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Description: After introducing thousands of gallons of toxin into the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and monitoring results for a day, biologists recovered one Asian carp Thursday in a canal leading to Lake Michigan, the nearest the destructive species has come to the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Circle Tour is a designated, scenic road system connecting all of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River. The Circle Tour, established by the Great Lakes Commission in cooperation with its eight member states and the province of Ontario, promotes travel and tourism along the shores of "North America's Fresh Coast." Among thousands of places of interest, the Great Lakes Circle Tour showcases the world's largest body of fresh water, its most famous waterfall and other unique natural features ranging from magnificent dune-lands to majestic cliffs. Whether you are camping at one of the many national, state or provincial parks or enjoying the symphony in an historic, urban district, the Circle Tour can accommodate a spectrum of experiences. The Circle Tour is over 6,500 miles or 10,500 kilometers long. It encompasses individual lake Circle Tours including New York State's Seaway Trail system. The road route, marked by distinctive green and white signs, is usually the closest major road or highway to the water. Official spur routes such as the Lake Michigan carferry are identified by brown and white signs. Each page in this section provides an informational map with a key, and links to web sites that will help in planning your trip as well as a road route. Please be aware that the road routes are general, and should be used in conjunction with a detailed road map. Since the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, governments in the Great Lakes region have built a legacy of cooperation. Traditionally, collaboration has occurred through meetings, telephone conferences, newsletters and joint projects. But while the shelf life of information has decreased, the volume, diversity and need for quick access have increased dramatically. Conventional communication methods alone are no longer sufficient. Thus, the need for GLIN. In 1991, the Great Lakes region began to look at the possibility of using Internet-based communications to cultivate an ecosystem-based approach to management of its natural, cultural and economic resources. GLIN development enlisted the participation of dozens of U.S. and Canadian federal and state/provincial agencies, and other public and private organizations with an interest in the ecology and economy of the Great Lakes. From the beginning, the GLIN project has been managed by the Great Lakes Commission, a nonpartisan, eight-state compact agency based in Ann Arbor, Mich. As the only Great Lakes organization with a statutory mandate to represent the collective views of the eight Great Lakes states, the Commission was uniquely suited to spearhead the GLIN initiative. GLIN successfully employs an "ecosystem approach" in its navigational design, recognizing the integrated nature of the water, land, human and economic resources of the Great Lakes basin. By navigating through the GLIN site, you'll notice frequent cross-linking of GLIN pages throughout the many different topical sections of the site. For example, "Laws and Policy" resources are available via one centralized page but, in addition, topical references to "Laws and Policy" are readily available under References in most all GLIN side navigation bars. The GLIN Information Center serves up Great Lakes news, a regional events calendar, a laws and policy reference guide, and links to current job opportunities and funding sources. You'll also find image galleries, and communication tools including GLIN's popular e-mail list: glin-announce.

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Posted:	12 December, 2009 07:58
Site Title:	Great Lakes Information Network
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