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A walk through the woods is no longer the only place Midwesterners should watch for ticks. Researchers say the tiny parasites are spreading to communities across the region and they show no signs of slowing down.
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Have you seen "Backrooms?" Did you know the movie has its roots right here in the Great Lakes region? The pop culture phenomenon all began with a photo taken inside a building in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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Today's livestreamed expedition has been rescheduled for TOMORROW at 11 AM ET due to weather conditions.
We'll still be descending more than 1,330 feet into the deepest, darkest depths of the Great Lakes to see what lives there.
Stream it TOMORROW at 11 AM ET: www.greatlakesnow.org/hiddenbelow/
Our Superior Maximus ROV dive to the deepest point in the Great Lakes is being postponed due to rough weather conditions.
The good news? We're now planning to go live TOMORROW, June 7 at 11 AM ET.
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We’re on our way to Superior Maximus, the deepest point in the Great Lakes.
Watch the livestreamed expedition TODAY at 11 AM ET: www.greatlakesnow.org/hiddenbelow/
Kiyi is an ROV that was built so that filmmakers — like Zach Melnick and Yvonne Drebert from @hiddenbelow.bsky.social — can capture detailed footage in underwater environments.
You can see Kiyi in action during the Superior Maximus livestream on June 6 at 1 PM ET: www.facebook.com/events/10001...
Ticks are at their highest levels in nearly 10 years, experts share how to protect yourself from the tiny parasites.
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A photo that was snapped in Oshkosh over 20 years ago is the origin of a meme that's the catalyst for "Backrooms," a new movie opening in the U.S. this weekend.
Sixteen years after we landed on the moon, explorers reached the deepest point in the Great Lakes. Forty years later, we’re going back.
We’re teaming up with @hiddenbelow.bsky.social on June 6 at 1 PM ET to send an underwater drone down to livestream everything we see: GreatLakesNow.org/HiddenBelow
The Lake Carriers’ Association said in a report that shipping on the Great Lakes lost 82 ship days — a third of its 2026 season — because of "inadequate icebreaking" operations.
Story by @bridgemi.com:
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The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the theft of a navigational beacon at the lighthouse that guides ships into the Superior harbor.
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More energy news with former Ohio utility executives indicted again on corruption charges, and a tax break for data centers found to cost far more than anticipated.
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The Lake Carriers Association said in a report that it lost 82 shipping days this year because the US Coast Guard failed to break enough ice. Despite repeated attempts, Congress hasn’t invested in a n...
More energy news with former Ohio utility executives indicted again on corruption charges, and a tax break for data centers found to cost far more than anticipated.
