[dailynews] September 7, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: September 7, 2012
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Waukegan harbor dredging to commence this month
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Long-awaited dredging will begin this month in Waukegan Harbor to remove soil contaminated with hazardous substances at a Superfund site once described as the "world's worst PCB mess." Source: Chicago Tribune (9/7)


Port Huron's Blue Water River Walk receives $2 million grant
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The Blue Water River Walk has received $2 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Great Lakes Habitat Restoration Program to restore shoreline along the St. Clair River in Port Huron. Source: Port Huron Times Herald (9/7)


Algoma's Crescent Beach has a rich history
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Generations of Algoma residents owe its beautiful Crescent Beach Park to the foresight of Edward Decker. Source: Green Bay Press Gazette (9/7)


U.S., Canada to sign Great Lakes water quality pact
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The revised agreement will include sections on invasive species such as Asian carp, restoring native species and habitat, and preparing coastal communities for climate change. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (9/7)


Great Lakes drownings total 7 over Labor Day weekend
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Eighty-eight people have drowned in the Great Lakes this year, one more than in all of 2011. Source: Port Washington Patch (9/7)


GVSU building being 'recycled' as construction of university Muskegon Lake expansion to begin
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As Grand Valley State University prepares to upgrade its Annis Water Resources Institute in Muskegon, a local marine contractor is "recycling" a 10,000-square-foot building. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (9/7)


50 Best Yachting Towns: Muskegon ranks 23rd on national list from Yachting magazine
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It ranked Muskegon the second best yachting town in Michigan, just below Harbor Springs at 20 and third best on the Great Lakes, which was led by tiny Bayfield, Wis. on Lake Superior. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (9/7)


Canadian senator calls for Singer Castle's designation as seasonal port of entry
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Canadian boat operators have to make a detour to Heart Island for customs clearance which adds more than an hour to a trip to Singer Castle. Source: Watertown Daily Times (9/7)


EDITORIAL: Bring end to Lake Huron sewage
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Many residences along the township's Lake Huron shoreline have substandard septic systems that periodically discharge sewage into the Great Lake. Source: Port Huron Times Herald (9/4)


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