Journal Sentinel - May. 23
He likes the mornings best, when the sun rises over Lake Michigan, when the slow, relentless beat of industry begins along the waterfront, vessels unloading, cranes maneuvering, trucks slowly rolling down the road.
This is Joe Di Giorgio's world.
For 36 years he has worked at the Port of Milwaukee, rising in the ranks from temporary laborer to harbor master and port operations supervisor. In his years here he has witnessed the ebb and flow of the economy, exports thriving and withering, hard times coming and going.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
City looks to Racine, Wis., for help on reducing E. coli
news-dispatch - may 27
This is third in a series on making Washington Park safe.
How can we reduce the amount of E. coli bacteria along the beach in Washington Park?
That's a question we asked Dr. Julie Kinzelman, research scientist and laboratory director for the city of Racine, Wis.
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This is third in a series on making Washington Park safe.
How can we reduce the amount of E. coli bacteria along the beach in Washington Park?
That's a question we asked Dr. Julie Kinzelman, research scientist and laboratory director for the city of Racine, Wis.
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Waukesha need for lake water falls 23%
Journal Sentinel - May. 26
The volume of Lake Michigan water the city likely will pursue to replace its ailing deep wells will be nearly 23% less than originally planned, a reduction credited to local water conservation initiatives, Mayor Larry Nelson confirmed Tuesday.
Last year, when Water Utility officials decided that diverting water from Lake Michigan was the best source of new drinking water, a supporting study found the city should seek a maximum allotment of 24 million gallons a day.
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The volume of Lake Michigan water the city likely will pursue to replace its ailing deep wells will be nearly 23% less than originally planned, a reduction credited to local water conservation initiatives, Mayor Larry Nelson confirmed Tuesday.
Last year, when Water Utility officials decided that diverting water from Lake Michigan was the best source of new drinking water, a supporting study found the city should seek a maximum allotment of 24 million gallons a day.
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Lake sturgeon larvae 'Holy Grail' to area
Windsor Star - May 27
For the first time in 30 years, lake sturgeon are spawning on the Canadian side of the Detroit River.
"It is truly a breakthrough," Matthew Child, director of watershed restoration with the Essex Region Conservation Authority, said Tuesday.
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For the first time in 30 years, lake sturgeon are spawning on the Canadian side of the Detroit River.
"It is truly a breakthrough," Matthew Child, director of watershed restoration with the Essex Region Conservation Authority, said Tuesday.
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Deal keeps marina afloat
Times Herald • May 27
In its first year as a public-private partnership, the River Street Marina turned a profit.
That's something many city leaders didn't think was possible last spring when Acheson Ventures and Port Huron partnered to operate the marina, a city-owned property that for years ran a $200,000 annual deficit and was supplemented by taxpayer dollars.
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In its first year as a public-private partnership, the River Street Marina turned a profit.
That's something many city leaders didn't think was possible last spring when Acheson Ventures and Port Huron partnered to operate the marina, a city-owned property that for years ran a $200,000 annual deficit and was supplemented by taxpayer dollars.
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To weed or not to weed is the question around West Michigan lakes
Grand Rapids Press - May 27
When Ron Myszak's four fishing buddies came to his home on Myers Lake for the start of bass season Saturday, he hoped for pristine boating and angling conditions.
"I like to fish, so I like to see a few weeds," said Myszak, 71, who has lived on the Courtland Township lake for more than four decades. "Yet they do a good job of keeping it clean after they treat the lake."
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When Ron Myszak's four fishing buddies came to his home on Myers Lake for the start of bass season Saturday, he hoped for pristine boating and angling conditions.
"I like to fish, so I like to see a few weeds," said Myszak, 71, who has lived on the Courtland Township lake for more than four decades. "Yet they do a good job of keeping it clean after they treat the lake."
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Unusual for Harbor Springs: Marinas have open dock space this season
harbor light - may 27
Vibrant shades of blue beckon people back to the waters of Little Traverse Bay summer after summer. The clean, deep harbor—and the town snuggled alongside it— has made having a seasonal dock in Harbor Springs an almost mythical feat. With a waiting list of more than 200 people at the city’s municipal marina, and private docks coveted by almost every boater, the idea of an empty slip anywhere along the waterfront would normally be fodder for a joke.
These are not, however, normal times. For the first season in 14 years, the town’s two private marinas will not enter the summer boating season at capacity.
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Vibrant shades of blue beckon people back to the waters of Little Traverse Bay summer after summer. The clean, deep harbor—and the town snuggled alongside it— has made having a seasonal dock in Harbor Springs an almost mythical feat. With a waiting list of more than 200 people at the city’s municipal marina, and private docks coveted by almost every boater, the idea of an empty slip anywhere along the waterfront would normally be fodder for a joke.
These are not, however, normal times. For the first season in 14 years, the town’s two private marinas will not enter the summer boating season at capacity.
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Walmart Bass Fishing League: Lake Shelbyville to host Illini Division tournament
bym - may 27
The Illini Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit Lake Shelbyville in Shelbyville, Ill., June 6 for the second of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash, including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.
If the winner is a participant in the Ranger Cup incentive program, he or she will receive a $2,000 bonus from Ranger Boats. If the winner is not a Ranger Cup participant, Ranger will award $1,000 to the highest-finishing Ranger Cup participant. That’s a potential top award of $8,000 for anglers who meet contingency guidelines.
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The Illini Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit Lake Shelbyville in Shelbyville, Ill., June 6 for the second of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash, including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.
If the winner is a participant in the Ranger Cup incentive program, he or she will receive a $2,000 bonus from Ranger Boats. If the winner is not a Ranger Cup participant, Ranger will award $1,000 to the highest-finishing Ranger Cup participant. That’s a potential top award of $8,000 for anglers who meet contingency guidelines.
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Noted Underwater Explorer Presents Great Lakes Seaway Trail Historic Shipwrecks June 13 in Sackets Harbor
gouverneur times - may 26
Noted shipwreck explorer Jim Kennard will present an all-day program on the “Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario” on Saturday, June 13 as part of the 2009 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Experience Series. Kennard’s discoveries have received worldwide attention and have been featured in National Geographic Magazine.
The program at the “Red Barn” at the Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site on Hill Street in Sackets Harbor benefits the nonprofit Great Lakes Seaway Trail Foundation that promotes tourism-based learning experiences along the 518-mile-long freshwater shoreline of New York and Pennsylvania.
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Noted shipwreck explorer Jim Kennard will present an all-day program on the “Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario” on Saturday, June 13 as part of the 2009 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Experience Series. Kennard’s discoveries have received worldwide attention and have been featured in National Geographic Magazine.
The program at the “Red Barn” at the Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site on Hill Street in Sackets Harbor benefits the nonprofit Great Lakes Seaway Trail Foundation that promotes tourism-based learning experiences along the 518-mile-long freshwater shoreline of New York and Pennsylvania.
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