#BlueMoon
Going out tonight to watch the Blue Moon that has set social media ablaze? Want to capture a great photo of the full moon? Lake Superior Magazine contributors Shawn Malone and Dennis O'Hara each share their tips for making properly exposed moonrise images.
Full moons make great models when it comes to taking landscape shots with an intriguing atmosphere. The problem is getting details of the moon while balancing the lighting in the rest of the photo. It can all be accomplished in one exposure by waiting for the correct light and using a telephoto lens. I’ll explain how I did it.
Paying attention to timing, location, composition, lighting and knowing your equipment you can greatly improve your chance of capturing that special view of the moon.
+ Tonight's Blue Moon won't be blue-colored. (Sorry to disappoint.) NASA explains the origins of the name – and the rare circumstances under which the moon might actually look blue.
Great Lakes Aquarium discovery center now open
Grace Pastoor, Duluth News Tribune:
A new discovery center is open for business at the Great Lakes Aquarium.
Community members, aquarium employees and sponsors of the center met Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the opening of the new space and officially introduce it to the public.
The center includes three classrooms and a teacher resource center.
The facility's debut coincided with the aquarium's 15th anniversary.
Great Lakes Aquarium
U.P. sites receive funds for new state trail
The Michigan DNR announced new funding for the state's new Iron Belle Trail, which will link Belle Isle in the state's southeastern corner to Ironwood in the western Upper Peninsula. Nearly $250,000 will be distributed among 15 counties.
Michigan DNR
Iron Belle Trail
U.P. grantees include:
- City of Gladstone (Delta County) - $25,000 to complete engineering on 2.5 miles of Little Bay de Noc Trail, which will connect to the Iron Belle and provide access to waterfront in Delta County, as well as viewing and fishing platforms for trail users.
- Michigan Western Gateway Trail Authority (Gogebic County) - $25,000 to fund 4.2 miles of engineering assistance for trail from Ironwood to Bessemer on existing railroad grade. Four bridges also require decking and handrail upgrades.
- County of Marquette (Marquette County) - $14,500 to build and maintain new and existing sections of trail. Labor to be provided through Superior Watershed Partnership and Great Lakes Conservation Corps.
- Tahquamenon Falls State Park (Chippewa County) - $3,300 to build a 250-foot, raised walkway on North Country National Scenic Trail.
Thunder Bay waterfront plan presented
Jeff Labine, Chronicle-Journal:
Thunder Bay’s waterfront could be getting a lot greener.
That’s the main goal in the city’s draft master plan for the waterfront at Prince Arthur’s Landing, which was presented to city councillors on Monday as a first report.
And the Thunder Bay Art Gallery would move to a new waterfront facility, according to the draft plan.
+ Standup paddleboarder Jared Munch completed his circumnavigation of Lake Superior this week in Duluth. He was featured in our "Meeting the Lake Superior Challenge" story, which we've updated with a few photos from the finish.
+ Retired University of Wisconsin-Superior research vessel to be auctioned, reports KBJR.
+ WLUC's Aaron Boehm profiles the Upper Peninsula Paranormal Research Society.