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Escanaba Gets New Life Jacket Loaner Station Hurley Marine, a dinghy davit and marine parts manufacturer, has partnered with Sea Tow Foundation to bring a new Life Jacket Loaner Station to Escanaba, Michigan. Local boaters may borrow the life jackets free of charge, which are located near the Escanaba Marina’s Harbormaster station. Life jacket sizes range from infant to adult XL. Boaters are asked to return the life jackets when they are finished using them for the day. For more information, visit BOATINGSAFETY.COM.
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In July, the EPA awarded the city of Toledo with a $414,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Trash Free Waters grant, which will be used to install trash collection devices along the shorelines of rivers that drain into Lake Erie.
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“Saharan Dust” Descends Upon Lake Michigan Nature’s latest event known as the “Saharan Dust” is a plume of massive cloud dust traveling from the Sahara Desert via tradewinds with its 5,000-mile journey to the United States. This phenomenon is known as the Saharan Air Layer, as dusty air forms over the Sahara Desert three to five days from late spring to early fall. It extends 5,000 to 20,00 feet into the atmosphere.
Dust remnants descended over the Chicago and northern Indiana region during the weekend of June 27-28, 2020, producing hazy skies and colorenriched sunsets. This Lake Michigan sunset photo was captured on June 28 at Washington Park beach in Michigan City, Indiana. —Paul Kemiel
Volvo Penta Powers the New Invictus TT460
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The Italian boatbuilder Invictus Yacht has launched its new TT460, which is powered by Volvo Penta’s latest D6 IPS package. At 46 feet, the TT460 has the power of a much larger vessel thanks to the twin D6 IPS 650 engines, which deliver great maneuverability through the joystick-controlled, steerable pods. “The Volvo Penta IPS package flawlessly complements our new yacht,” says Christian Grande, designer at Invictus Yacht. “The new package is powerful and has excellent handling whilst still being compact, fuel-efficient and quiet. Additionally, the engine controls are designed to be high-tech and modern, which perfectly fits in our cockpit.” For more information, visit INVICTUSYACHT.COM/TT460 and VOLVOPENTA.COM.
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