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Thursday, May 09, 2013  The Saint Clair River is a major trunk line for commercial navigation. Is it also possible that it is draining the Great Lakes?

Saturday, April 27, 2013  An advisory panel is recommending the U.S. and Canada consider using artificial structures to raise water levels in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says it will release about 100,000 Atlantic salmon into Lake Huron and two of its tributary streams this spring.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Great Lakes Proud sells stickers that are made in the shape of the Great Lakes.The stickers sell for $5 and 15% of the purchase goes toward preserving the Great Lakes.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  The Obama administration says it's making plans to continue a long-range Great Lakes cleanup program, although decisions about paying for it will be made on a year-by-year basis.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Two of the Great Lakes have hit their lowest water levels ever recorded.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  After a very mild and some would even say warm start to winter, the recent stretch of colder air is starting to quickly add depth to the ice on inland lakes with pancake ice forming on the Great Lakes.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  The federal government says preliminary figures show that Lakes Michigan and Huron reached record low water levels in December.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  The 283' Steamer New York, built in 1879, was discovered in Lake Huron.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  Nestled on the shores of Lake Huron, it’s easy to see how water has impacted the city of Cheboygan throughout its history. From the very start, it was water that drew people there. But it was the need for barrels that actually started to boom that would put Cheboygan on the map.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries is taking public comments on expansion plans for the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron.

Wednesday, January 04, 2012  The owner of three boats sitting in a Cheboygan County bay since August of 2010 has two months to remove them or the cost could be on the backs of tax payers.

Wednesday, August 03, 2011  We have the story of a 13 year-old girl who didn't think twice about what she had to do and because of her quick thinking, another teenager is alive tonight.

Thursday, July 14, 2011  They were detected during an expedition called "Project Shiphunt," which involved scientists and historians from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and five high school students from Saginaw.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011  A Health Advisory is issued for a beach in Cheboygan County after high levels of E.coli are detected.