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Great Lakes shipping has solid start
Ashland Current (5/22)
Powered by demand for domestic steel and wind energy components from overseas, the Great Lakes shipping season is holding its own, up about 2 percent over last year.

Government wants you to run lighthouses
Washington Post (5/22)
The General Services Administration says it will convey a dozen of them along the Eastern Seaboard and the Great Lakes to qualifying state or local governments, nonprofit organizations, historic preservation groups or community development organizations.

Macomb sees its future as waterfront playground
Detroit News (5/22)
County Executive Mark Hackel wants to revitalize the county economy by redeveloping and promoting its two major waterways.

Chicago River comes off endangered river list, but Ohio’s Grand River replaces it
Great Lakes Echo (5/22)
While one river in the Great Lakes basin came off the list, the Grand River in Ohio made its debut. Natural gas processing is among the river’s threats.

NRC chairman to tour Entergy plant in Michigan
CBS Moneywatch (5/22)
Gregory Jaczko plans to speak with reporters Friday following the tour of the nuclear power plant, which sits along Lake Michigan near South Haven in Van Buren County's Covert Township. The plant has been under increased scrutiny because of a series of safety problems in recent months.

Near-average Lake Erie levels offer good news
Erie Times-News (5/22)
Harry Leslie, park operations manager at Presque Isle State Park, said water levels that hover close to long-term averages provide good news for boaters. "We still have nice wide beaches,and plenty of water in boat launches."

Alcoa Massena endorses IJC water management plan
Watertown Daily Times (5/22)
The aluminum maker’s endorsement does not come as a surprise as Alcoa had also endorsed IJC’s proposed plan that was expected to reverse the damage done to the region’s ecosystem with the construction of the Moses-Saunders hydroelectric dam in Massena.

What’s new aboard Badger? Captain
Ludington Daily News (5/21)
Capt. Jeff Curtis and 18-year veteran Capt. Dean Hobbs will be in charge of the ship during the sailing season, which begins on Thursday, May 24 and runs through mid October. Curtis takes over for Hobbs’ previous counterpart, Capt. Kevin Fitch, who is now piloting research vessels for Grand Valley State University.

Monitoring begins on the beaches of Lake Superior
Northland's News Center (5/21)
The Minnesota Department of Health will be monitoring the water quality along the Lake Superior shoreline from Duluth to Grand Marais, which includes 39 public beaches.

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