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GREAT LAKES

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Northland Outdoors
Infamous anniversary: 100 years of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes
Invading parasite decimated fish populations until a chemical poison was developed to kill their larvae.
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Community
100 years ago, a ship's crew fought Lake Superior — and won
There have been about 350 shipwrecks on Lake Superior. The Francis J. Widlar was not one of them.
November 14, 2020 05:00 AM
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News
Great Lakes hit record May levels after winter snows, heavy rains
DULUTH -- Three of the five Great Lakes are at or above record high water levels for May and the other two are getting close as a winter of heavy snow and a spring of heavy rains continues to flow downstream.
May 22, 2019 05:00 PM
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Weather
Great Lakes already hit by climate change: New report says region will see harsh impacts as temperatures warm
The Great Lakes region already is warming and changing faster than much of North America — and will continue to do so as global warming increases.
March 21, 2019 03:58 PM

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Weather
Coldest air in decades arrives Tuesday in Midwest with 'life-threatening' wind chills
Temperatures are forecast to run as much as 50 degrees below average for late January.
January 28, 2019 11:34 AM
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By  Washington Post
The Center for Biological Diversity on Monday asked the federal government to list the lake sturgeon as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. News Tribune file photo.
News
Group wants lake sturgeon federally protected
DULUTH-The Center for Biological Diversity on Monday announced it has petitioned the federal government to protect lake sturgeon under the Endangered Species Act.The U.S. environmental group says the big, long-lived fish needs more help to bolste...
May 14, 2018 04:33 PM
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By  John Myers
Business
Calumet scraps idea of shipping oil on Great Lakes
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- Plans to ship oil on Great Lakes freighters that never really took flight have now been formally grounded. Calumet Specialty Products says it has scrapped plans to build an oil terminal in Superior that could have transferred we...
August 12, 2015 07:40 AM
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By  John Myers
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News
Repairing broken links to the world: Devils Lake looks forward to restored rail service, air service
DEVILS LAKE -- A century ago, a local newspaper, the Devils Lake World, boasted of the community's connections with places far and wide. While that may have been something of an exaggeration, people living in the Devils Lake Basin today might wel...
February 28, 2014 11:28 PM
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By  Kevin Bonham
Business
Wisconsin DNR nixes repairs for Great Lakes oil terminal
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has, at least for now, turned down a permit application to make repairs to a Superior harbor pier that's planned for a possible oil terminal.
January 10, 2014 05:26 PM
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By  John Myers
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Business
Hearing set on Calumet oil terminal repair
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has set a public meeting on a key aspect of Calumet Oil's proposed oil-shipping terminal on Superior's harborfront.
November 23, 2013 01:10 PM
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By  Forum News Service

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News
Iowa Great Lakes equal great fun
OKOBOJI, Iowa -- The Okoboji Great Lakes area has a lot to offer -- and that is not an exaggeration. "Located in the northwest corner of Iowa, Okoboji is the central hub of the Midwest, being a short distance from a lot of the largest metropolita...
July 21, 2012 10:00 PM
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By  Dickinson Press Staff

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