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The Great Lakes feature some of the country’s finest birding, boating, camping and hiking, swiming. The diverse array of fish, birds, and other wildlife that flourish in and around the five freshwater seas support a thriving tourism and outdoor recreation industry that exceeds $18 billion annually attributable to fishing, hunting and wildlife-watching alone.

Unfortunately, invasive species, sewage contamination and other threats harm not only Great Lakes and its outdoor economy, they threaten a way of life for the millions of people who fish, boat, swim and recreate in the Great Lakes.

The Healing Our Waters Coalition is fighting to protect our Great Lakes and our outdoor heritage. We're working with elected officials in our nation's capitol to advance manageable solutions to the problems facing the lakes, so this great resource can be enjoyed now and for generations to come.

Birding


Birds Might Get a Break

Neither wind, nor rain, nor tall buildings, nor radio towers keep bird species from their appointed rounds with migratory destiny. Read More » »


Sportsmen to President Bush: Endorse a Strong Plan to Restore the Great Lakes

Cadillac Sportsman’s Club · Four Seasons Fishing Club · Friends of the Detroit River · Huron Valley Conservation Association Read More » »

Boating


13-City Boat Tour Kicks Off Today, Highlighting Need to Restore Great Lakes

Coalition Calls for Presidential Candidates to Stand up for Great Lakes Restoration

BUFFALO, N.Y. (June 6, 2008)—The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Read More » »


Heeling

This story comes to us from Debby in Saugatuck, Mich., who provides a memory from her childhood sailing with her Read More » »

Camping


Peninsula State Park Camping Trip

This story comes to us from Patti in Clarendon Hills, Ill.

Door County, Wisconsin is a beautiful place to visit with Read More » »


10th Anniversary Enjoying Isle Royale National Park

Terry from South Elgin, Ill., sends us this photograph, about which Read More » »

Fishing & Hunting


Senses

This story comes to us from Joe Polasek of Downers Grove, Illinois.  Joe writes:

For years I have explored and for years Read More » »


Invasive Species Wreaking Havoc on Lake Erie Fishery

Two radio spots from WOSU in Ohio detail how invasive species are wreaking havoc on Lake Erie and its fishery, Read More » »

Swimming


A Chase in Lake Michigan

Ed in Sugar Grove, Ill., sends us this photograph, about which Read More » »


To the Beach!

Nancy from Reedsville, Wisc., send us this story from her childhood:

As a kid growing up on a dairy farm in Read More » »