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2 sentenced in UP for fishing with illegal nets
Written by Associated Press   
Wednesday, 06 January 2010 13:04
Two men have been given jail time and fined for using illegal gill nets to catch fish on Lake Michigan's Big Bay de Noc. Daryl John Tatrow of Garden and Kerry Todd Johnson of Cooks were sentenced Monday in Delta County District Court.
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Manistee gets $329k grant to improve fishing access
Written by Ludington Daily News   
Thursday, 17 December 2009 11:22

Manistee County is using its rivers, streams, inland lakes and Lake Michigan to become “a global destination.” Explore the Shores is a series of places throughout the county that provide hands-on opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to learn about water stewardship and explore nature.

The vision of Explore the Shores is to make Manistee County the world’s premier destination for water-related activities. The plan is to develop 50 places by 2020 that will provide universal access and attract 1 million new visitors to rivers, streams and lakes.

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Waterway wall repair creates MI jobs
Written by Wood TV 8   
Friday, 07 August 2009 09:34
About 175 jobs will be created in Michigan because of a contract that has been made to repair a channel in the Kalamazoo River.

The work is expected to begin in the fall and continue through next summer.

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$10 million in stimulus funding heading to Muskegon Lake
Written by Greg Houtteman   
Friday, 03 July 2009 09:30
Federal stimulus dollars totaling $10 million have been awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) for a major wetland and wildlife habitat restoration project on Muskegon Lake, Michigan, along the east shoreline of Lake Michigan.

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Coast Guard sector gets new commander
Written by Milwaukee Joournal-Sentinel   
Friday, 03 July 2009 09:14
About the only U.S. Coast Guard task Capt. Luann Barndt has not participated in during her almost three decades in the military is icebreaking.

As the new commander of Milwaukee-based Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, Barndt is now in the right place for plenty of ice to break.

The first female to command the Lake Michigan sector, the largest of 35 Coast Guard sectors in the number of field units, Barndt was deputy commander in Guam when she learned she would take over the helm in the northern Midwest.

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