Unsalted Great Lakes

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Why does Lake Erie get a bad rap? Jun 03, 2021

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Algal blooms, invasive species and....lake fires? Find out why with Lake Erie gets a bad rap with Mike McKay, Executive Director of the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research.

Learn more about GLIER.

Follow Mike Mckay on Twitter.

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Our theme music is by Adam Wendler.

Love Letters to the Great Lakes, Part Two Mar 04, 2021

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Five writers share their passion for the Great Lakes:

Tamara Latinovic on Detroit River

Jessica Payne on Lake Ontario

Waubgeshig Rice on Georgian Bay

Allison Devereaux on Lake Huron

Anne-Marie Oomen on Lake Michigan

Love Letters to the Great Lakes, Part One Feb 11, 2021

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Three writers share love letters to the Great Lakes:

Anne-Marie Oomen from Lake Michigan

Dave McGinn from Lake Ontario

Canisia Lubrin from Lake Ontario.

Our theme song is by Adam Wendler.

Great Lakes TikTok Dec 10, 2020

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Millions of TikTok followers watch Geo Rutherford's videos to see what she finds on Great Lakes shorelines. Along the way, she's teaching people about the GL's. We talk about beachcombing and why she's just as surprised that so many people tune in.

Find Geo on TikTok and Instagram.

Our show theme is by Adam Wendler.

Lake Huron Salt Mine Dec 03, 2020

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Lake Huron is home to the largest underwater salt mine in the world. Goderich tour guide (and town legend) Colleen Maguire talks about how salt was discovered, what the mine looks like underwater (the height of the CN Tower!) and why it hasn't collapsed.

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Our theme is by Adam Wendler of Goderich!

Singing Fish Nov 26, 2020

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Hear how Great Lakes fish communicate underwater with Dennis Higgs, a University of Windsor professor focusing on fish sensory systems.

Check out his fish lab.

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Our show theme is by Adam Wendler.

Tossed & Found: Lake Superior Nov 19, 2020

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A wooden boat washed up on Lake Superior with a message on the bottom: throw it back in the water and contact a school in Duluth. How far did it travel? Who tossed it in the lake? We'll unravel the mystery.

See photos of the boat.

Our theme music is by Adam Wendler.

Great Lakes Water Levels Nov 12, 2020

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Are the rising water levels climate change or natural fluctuations? We’ll get a science lesson with Drew Gronewold, an associate professor at University of Michigan.

Find University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability on Twitter and Instagram.

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Our theme is by Adam Wendler

Why We Swim: Bonnie Tsui Nov 05, 2020

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Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui explores our relationship to swimming and water, from survival to wellness. We talk about swimming from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco, the power of blue spaces and why “rolling ocean waves” is such a popular track on Spotify.

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The show's theme is by Adam Wendler.

Great Lakes Ghost Stories Oct 29, 2020

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Lake Michigan's Genesee Theatre is believed to be home to several "permanent guests." Hear spooky tales with Wes Oleszewski, author of "Great Lakes Ghost Stories: Haunted Tales Past & Present."

Thank you to these sound creators:

daveincamas for Follies

Mattias "MATRIXXX" Lahoud for big dark atmosphere

blimp66 for helicopter fly over

tom woysky for crowd before jazz

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