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Strategic plan targets invasive species
The Superior Daily Telegram (11/17)
Douglas County’s Land Conservation Committee is forwarding a plan to the county board that takes aim at invasive species.

Mich. Clean Marina Program: Public-private partners work together to improve water quality
Grand Rapids Environmental News Examiner (11/9)
Partners from the public and private sector in Michigan are working together in a voluntary program to improve the quality of the Great Lakes.

Researchers seek funding for wind test site in Lake Michigan
Grand Rapids Environmental News Examiner (11/7)
In a recent article in The Muskegon Chronicle, it was reported that researchers at Grand Valley State University’s Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center (MAREC) cited a lack of year-around data (on wind platform testing) needed by prospective development companies.

COMMENTARY: Senate needs to pass clean energy act to help Michigan
The Grand Rapids Press (10/26)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was absolutely correct with his recent proclamation about the current condition of the Great Lakes State: "The State of Michigan," Reid declared from the Senate Floor, with a copy Time Magazine in his hand, "is in trouble."

First Nation women 'walk the environmental talk'
WeNews (10/23)
Tomorrow's global day of climate activism aims for media and political attention. First Nation women have another way. Since 2003, they've walked the shoreline of a Great Lake or major river, meditating on the needs of an unborn generation.

City making big push for water school
The Business Journal (10/23)
The push is on to convince the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee that the best location for its new School of Freshwater Sciences is near the university’s existing Great Lakes Water Institute on East Greenfield Avenue.

TEACH Calendar of Events
What's going on in your neighborhood this month? Meet other people and learn together at recreational and educational events! Our new dynamic calendar is updated daily with current educational events.
TEACH: Building the Mackinac Bridge

4 | References and more information

Official Web Site of the Mackinac Bridge
This site, maintained by the Mackinac Bridge Authority, includes extensive photo galleries, historical background on the bridge construction, facts and figures, current bridge conditions and more.

The Story of the Mackinac Bridge
An essay by David J. Olson, courtesy of the Michigan Historical Center, which preserves and interprets Michigan's past.

Dick Allen Lansing to Mackinaw Bicycle Tour. The Dick Allen Lansing to Mackinaw Bicycle Tour, which is a nationally known bicycle camping tour, was originated in 1971 by former State Representative Dick Allen. The 2002 bike ride will be held from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1 with several routes available. DALMAC riders are given special permission to ride bicycles across the Mackinac Bridge at the completion of the ride.

Live Bridge Web Cam
See a current image of the Mackinac Bridge; be sure to hit "Reload/Refresh" in your web browser to view the most recent image.

Satellite Images of the Straits of Mackinac and Mackinac Bridge
From mightymac.org, an excellent resource for other Mackinac photos and information.

Cited publications and web sites
Building the Mighty Mac, VHS video, written/narrated/produced by Mark Howell; 1996 MHP, Burbank, CA.

Picture Story of the Mackinac Bridge; 1978 Voyager Press, Grand Marais, MI.


Image courtesy DALMAC.

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