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Avoiding an Oil Spill in the Great Lakes |
The recent oil spill disaster in the Gulf raises the question of whether the Great Lakes may some day face a similar... |
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Effects of Climate Change and Lake Levels on Boating |
Lake Levels on BoDiscourse around the world is addressing the effects of climate change. Th is resulted in the political... |
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Fractional Boating |
Lifestyle choices should be replete with simplicity, ease and good value. That feels like a smart approach. Now when it... |
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Trading Budget Dollars for Human Lives |
The Great Lakes Boating Federation, advocacy voice for the 4.3 million boaters of the Great Lakes region, strongly opposes... |
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Potential Economic Downfall After Lock Closures |
A DePaul University report recently defined the potential economic consequences of closing the Chicago River Controlling... |
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Of Wind and Water |
Extracting renewable energy from the wind is viewed as one of the 12 steps to wean America from its addiction to oil, and... |
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Join the Great Lakes Boating Federation |
The Great Lakes Boating Federation is the one place boaters can have their say. All 4.3 million boaters on the Great Lakes... |
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Chicago Locks Remain Open for Boating |
On Jan. 27, government officials held a “carp summit” to discuss strategies for preventing Asian carp from... |
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Are Boaters Irresponsible Spenders? |
During President Barack Obama’s recent town hall-style meeting in Nashua, N.H., the president criticized individuals... |
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Follow the Science on Mid-Level Ethanol Blends |
What do the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), the American Meat Institute, the Grocery Manufacturers... |
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Joining Forces |
The Asian carp conflict has existed for nearly two decades, ever since flooding allowed the species to escape into the... |
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Consider the Boaters Before Closing the Locks |
The local boating community remains committed to keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. The 1.5 million boaters that... |
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Keep America’s Waterfronts Working |
The loss of access to our nation’s waterways continues for boaters all across the United States. There are many... |
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Future of Marine Dealerships |
The recreational boating industry and, especially, marine dealers have experienced enormous changes in the past three... |
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Recreational Fishing Hits Snag? |
The Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, created by the president in June of 2009, is charged with “developing a... |
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Future Ahoy |
In 1937, 268 Harvard sophomores were asked to participate in a study to learn how to maximize the amounts of happiness in... |
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Dear IJC: Listen to the Voice of Boaters |
By Dennis L. SchornackFormer Chairman of the International Joint Commission, U.S. Section
The International Joint Commission... |
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The 2016 Olympics: Friend or Foe? |
by F. Ned Dikmen,
Ph.D. Chairman, Great Lakes Boating Federation
The competition for the 2016 Olympics has come down to four... |
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Mother Nature Only Help for Us |
We should all be praising Mother Nature for her bounty of rain and snow recently. Her plentiful precipitation has raised the... |
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Psyched Out or Psyched Up? |
By Van W. Snider, Jr., CAE
President, Michigan Boating Industries Association
With all of the negative news and conversation... |
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Help great lakes boating better serve you |
Great Lakes Boating is working to keep the magazine available with strong content while attempting to stay healthy. You can... |
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A Road Flotilla – Try It! |
Guest editorial by Van W. Snider, Jr., CAE
President, Michigan Boating Industries Association
In my previous position I... |
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Boat Shows Going Virtual |
The future of the real boat shows we have come to know for decades is about to change and transform into the virtual: the... |
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Boating Stimulated |
Great Lakes Boating Federation hails the grants recently awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Boating... |
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Great Lakes Recreational Boating Study Doesn't Add Up |
by F. Ned Dikmen, Chairman, Great Lakes Boating Federation
Ten years after it was first authorized, the Great Lakes... |
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Aren't Fish People Too? |
Another dam is being removed, this time in Covington, New York. The thought is that native fish will once again use the... |
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The Real State of Boating |
We have seen plenty of doom recently in the boating community: manufacturers have been downsizing, boat show attendance has... |
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