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Small Harbors Coalition requests local support for resolution |
Many shallow draft harbors used by Lake Erie’s recreational boaters and charter fishing fleet are sorely in need of... |
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Latest lawsuit expands billionaire's battle with Saugatuck Township over duneland development |
Billionaire Aubrey McClendon, owner of prime Lake Michigan dunelands at the mouth of the Kalamazoo River, accused the... |
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Cheboygan County drops challenge to Genesee County's pipeline plan |
A challenge to Genesee County's permit to withdraw water from Lake Huron has been abandoned. Cheboygan County... |
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Cuyahoga County Port Authority board needs to be smaller and focused on maritime issues: editorial |
It's time to overhaul the board that runs the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority. Most of the port's current... |
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City to decide on bayfront consultant |
City commissioners soon will decide whether to hire a consultant team to plan a bayfront overhaul. Commissioners are... |
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Residents oppose closing of state parks |
State legislators from the Assembly and Senate and from both sides of the political aisle were quick over the weekend to... |
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Fee hikes give boaters sinking feeling |
They are retirees — schoolteacher, electrician and funeral director — who drive old cars and don't travel... |
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City to fight for local control of beaches |
City commissioners plan to "fight tooth and nail" for local control of city beaches, and boaters continue to... |
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No wake zone may be put at Narrows on river |
The Wisconsin Dells Council passed a resolution authorizing Mayor Eric Helland to proceed in seeking an emergency... |
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Big plans for city's old canal |
It may not have Parliament buildings in the background, but Cornwall's old canal would still make a great ice skating... |
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Lake Zurich hopes to tap Lake Michigan |
Officials from Lake Zurich and 10 other communities met with Illinois Department of Natural Resources officials recently in... |
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Boaters to see more access to Fox River due to restorations, projects |
Starting in May, the Fox River near the Appleton Yacht Club will no longer just be a cul de sac for boaters.The completion... |
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Bridge projects and restoration of Appleton locks will give boaters access to more of the Fox River |
Starting in May, the Fox River near the Appleton Yacht Club will no longer just be a cul de sac for boaters.
The completion... |
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Plans for North Lake boat ramp run aground |
Public boating access to North Lake in Waukesha County likely will not be accomplished this year, despite the state... |
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Bryan takes lead in drive to protect its precious water |
While the water-blessed Great Lakes region hasn't encountered Western-style conflicts over water yet, legal scholars... |
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Should the port authority be saved or dismantled? |
The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority ended its 41st year in critical condition. The taxpayer-subsidized agency lost... |
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37 Authorities to Get More Than $9 M to Help Protect Swimmers |
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is making almost $10 million in grants available to 37 eligible coastal and Great... |
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New slots for boaters |
A new marina will be built at Gateway Harbor, between Navy Pier and the Chicago River’s outlet to Lake Michigan. The... |
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Strict Coast Guard license rules threaten Minnesota outfitters, fishing guides |
As a canoe outfitter at the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Blayne Hall has seen his business... |
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EcoTrack 11: Port Clinton celebrates Lakefront Preserve |
The public's access to the Lake Erie coast was recently enhanced with the acquisition of the new Port Clinton Lakefront... |
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DNR Gets Stricter About Shoreline Development |
Beginning next year, those who own land on lakefront property may be more limited in what they can build on or cut down.... |
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Critics say plan won't hold water |
It has taken four years and a budget of $730,000 to come up with plans for a major makeover of Hamilton's west harbour... |
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Park District plans day camp, boat slip fee hikes |
Ned Dikmen, chairman of the Great Lakes Boating Federation, is holding his nose at boat slip fee increases ranging from 2.... |
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Water-access symposium seeks submissions |
Organizers of the Working Waterways and Waterfronts National Symposium on Water Access are seeking presentation... |
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Congress moves to control all U.S. water |
Civil libertarians are warning Americans about the ambitions of federal lawmakers to control all waters within the... |
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Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal Now Open |
The U.S. Coast Guard reopened the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal on September 12 on a case-by-case basis for boaters... |
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Can you imagine a ferry here? |
Can the City of Luna Pier sustain a ferry service to Cedar Point, Put-in-Bay, the Downriver area and other destinations... |
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Decades-old battle over Lake Michigan beach access in Ganges Township heads to state Court of Appeals |
Bill Waterstraat has childhood memories of splashing in the small stream that meanders through the beach where 121st Avenue... |
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Electric barriers meant to stop fish from entering Lake Michigan also stymie recreational craft |
On one of the busiest boating weeks of the year, dozens of watercraft are docked along the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal... |
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Luring anglers to Holland with a fish cleaning station |
A dedication in Holland could lead to tourism dollars for the city.
The DNR celebrates the opening of its new fish cleaning... |
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New water pipeline plan gets DEQ approval |
Genesee County leaders have have talked for years about building a water pipeline from Lake Huron to avoid paying Detroit... |
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With all of its land-use issues, Sappi site could take years to redevelop |
For those thinking the closed-down Sappi site on Muskegon Lake might be revitalized into something different in the next few... |
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Port Stanley's commercial days appear numbered |
Port Stanley seems destined to remain a port in name only.
A plan for the future of the only deep-water port on the northern... |
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Burlington pier beams repairable |
The City of Burlington and its contractor are at odds over the city's decision to replace 27 steel beams in its problem-... |
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Gladstone debates harbor project |
Final plans for phase one of the Harbor Point Project were submitted to the Gladstone City Commission during its regular... |
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La Salle County seeking legislative help to reopen Vermilion River |
State legislators serving La Salle County will be asked to help the public gain open access to the Vermilion River.
The La... |
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Chicago Lifts Surfing Ban |
For as long as some of us beach goers can remember, Chicago has had a legalized ban on all floatation devices being used on... |
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Private boating banned at Quabbin |
The menacing zebra mussel species that has taken over a Berkshires lake has been found in a stream that feeds into the... |
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Stimulus cash to fund Detroit wharf; ferry envisioned |
With an eye toward someday providing ferry service up and down the Detroit River, the U.S. Department of Transportation... |
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MetroParks eyes land on Kelleys Island |
Like an optimistic Johnny Appleseed, Erie MetroParks is learning that when one hunk of land won't sprout apples, you move on... |
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