charter boat on Lake Michigan. Source: MLive (8/27)


Asian carp have yet to leap across Lake Erie
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The good news, for now, is that studies in the western basin of Lake Erie last summer and this past month have not discovered any presence of bighead or silver carp. Source: The Buffalo News (8/25)


Rest, relaxation and maximum gain
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In many parts of Canada, buying waterfront property has proven to be a profitable venture for the past couple of decades. Prices for recreational properties on the shores of lakes, oceans and rivers have soared. Source: The Globe and Mail (8/23)


Vowel movement: How Americans near the Great Lakes are radically changing the sound of English
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>From Syracuse, N.Y., in the east to Milwaukee in the west, 34 million Americans are revolutionizing the sound of English, which is baffling many linguists. Source: Great Lakes ECHO (8/22)


Documenting Lake Huron in a homemade submarine
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Two brothers with ties to northeast Michigan have been testing their homemade submarine in the clear waters of Lake Huron off Rockport. Source: The Alpena News (8/22)


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