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Courtey Photo This photo submitted by Katie Wolf shows five mylar balloons found at Thompson’s Harbor State Park along Lake Huron. Great Lakes Great Responsibility founder Meag Schwartz says on the GLGR Facebook page, “Balloon releases have to eventually come down. Some alternatives to consider: planting a tree or floating (real) flowers on the water.”
ALPENA Today is Earth Day, but Saturday is the day the community is invited to join divers in cleaning up the Alpena area.
Dive Into Earth Day: Community Cleanup is set for 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, starting from Starlite Beach. The event will be held, rain or shine.
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The Blair Street bridge in Alpena, seen here on Tuesday, has suffered significant damage from wind and waves that were more damaging because of record-high water levels on Lake Huron the last few years. Repairs could be made if the city qualifies for federal funding through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
ALPENA The federal government has committed more funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative over the next five years, and Northeast Michigan will benefit.
The money will be used for repairing and maintaining shorelines and infrastructure damaged by record-high water levels on Lake Huron, local officials said. The money also will help eradicate invasive species and fund important studies geared toward protecting and preserving the Great Lakes and shores around them.
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From left to right, Michael Kocan, Liam Nothnagel, and Cassidy Kuzmanov hang out at Starlite Beach on Friday.
ALPENA Michael Kocan, 40, of Alpena, visited Starlite Beach on Friday with William “Liam” Nothnagel, 8, and Cassidy Kuzmanov, 5.
Kocan said it was their second walk of the day, as they like to get out while they can between their scheduled remote learning times.
Kocan and his children took a few minutes to talk to The News before heading back home to log on for another remote lesson.
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