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PULSE on Politics

Who Defends the Great Lakes?

Rights of the Lakes Tamara Graham -
What Are Legal Rights of Nature? Explained for Humans. Who Defends the Great Lakes? What if they could talk? What...

The Great Lakes Are Not a Backdrop: A Series

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An Introduction to the Rights of the Lakes Series The Great Lakes are admired as beautiful scenery. They are vacation...

Corporate Power, Extraction, and Control

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Corporate power. It’s not a buzzword, but a system that shapes our daily lives. When people talk about “the economy,”...

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Adventure

Beaver Island: Where the Night Still Lives!

Adventure Great Lakes™ Tamara Graham -
There are only a handful of places left in the world where the night still knows how to be dark. I went to one. My...

Stay & Spend Local

Beaver Island’s St. James Campground

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Close to the Water. Close to the Sky I came...

Beaver Island Retreat

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More than just a canvas tent in the woods....

Journals Unlimited

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Fat Matt’s BBQ

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Small House Farm

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Featured Musical Artist

The Birth and Beat of Voortex Jazz and Blues Band

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One of the most compelling things about jazz and blues when “done right” is the role of serendipity. While...

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