[dailynews] February 20, 2013

Great Lakes Daily News: February 20, 2013
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Lake Metroparks expanding Lake Erie Bluffs park
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Lake Metroparks is acquiring 460 acres that will allow a three-fold expansion of its newest park, Lake Erie Bluffs, Ohio. Source: The Plain Dealer (2/20)


Lakeshore gets shuttle funding
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The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is set to receive $193,400 from the Federal Transit Administration for a shuttle service to connect visitors traveling by commuter rail to the park along Lake Michigan's southern shore. Source: South Bend Tribune (2/20)


Michigan City, New Buffalo wrestle with low Lake Michigan water level
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The low water levels are evident at the public boat launch in New Buffalo, Mich. Officials in Indiana and Michigan are considering whether dredging projects are needed where boats may have difficulty getting into and out of Lake Michigan. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (2/19)


EDITORIAL: Water project great example of collaboration
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Leaders in the Great Lakes Bay Region have been touting the importance of collaboration in recent years. A great example of this collaboration is the sale of wholesale water. Source: Midland Daily News (2/19)


The Pure Michigan effect: 3.2 million out-of-state visitors, $1 billion economic impact
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Long dominated by in-state travelers, Michigan's tourism industry has fundamentally changed in recent years. Out-of-state travelers now account for the majority of leisure travel spending in Michigan, according to state data. Source: MLive (2/19)


Brockport professor works to fight algae
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In the last 50 years, things have been looking pretty murky around Lake Ontario's shoreline and Dr. Joseph Makarewicz wants to know why. Source: The Stylus (2/19)


COMMENTARY: Keeping our parks and recreation
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The United States' National Park program has a long history of providing citizens with an opportunity to explore and experience nature. The federal government, with the help of the private sector, needs to recommit itself to maintaining our national parks. Source: The Michigan Daily (2/19)


Sleeping Bear Dunes Heritage Trail: Feds' $100,000 grant will extend Michigan lakeshore by 5 miles
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On the shores of Lake Michigan, Sleeping Bear Dunes is already heralded as America's most beautiful scenic overlook. A $100,000 grant from the U.S. Dept. of Transportation will help extend that beauty. Source: HuffPost Detroit (2/19)


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