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We are committed to giving honest reviews, tips, and opinions to help you enjoy the Great Lakes. We do our best to make any paid content as transparent as possible, and we will not endorse a product or service that we do not believe in. All content on www.greatlakesloving.com and Great Lakes Loving social media is the property of Great Lakes Loving, unless credited to someone else and should be properly credited when used.
Great Lakes Loving is a brand dedicated to celebrating the beauty and adventure of the Great Lakes. This includes our online store, where we sell Great Lakes Loving branded and other related merchandise, as well as our blog and social media content, where we share tips, trip itineraries, and personal experiences of our Great Lakes travels.
Great Lakes Loving will only endorse products, locations, and services that we believe, based on our own experience, opinion, or expertise, are worthy of our endorsement. Any claims or information about a product, destination, or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider.
Great Lakes Loving will always try its best to be honest and open about any relationships it may have with businesses or marketers. Any compensation we receive could influence the advertising content or post topics published on the Great Lakes Loving website or social media. We will clearly identify this content as paid or sponsored content.
Great Lakes Loving reserves the right to edit, remove, replace, or move any images or content without prior notice. All blog/website content is written and/or approved by Great Lakes Loving founder Steph Below. All views expressed are written by Steph Below or various writers whose content is approved by Steph Below. All original content on www.greatlakesloving.com or its social media platforms is copyrighted to Great Lakes Loving and must be credited and linked back when referenced.
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Great Lakes Loving works with select partners and advertisers to bring readers relevant and useful content to help them make the most of the Great Lakes region. We try our best to maintain transparency regarding any sponsored or affiliate content by being open and honest about any relationships we may have with businesses about which we write. This includes noting in our posts when we have received merchandise, entertainment, travel accommodations, or any other product or service in addition to noting any paid content. On our social media, we will denote sponsored content via hashtags such #sponsored and/or #ad, as well as including the paid partnership identification on the post.
Our posts may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, Great Lakes Loving earns from qualifying purchases. This means that when you click a link to a product on our website our social media, and then purchase that product, we earn a small commission from Amazon.
Our goal at Great Lakes Loving is to provide useful travel information and tips for our readers. Because of this, we do not promote products we do not believe in, and we do not allow sponsorships to influence our content or advice to readers. All opinions are those of Steph Below or Great Lakes Loving-approved writers or sources.
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