Great Lakes Videos: October 12, 2012 For links to these videos and more, visit http://www.great-lakes.net/news/video/ Otters paint at Great Lakes Aquarium ------------------------------------------------- Two sea otters from the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth, Minn., have been painting for approximately one year, after being introduced to washable and non-toxic paint by their keeper during feeding time. Source: GeoBeats (10/11) 17th Annual Great Lakes Light House Festival kickoff ------------------------------------------------- The 17th Annual Great Lakes Light House Festival started things off on Thursday evening with a dinner and silent auction for light house lovers and vendors. Source: WBKBTV (10/11) Great Lakes water scarcity and regional economic development ------------------------------------------------- Great Lakes Water Scarcity and Regional Economic Development panel at Northwestern University. Source: Argonne National Lab (10/10) 2012 Lake Superior Water Festival ------------------------------------------------- The first ever Lake Superior Water Festival took place at Michigan Tech's NEW Great Lakes Research Center on October 5th! The Water Festival gave 4th -- 8th grade students an opportunity to learn about and celebrate our most precious natural resource -- clean, fresh water! Source: Great Lakes Research Center (10/8)