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Great Lakes Currents is a podcast exploring the stories, challenges, and innovations shaping the future of our Great Lakes. We bring you conversations with scientists, local leaders, Indigenous voices, and everyday stewards working to protect these vast inland seas. From climate resilience to water equity, shipwreck stories to sustainable fisheries, Great Lakes Currents keeps you informed and inspired about the water that connects us all. Dive in and discover how your actions can ripple across the lakes we call home.

The behind-the-scenes story about creating the Billy Caldwell movie. Since 1993, Susan L. Kelsey has been following the trail of Billy Caldwell, early Irish/Native American leader during the dawn of America. Caldwell's trail began near Niagara Falls and the Mohawk Camp of Joseph Brant. Caldwell eventually finds himself migrating west through Detroit, western Michigan, Chicago, Platte County, MO and finally Council Bluffs, Iowa. The film, "The Negotiator: Billy Caldwell" tells the story of his journey across America. The podcast, “The Billy Caldwell Trail" tells the story behind the ...