"Economic Problems Wash Ashore as Lake Michigan's Water Level Hits Record Low" PBS Newshour 2/11/2013
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JUDY WOODRUFF (Newshour): Now: why some of the Great Lakes are dropping to record low levels, and the economic bite that's accompanying this environmental change.
Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW Chicago has the story.
ELIZABETH BRACKETT, WTTW: Leland Harbor is the heart of this northern Michigan town. The small town is quiet in the winter. But the population jumps 10-fold in the summer, when tourists flock to Leland Harbor, beaches and quaint shops.
That tourist economy is now in jeopardy because of the dramatic drop in Lake Michigan's water level. Harbor master Russell Dzuba says the lake is down more than two feet from its average. And that drop is threatening to close the harbor.
RUSSELL DZUBA, Harbor Master: The economic impact this harbor has on the community is strong. And when things are slow, the guy at the grocery store, the guy at the restaurant comes down and asks me what's going on.
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