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U-M divers retrieve 8,900-year-old piece of wood from Lake Huron
Annarbor.com (12/12)
University of Michigan researchers announced they have found a 5 1/2 foot long, pole-shaped piece of wood that is 8,900 years old in Lake Huron.

Internationally renowned ‘Ocean Doctor’ to speak in Grand Rapids
MLive.com (2/3)
Known as the “Ocean Doctor,” David Guggenheim will speak in Grand Rapids, Mich., about the many similarities between the threats to the oceans and to our Great Lakes.

SSC students taking part in marine science bowl
Arenac County Independent (1/31)
Teams of Michigan high school students will be heading to Ann Arbor this weekend to take part in the annual Great Lakes Bowl, a quiz event that focuses on questions about marine and freshwater systems and biology.

No aquarium for Windsor
CBC News (1/31)
Aquariums in Cleveland, Toledo, and Chicago prove to be too much competition for Windsor.

Clarkson receives $1.4 million to study contaminants in Great Lakes fish
North Country Now (1/31)
Clarkson University has received $1.4 million to monitor formerly untraceable contaminants to water supply by studying the effects on fish in each of the Great Lakes.

Great Lakes scientists educate communities; put research to work
Great Lakes Echo (1/26)
At the Lake Superior Estuarine Research Reserve, scientists study the usual Great Lakes issues – invasive species, pollution, habitat loss, and climate change. This research is then taken directly to the community, addressing local issues.

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September 25, 2001	What canal is between Lake Erie and the Hudson River?
September 25, 2001	Who discovered the Great Lakes?
September 25, 2001	What is the sixth Great Lake?
August 6, 2001	Are there any islands in the Great Lakes that are not owned by either Canada or the United States?
August 3, 2001	What is the highest elevation of the water of Lake St. Clair ever recorded?
August 3, 2001	What year did Lake Ontario freeze completely solid for one day?
August 3, 2001	Do detergents contain a good food for algae?
August 3, 2001	What caused the eutrophication of Lake Erie?
July 20, 2001	Where are all of the locks located in the Great Lakes?
June 26, 2001	How can children help to clean up the Great Lakes?
June 26, 2001	How are all of the Great Lakes interdependent?
June 25, 2001	When do you expect the Great Lakes to be pollution-free?
June 25, 2001	Which of the Great Lakes are the most polluted?
June 25, 2001	Is it safe to drink water directly from the Great Lakes?
June 19, 2001	What minerals or rocks are found in the Great Lakes region?
June 19, 2001	What specific species of wildlife are being endangered by the pollution of the Great Lakes?
May 18, 2001	What is the largest kind of fish in the Great Lakes?
May 17, 2001	What are the meanings behind the names of the Great Lakes?
May 17, 2001	What are the effects of water pollution in the Great Lakes?
May 16, 2001	How were the Great Lakes formed?
May 2, 2001	What is the biggest boat that ever traveled on one of the Great Lakes?
May 1, 2001	What is the name of the largest freshwater island in the world, and where is it located?
April 23, 2001	Which of the Great Lakes was known to Native Americans as Gitchee Gumee?
April 6, 2001	Do the Great Lakes have whirlpools?
April 1, 2001	What is the volume of the Great Lakes, in both liters and gallons?
March 1, 2001	How many shipwrecks have occurred in the Great Lakes?
February 16, 2001	What is the population of the Great Lakes Ecosystem in Canada and the United States?
February 1, 2001	What percentage of the world's freshwater supply is contained in the Great Lakes?
February 1, 2001	What connects the Great Lakes together?
January 8, 2001	Do the Great Lakes freeze in the winter?
January 5, 2001	Does the Welland Ship Canal connect two of the lakes?
December 18, 2000	Did Lake Champlain become a Great Lake in March of 1998?
December 1, 2000	Which Great Lake is the only one completely within the United States? What states are touched by one or more of the Great Lakes?
November 21, 2000	Where can I find a complete history of the Great Lakes region?
November 15, 2000	Is there still a problem with chemicals getting into the walleye from eating the round goby, who eat zebra mussels?
November 15, 2000	What does the Snell Lock connect?
November 15, 2000	Why are the lake levels so low?
October 24, 2000	Which is the biggest Great Lake: Huron or Michigan?
October 20, 2000	Is it true that a shark was once found in the Great Lakes?
October 16, 2000	Is Lake Superior the largest lake in the world?
October 16, 2000	When was the first lighthouse built on Lake Superior? How many are there on Lake Superior today?
October 1, 2000	Do the Great Lakes have tides?
September 26, 2000	Where does all the water in the Great Lakes come from?
September 14, 2000	How deep are the Great Lakes?
September 1, 2000	Why aren't the Great Lakes saltwater instead of freshwater?
August 1, 2000	How is sand formed around Lake Michigan?
August 1, 2000	How many times do you clean the Great Lakes a year?
July 17, 2000	What is the foam-like stuff that washes up on our beach on the Saginaw Bay?
July 17, 2000	Do the Great Lakes create their own weather systems?
July 17, 2000	What is the difference in elevation between Lake Superior and Lake Ontario?
July 17, 2000	Can people take rides on Great Lakes freighters?
July 17, 2000	What happened to the boat "Edmund Fitzgerald?"

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The Watershed Game
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