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Pair plans to walk around Lake Superior
Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (2/3)
While people have driven, biked, sailed and even kayaked around Lake Superior, there are only a few records of people walking around the lake. Two individuals are making plans to do just that.
EDITORIAL: Lessons from the wind: Students will capture data that could save district money
Muskegon Chronicle (1/14)
Wind power has become a hot button issue in West Michigan. Grand Valley State University researchers are studying the issue under a grant and will be reporting the results as each section of its study is completed.
Fishery Trust invests in future
Grand Traverse Herald (1/13)
The Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative has an ambitious goal: create the next generation of Great Lakes stewards whose advocacy will support the lakes' long-term sustainability. The Grand Traverse Conservation District will be an integral part of this effort.
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4 | Lake Ontario
Champlain first called it Lake St. Louis in 1632. On a Sanson map in 1656, it remained Lac de St. Louis. In 1660, Creuxius gave it the name Lacus Ontarius. Ontara in Iroquois means "lake," and Ontario, "beautiful lake."
Graphic: Lake Ontario, 1749.
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