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CollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShipping and Ports
$3.7M grant to aid Lafarge port upgrades
-The investments in the Alpena port, and others across the nation, will strengthen supply chains and speed up delivery of goods to residents, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said in a news release.
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SS Badger makes final Lake Michigan crossing of season
-The SS Badger backed into its dock Oct. 10 for the last time this season, letting about 300 passengers off into Ludington and ending nearly five months of daily round trips across Lake Michigan.
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SCUBAnauts enjoy first Great Lakes dive in Alpena
-The SCUBAnauts – a scientific diving program for teens – spent a week in Alpena this month diving in the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in their Great Lakes dive.
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History and CultureLake HuronLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsShipwrecks
Rogers City museum inducts Lake Huron shipwreck victims, honors lives
-The ship broke up in a storm on Lake Huron in late November of 1966 before it could reach the protection of Thunder Bay, killing 28 of the 29 men aboard. Until recently, photos and biographies of only six of the ship’s crew hung on the museum’s walls.
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Alpena hosts annual Yngling regatta
-Thunder Bay was a flurry of activity Saturday, as 15 Yngling sailboats competed in the 2021 Yngling North America Regatta in Alpena.
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CollaborationLake HuronLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyShipwrecksThe Alpena News
BEN is back! Autonomous vessel launches into Lake Huron from Rogers City, Michigan
-From coast to coast in the U.S., to American Samoa, and back to Lake Huron, the autonomous surface vessel is in Rogers City this month for lake floor mapping.
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Ship-top vaccinations help keep freighters hauling
-Health officials delivered more than 300 vaccinations on 25 ships at the Soo Locks.
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CollaborationLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyShipwrecksThe Alpena News
Marine archaeology research crew up from University of Texas
-A trio of researchers who have been studying the Alpena-Amberley Ridge in Lake Huron are joined this month by a group of undergraduate students from the University of Texas at Arlington.
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Outside help available for oil spill, other large-scale emergencies
-If an oil spill oozed its way to Thunder Bay and onto the shores of Alpena, local responders wouldn’t have the needed equipment on hand to stop it.
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CollaborationEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsThe Alpena NewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
As Line 5 debate continues, residents weigh risks to shorelines, economies
-A Line 5 oil spill in the Straits of Mackinac presents relatively low risk of devastating environmental impact in Alpena and Thunder Bay. Neighbors to the northwest, in Presque Isle County, face a more realistic possibility of long-term hurt if oil escaped the pipeline.