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Color your world
Tribune reporterAbove the Grove Portage Trail at the River Trail Nature Center in Northbrook, the canopy of trees was taxicab yellow. With the sun pouring down from above, the colors glowed. Beneath them, we walkers gaped at the view, pointed our cameras and counted...Tags: Columbus Park, Ryerson Incorporated, Morton Arboretum, Conservation, Forestry and Timber
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Much Needed Rain Dominates Weekend
FOX 17 MeteorologistA big fall storm winding up over the nation's mid-section is affecting West Michigan. While the severe threat is outside of Michigan to the south/west, much needed moderate to heavy rain will continue. This is the same system that brought rain to the...Tags: Weather, Weather Reports, Natural Disasters
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Tip of the Mitt: a busy avian botulism season in Northern Michigan
Dan Myers, water resource specialist for Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, said he got a call from a woman a few weeks ago who was watching a loon struggling to get out of the surf of Lake Michigan. The loon, he says, was most likely infected with avian...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Botulism, Conservation
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Low Lake Michigan water level means some boats are stuck
Boat owners on Lake Michigan are trying to get their vessels out of their slips and onto land in time for winter, but this year that ritual is especially difficult, because the water level is so low. In some places boats are stuck in mud and sand. Those...
Tags: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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NU board votes in favor of plan for on-campus athletic facility
Friday marked a seminal moment in the history of Northwestern athletics. The university's board of trustees voted in favor of a plan to build a multipurpose facility on Lake Michigan that would benefit several teams, the Tribune has learned. Pending...
Tags: Big Ten Conference, Lacrosse, Chicago Skyline, Michigan Wolverines, Chicago Tribune
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Teen dies day after getting pulled from Lake Michigan
Tribune reporterA 16-year-old boy pulled from Lake Michigan on the South Side Thursday night died Friday afternoon, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Romero Roundtree was pronounced dead at 5:30 p.m. at Mercy Hospital & Medical Center, a...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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Weather buoy to be launched into Lake Michigan
PARK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A weather buoy will be launched into Lake Michigan as part of a pilot program backed by several companies and organizations. The buoy is equipped with sensors to measure air and water temperature, wind speed and wave...Tags: Netherlands
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Sauk Village might offer bottled water as part of emergency plan
Sauk Village officials are working on an emergency plan and might provide residents with bottled water in response to a report that says the well water in the small south suburb is contaminated, the mayor said Tuesday night. About 250 residents...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Local Government, Sauk Village, Cancer, Environmental Pollution
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Businesses in Sauk Village told to find other sources for water
Special to the TribuneSauk Village business owners learned this morning they would probably have to obtain alternate water for dish washing and food preparation in the wake of reports that the municipal water supply is contaminated. But Village Manger Henrietta Turner, who...Tags: Environmental Issues, Sauk Village, Cancer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Water Supply
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Woman Sexually Assaulted While Taking Part in Charity Rowing Event
KTLA NewsCHICAGO -- Rowing coach and charity founder Jenn Gibbons says she plans to continue her 1,500-mile rowing journey around the perimeter of Lake Michigan after surviving a sexual assault in her rowboat Sunday. "Quitting is an option," said Gibbons, who...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Sex Crimes, Abusive Behavior, Assault, Sexual Assault
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Rustic camping: It's not about modern comforts
PETOSKEY — Rustic camping tends not to involve inflatable air mattresses, elaborate tent-covered camp kitchens nor loud stereo systems that can often be found in Northern Michigan's crowded summertime campgrounds. Those who prefer primitive camping...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Lifestyle and Leisure, Forestry and Timber, Gardens and Parks, Travel
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Authorities: Man pulled from Lake Michigan dies
Tribune reporterA man in his 60s who was pulled from the waters of Lake Michigan by lifeguards this afternoon near North Avenue Beach has died, authorities said. The unidentified man is believed to be in his 60s and was pronounced dead at 2:31 pm. at Northwestern...Tags: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Emergency Health Procedures, Hospitals and Clinics
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