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Invasive aquatic weed creeps across U.S.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A fast growing aquatic weed that is hard to kill is creeping across the Great Lakes region. The first North American sighting of “starry stonewort,” which forms

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Lobbyists weigh in on bill requiring boat stickers

BOZEMAN, Montana (AP) ― Boaters would need a $25 sticker to be able to access state fishing sites under a bill proposed at the Legislature. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports

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Feds to lift boating restrictions at Lake Havasu

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Arizona (AP) ― Federal wildlife officials say they will be reopening the half-mile of backwater in Lake Havasu Wildlife Refuge next month that was abruptly closed to

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Clipper ship built in 1906 to return to Bath, Maine

BATH, Maine (AP) ― The oldest Bath-built wooden vessel known to be still afloat is returning home. The Maine Maritime Museum is set to acquire Mary E., a two-mast clipper