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  • Alewives | Something fishy going on… Part 1

    In early July 2022 we drove to Northern Michigan to drop our older daughter off at summer camp for two weeks. For the weekend we stayed at a house about 25 miles east of Ludington. My husband and I drove up into Ludington State Park on the shores of Lake Michigan. As…

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  • Lake Michigan

    Perhaps because it is the only Great Lake with all of its shoreline in the United States, Lake Michigan seems to hold a special place in many hearts and minds.  There are lots of impressive stats to share. Lake Michigan is the second largest Great Lake by volume and the…

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  • The Legend of Sleeping Bear | The Manitou Islands

    We’re going to continue on our tour of the Great Lakes, moving from Lake Huron to its partner, Lake Michigan. As I’ve shared before, Huron and Michigan are really one body of water, joined at the Straits of Mackinac.  Southwest from the Straits lie a chain of islands. The two…

    Read More: The Legend of Sleeping Bear | The Manitou Islands
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Meet Ellie

I'm an East Coast girl loving a Great Lakes life. An amateur geographer, historian, and environmentalist, I've become an advocate for the incredible natural resource that is the Great Lakes. I live with my husband and two daughters in Cleveland.

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