Christian Dalbec
Honorable Mention, Artsy/Altered
After today's, we won't see another full-moon Friday the 13th until 2049. This photo of a full moon in Duluth, by Christian Dalbec, was a winner in our 2013 Lake Superior Photo Contest.
Satellites track lake trout
Rebecca Himmelstein, for WLUC:
MARQUETTE -- Scientists are using high-tech trackers on lean and siscowet lake trout to observe depth selection. But how will this affect the fish that's on your dinner table?
Lake levels
The latest lake level numbers came in last week: Lake Superior was 5 inches above long-term average in May.
It runs in the family
LSM contributor Paul Sundberg and visiting granddaughter Addie shared their Photos of the Week from northeastern Minnesota. Six-year-old Addie seems to have inherited her grandpa’s photographic eye.
+ Voting for the final round of Outside Magazine’s Best Town tournament ends at 11:59 Eastern on June 15. Duluth currently holds an 11,000-vote lead over Provo, Utah.
+ Marquette “is just one of 25 across the country to be chosen as a finalist for the All-America City award, and sole representative from Michigan to be picked,” reports ABC10.
+ Sault Ste. Marie’s Local2: “U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Field Operations today announced the opening date of the Drummond Island reporting station for the 2014 summer boating season starting June 13. With the amount of ice covering the Great Lakes this last winter, the Drummond Island reporting station is opening three weeks later than last season.”
+ Rick Olivo, Ashland Daily Press: “With concrete footings in place, the ‘Blue Wave on the Bay’ development is no longer just plans on paper. The $1.5 million development is beginning to take shape on the shore of Chequamegon Bay next to Maslowski Beach at the old Bodin’s on the Lake building site.”
+ Preparation for Lake Superior Day (this year on July 20) is well underway. Read more about the festivities, which actually span the entire weekend, and how you can get involved. ‘Like’ the just-launched Facebook page for updates.
+ Thunder Bay’s Chronicle-Journal: “Benny Birch may not be having any more birthday parties, but the St. Joseph’s Foundation mascot will live on in other ways.”