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The top five most beautiful beaches in the Great Lakes
You don’t have to travel to the ocean to find spectacular sand, surf, and stunning sunsets. The Great Lakes region is filled with some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Bright, blue waters and soft, sandy shores stretch as far as the eye can see.
Published On: Jul 18, 2024703 words
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Check out the top 16 accessible beaches in Ontario
There’s nothing like the feeling of being enveloped by the cool, sparkling waters of a lake on a sticky summer day. This is a feeling that we should all be able to experience. Beaches are for everyone—including those who are differently abled.
Published On: Jun 16, 2020375 words
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Are the Great Lakes connected?
Did you know Lakes Huron and Michigan can be considered one big lake? Lake Huron and Lake Michigan are connected by the Straits of Mackinac, which is at the same elevation as the two lakes. Read on for other fun facts about the Great Lakes- St. Lawrence watershed.
Published On: Jun 10, 2019623 words

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Categories: Swim Drink Fish
The top five most beautiful beaches in the Great Lakes
You don’t have to travel to the ocean to find spectacular sand, surf, and stunning sunsets. The Great Lakes region is filled with some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Bright, blue waters and soft, sandy shores stretch as far as the eye can see.
Published On: Jul 18, 2024703 words
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Respect the water
A message about the power of water.
Published On: May 21, 20240 words
Categories: Swim Drink Fish
How the EPA’s latest ruling targets forever chemicals
In April 2024, the EPA announced the establishment of the first-ever nationwide, legally enforceable drinking water standards to protect communities from six PFAS chemicals in their drinking water. Swim Drink Fish investigates what this means.
Published On: Apr 29, 2024515 words
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Watershed Wednesday: Removing roadblocks for Highway 413
Plus: Superior effort removes more than 10 tons of plastic from the Great Lakes and Fourth round of UN plastics treaty negotiations in Ottawa this week
Published On: Apr 24, 2024718 words
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Watershed Wednesday: NPLSF launches project for net-zero energy consumption
Plus: new hydrogen facility sparks concern within Akwesasne, lower-than-usual water levels amount to higher-than-usual dead fish along the St. Lawrence River but a strong start for baby sturgeon in Windsor.
Published On: Apr 3, 20241292 words
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Happy World Water Day: Check out these Trebek Initiative grantees doing work in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence watershed
The Trebek Initiative is a joint project between the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and National Geographic to support geographic art and discovery in Canada.
Published On: Mar 22, 20242570 words

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YOUR WEEKLY ROUND UP OF WATERSHED NEWS:

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Watershed Wednesday: All about that bass
Plus: Great Lakes 360 and big steps to stopping the bighead
Published On: Jul 17, 2024643 words
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Watershed Wednesday: The need for bees
Plus: Potential for a new method of energy production making waves off the coast of Lake Michigan and the mighty Michipicoten
Published On: Jun 19, 2024582 words
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Watershed Wednesday: The return of the bald eagles
Plus: Legal personhood for the Humber River?
Published On: Jun 5, 2024515 words

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