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As Great Lakes plummet, towns try to save harbors
ONEKAMA, Mich. (AP) — For more than a century, easy access to Lake Michigan has made Onekama a popular place for summer visitors and a refuge for boaters fleeing dangerous storms. Now the community itself needs a rescue, from slumping lake levels that threaten its precious link to open water.
Portage port eyes dredging project to improve navigation
PORTAGE | A representative from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers told the state port commission Thursday it will request funds to complete an important dredging project for the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor.
East Chicago waterway agency separates from city
EAST CHICAGO | The city is severing its financial ties with the state agency responsible for maintaining East Chicago's 13-mile canal system.
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