#keepthegreatlakesgreat

[themagiccrafter]

SWIPE FOR MORE ➡️ Happy Earth Day, Magic Crafters! 🌏🖤🧜🏻‍♀️ For today, I want to offer up a few easy things YOU can do to help keep the Great Lakes great! These tips are simple, easy to act on AND can make a HUGE impact- even if just to one little fishy (or frog, or turtle, or mermaid... ). . Some of these tips are mermaid / diver specific. However, most of them can be used by casual beachgoers too. And, they can all be applied at any beach or natural body of water- not just the Great Lakes. . To me, the first tip is the most important one and one that is often overlooked. I (literally) have firsthand experiences with invasive mussels on the regular, and TRUST ME! You don't want them in your lake! 😅🤣 . Please feel free to non-aggressively add any tips that you have below! Or, feel free to share this post with your friends or community! . I hope you will find something useful here. While today is a great day to celebrate our planet, I hope you'll extend your celebration beyond today and treat each day like it's Earth Day. 🖤 . PEACE OUT! I'm off to work. . #KeepTheGreatLakesGreat #Earthday2021 #earthday #HealthyBeachHabits #mermaidphantom #themagiccrafter #advicefromamermaid #professionalmermaid #mermaidofthegreatlakes #lakemichiganmermaid #michiganmermaid #northernmichiganmermaid # (P.S.) A beautiful "earthy" video will be posted to YouTube tomorrow. Expect waterfalls, forests AND a mermaid. All in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. See you then!! (at Traverse City, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CN91_NPBf0W/?igshid=dbwzr4pny4i2

[greeneyesandsunshine]

Coastal Cleanup Day is like a holy day for scientists except for there is no God, no gifts, and there is styrofoam and random junk everywhere. Anyway moral of the story is pick up your trash people. Keep The Great Lakes great. #coastalcleanup #internationalcoastalcleanup #keepthegreatlakesgreat (at Hoffmaster State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnzhwnrlMMB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qtl0xh3sgl3d

[picturethishaiku]

The dead limb cafe Serving fresh fish and grooming All day everyday https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm0Tryvg53K/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=vaa4vs0xsgfw #osprey #birdwatching #niagarariverregion #greatlakes #riverkeepers #keepthegreatlakesgreat #nikonphoto #naturelove_world #naturephotography #poeticsoul #lifeisajourney #lifeispoetry #haiku

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One man's trash isn't another man's treasure. It's just trash... And it doesn't belong in the lake. 😣 #KeepTheGreatLakesGreat . Dad and I made a last-minute decision to go to Lake Michigan today for a swim. (I was going to film more for a series I'm working on, so luckily most of my makeup was on!) When we got there, I met tons of cheery little kiddos, found a pike, found zebra mussels (ouch) and played in some luscious seaweed. It was a beautiful day for a swim in my favorite swimming hole. 😊💖💕 . But, as we were cruising along the pier, nearsighted ol' me saw something that didn't quite belong in the lake (aside from the zebra mussels). There was a perfect square of paper just sitting there in the lake. So, I threw it up on the pier for some of my new-found human friends to dispose of. Later, we found toilet paper/a napkin. Gaaawd I hope it was a napkin. 🤢🤮 Last week... beer cans, tinsel and popped balloons. . I know that accidents happen and that sometimes people drop things without noticing that they did... but I also know that there are careless individuals out there who think that "not giving a shark" is a cool attitude to have. Well, it's not. Caring about the environment, caring about others, caring about MORE than just yourself is a sign of maturity. Don't ever think it is "uncool" or "weak" to be kind to others... including our earth! If you ask me, a caring and responsible person is much more appealing than a self-centered and immature little brat. ✌ . Aaannnddd I'm gonna stop myself there! Thank you to each and every one of you good-hearted individuals out there. Although we can't change the world in an instant, each action we take towards caring for each other and this planet really can add up. Keep being the hero of a person that you are. Keep inspiring and teaching others to be kind too. 🖤🌍🌊 . #MermaidsOfTheGreatLakes #LakeMichiganMermaid #MissMermaidMichigan #MichiganMermaid #TraverseCityMermaid #NorthportMermaid #MermaidVideos #NotMyTrashStillMyProblem #Northport #LeelanauCounty #TheMagicCrafter #MermaidPhantom (at Northport, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzwfvO1n8Ne/?igshid=8jwbwnimws6i

