[dailynews] September 5, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: September 5, 2012
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Tens of thousands of dead fish stink up Lake Erie shore
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Tens of thousands of dead fish have washed up on a 25-mile stretch of Lake Erie's northern shore, and Ontario environmental officials say they could be victims of a natural phenomenon called a lake inversion. Source: CNN (9/5)


Lake St. Clair: Water Quality Town Hall
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Three water quality specialists will be providing an update tonight on water testing of Lake St. Clair during summer 2011 due to a buildup of muck along the waterfront. Source: St. Clair Shores Patch (9/5)


COMMENTARY: Great Lakes top priority for IJC
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The International Joint Commission was in town recently holding a public meeting to talk about algae. Not many people came, perhaps 20, an indication of how many people care about the subject. But the IJC does. Source: The Dunnville Chronicle (9/5)


Lakes Huron, Michigan to approach record lows, 25 inches below normal
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By December, the two lakes are likely to be just above, at or just below record lows of 1964-65, according to the 6-month projections of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Source: The Detroit News (9/5)


Letter from Lake Michigan: Saying farewell to a much-loved old ferry
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After decades of special treatment under the nation's pollution laws, the coal-burning "Badger" may have to shut down when its 2012 season ends in October. But all of us who care about clean water and clean air must come to terms at times with the undeniable impacts of what we do. Source: MINNPOST (9/5)


Officials to welcome Navy vessels to Detroit for War of 1812 bicentennial celebration
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State and city officials will welcome five U.S. Navy ships to Detroit today to celebrate the bicentennial of the War of 1812. Source: MLive (9/5)


Kites Over Lake Michigan: Wow!
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After a while, you run out of superlatives to describe the annual kite festival that turns Two Rivers’ Lake Michigan beach into a visual feast. Source: Herald Times News (9/4)


River mayors urged to join forces
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Based on the success of a similar Great Lakes-St. Lawrence mayors coalition, improvements to cities and towns along the Mississippi River — and to the river itself — might happen faster if the mayors of river towns joined together to work and advocate for common goals as a group. Source: The Quad-City Times (9/3)


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