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Why the Chicago River was reversed
It used to be treated more like a sewer than an ecosystem.
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Monarch butterfly migration explained
Learn about the monarch butterfly, including its annual migration to Mexico.
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Indiana Dunes State Park
Beach along the south shore of Lake Michigan in Indiana Dunes State Park, northern...
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Great Lakes
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Indiana Dunes State Park
Indiana Dunes State Park, Chesterton, Indiana.
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Door Peninsula: Ephraim
Ephraim, on the shores of Lake Michigan, Door Peninsula, Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee skyline
Milwaukee skyline from Lake Michigan view.
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Sand dunes on the shore of Lake Michigan
Sand dunes on the shore of Lake Michigan, Michigan, U.S.
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downtown Chicago
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The Great Lakes and their drainage basin
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