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Thank you for keeping our beaches clean @flow_for_water 💙🐳🌊 You and your awesome team of volunteers make creatures like me (and those ducks!) very happy! Here's to keeping the Great Lakes (and our planet as a whole) great! #keepthegreatlakesgreat . . . Let's keep doing our best to be tidy critters ���� . . . #keepthgreatlakesclean #lakemichiganlove #traversecity #tcmi #lakemichigan #bryantpark #traversecitymi #traversecitymermaid #lakemichiganmermaids #mermaidsofinstagram #michiganmermaids #mermaidvideos #mermaidsighting #themagiccrafter #flowforwater #beachcleanup #traversecitylife (at Bryant Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bneism6FOqW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5v2kdw5h9ive

[themagiccrafter]

There are some who love the ocean, and some who love the sea. But on the shores of Lake Michigan is where you'll always find me. 🖤 I know I just created a post spewing out adoration for my lake... but I'm going to write about it again to remind you of how awesome the Great Lakes are. 😉 . My lake is a beautiful one. She's calm, clear and refreshingly cool on most summer days. She's known for her brilliant blue color and her soft, sandy beaches that are dotted with tiny treasures of stone. . But, my lake is more than just beautiful. She is powerful, unpredictable and even deadly. Many ships have been lost in the battle against her. Lives have been taken too. She is the provider and protector of all of the creatures who dwell within her and of those who walk beside her. She changes with the wind, transforms with the seasons and cannot be tamed. . Lake Michigan is a force to be reckoned with. May she have mercy on your piers. 🙈 . #GreatLakesProud #LakeMichigan #TheGreatLakes #greatlakesstate #mittenmermaid #lakemichiganmermaid #michiganmermaid #keepthegreatlakesgreat #mermaidsofmichigan #MermaidsOfInstagram #mermaidpictures #LakeMichiganPride #mermaidphantom #themagiccrafter (at Traverse City, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8KJcUonNpR/?igshid=6iw5dj087f27

[themagiccrafter]

Lake Michigan is beautiful, but is it clean? Find out what is REALLY in Lake Michigan by watching the latest video on YouTube (link in the bio). 🌊 PLUS! Learn how you can help keep yourself AND the environment safe when visiting a freshwater lake. 🖤 . As mentioned in the previous post, I don't know much about my roots and where I come from... but, I know that this lake is my FAVORITE place on this glorious planet and my heart calls it home. . I hope you will enjoy this informative video that stars Lake Michigan rather than its local mermaid. 😋 Please feel free to share if you find it helpful! 🧜🏻‍♀️🌊 . (And yes, this video was inspired by the countless "yuck, you swim in a LAKE!?" comments.) 😅 . #lakemichigan #lakemichiganmermaid #MissMermaidMichigan #GreatLakesMermaid #michiganmermaid #keepthegreatlakesgreat #greatlakes #northportmi #oceancitizen #leelanaucounty #mermaidphantom #themagiccrafter (at Northport, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7JtolPhgCR/?igshid=19grht2milyj5

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Kill your liver if you want, but don't bring the lake down with you. 👿 Reminder that Northport's Marina has TONS of bins where you can put your trash and recyclables. Lake Michigan is NOT one of them. . I know, I know... this probably blew into the lake or was accidentally knocked in. Still, I find things ALL of the time when I'm swimming. . Beer cans, waterproof playing cards, receipts, toilet paper, CIGARETTES, beach towels, ice cream tubs, plastic bags, a bicycle (that was clearly the result of stupidity), bottles of unopened wine and much, much more. . Again, accidents happen and I completely understand. But please be aware of your actions. 🖤 Pick up after yourself and your family. And if you see something on the beach that doesn't belong? Please help us mermaids keep our home tidy by disposing of the thing properly. It would be greatly appreciated. 💙 . Remember... you go to the beach because it is beautiful, right? You love the look of the shimmering blue, crystal-clear water... you love how clean and safe it is to swim in. You love finding stones and beach glass on the shores... . If you love the lake, please help keep it clean, clear beautiful and healthy. Otherwise, you'll be walking on microplastics instead of sand. You'll be finding beer caps instead of Petoskey stones, and you'll be cutting your toes on broken bottles instead of zebra mussels. . Together we can keep the Great Lakes great. 🧜🏻‍♀️🧜🏾‍♂️ I send bubble kisses in advance. 😋💕 . Follow me: @The_Magic_Crafter . #lakemichiganmermaid #MissMermaidMichigan #michiganmermaids #mermaidofthegreatlakes #gothicmermaid #michigansiren #traversecitymermaid #northportmermaid #northportmi #mermaidvideos #keepthegreatlakesgreat #mermaidphantom #themagiccrafter #DONTMAKEMEBITEYOU (at Northport, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MSdvpn434/?igshid=1tjf1y9jbceb4