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From February/March 2001Around the CircleJim Dreyer hopes to swim across Lake Superior in August 2001. follow his exploits at: www.swimjimswim.org/Looking for a maritime job? Lake Carriers' Association has the information. Check out www.lcaships.com/recruit.htm
For some winter surfing, try these links:
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From December/January 2001Of Jam & Monks & Other ThingsThe monks at Holy Transfiguration Skete, Society of St. John in Eagle Harbor, Michigan, have a good thing going - The Jampot Bakery. That's where they sell delicious baked goodies in an effort to support the building of their new church, which commences in spring 2001. Visit them at www.societystjohn.com/Visit Millennium Star
Minnesota Power's new experimental energy house will
teach us many ways to conserve resources and improve our own homes. Up-to-the-minute
senor data and directions to the house are located on their website at
www.mnpower.com/energyhome/
For information on other energy saving, visit the Minnesota Department
of Public Service www.commerce.state.mn.us/
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From October/November 2000Around the CircleJournalist Dennis McCann writes stories about the shores of Minnesota and Wisconsin for the Milwaukee Journal. We listed his Superior List in the magazine. Visit his site at: www.jsonline.com/dd/destwis/ |
From August/September 2000Around the CircleWisconsin's Iron County has a new canoe and kayak map that acts as guide and interpreter. "Rivers of Time" describes six water routes in the area. For a peek at the guide, log on: www.ironcountywi.com/Behind the Scenes at the Great Lakes AquariumVisit the website of Lake Superior Center's Great Lakes Aquarium: www.glaquarium.org/ |
From April/May 2000Around the CircleOur note on the proposed National Marine Conservation Area contains a link to Parks Ontario: parkscanada.pch.gc.caNet Worth of Lighthouse
Illumination on the history and role of Great Lakes
lighthouses now will be available through courses at Northern Michigan
University in Marquette. Author and maritime historian Frederick Stonehouse
teaches online classes about the construction and lighting apparatus of
lighthouses, the routine of keepers along with the significance and management
of the Great Lakes lights. Both for-credit and non-credit versions of the
course will be available. "The non-credit one will focus on the legion
of lighthouse enthusiasts who just want to learn more about lighthouses
on the Great Lakes," says Stonehouse, who has authored several books on
the lakes including Wreck Ashore and Haunted Lakes and Haunted
Lakes II, published through Lake Superior Port Cities Inc. Information
on the courses can be accessed at www.learninglighthouses.com/
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From February/March 2000Working the WoodsOur article on sustaining the forests contained a number of useful weblinks:
Northwestern Ontario will be the Forest Capital 2000
www.borealforest.org
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From December/January 2000Ice Climbing Hot SpotsOur Winter Travel Planner tells about the active sport of Ice Climbing. Lake Superior ice climbs and festivals are highlighted and updated on the website www.climbingcentral.comUltimate Fixer-UpperOur story on Scott Holman of Freeland, Michigan, tells about his purchase of the Granite Island lighthouse from the U.S. General Services Administration. Scott is searching for the original Fresnel lens. Information is available at his website. www.graniteisland.com |
From August/September 1999Lighthouses Worth SightingIn our article on historic lighthouses and the threats to their existance, we listed a number of websites with additional lighthouse information.
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore www.nps.gov/apis
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From April/May 1999Taking a Dive
You don't have to get your feet wet to explore the underwater shipwrecks
at the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, thanks to a University of Wisconsin
Sea Grant website. Ice-Water Mansions uses photos, maps and brief descriptions
of six wreck sites to give a sense of what's under Lake Superior's waters.
Featured are the schooner Lucerne; schooner-barges Pretoria and
Noquebay;
steamers
Fedora
and
Sevona;
and
the tug Ottawa. Sea Grant is preparing a number of shipwrecks guides,
the first of which is on the Lucerne.
The website also advises those
who plan to leave their computer screens, don a wet or dry suit and make
a personal visit. Coming up for air from the Apostles wrecks, websurfers
can link to other Great Lakes shipwreck information. The only down side
to this great Lake Superior wreck website is its difficult-to-remember
address: www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/
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January 1999Golden Pasty Award
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From August/September 1998Eagle Harbor Goes High TechGeorge Hite of Eagle Harbor, Michigan, edits a website called "George's
Eagle Harbor Web" that people will find interesting. I've checked it out
and agree with the Northern Michigan Journal that it feels like
"a small town newspaper gone high tech and a great example of the power
of the web …. What emerges is an interesting and oft-updated portrait of
this tiny town on the snow-drowned Keweenaw Peninsula." If it sounds interesting
and you want to check it out, the address is www.eagleharborweb.net/
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From August/September 1997Follow the Dahlfin IIMany of you know Bonnie Dahl, one of the Lake Superior Port Cities authors
who wrote THE BOOK on boating Lake Superior - The
Superior Way. Well, Bonnie and her husband, Ron, are learning about
a new part of the world on a wonderful trip to the Caribbean aboard their
sailboat Dahlfin II. And as they plot their course, they've been
updating the world by posting their explorations on their son Peter's personal
website. It begins in 1996 on Lake Superior, takes you through the St.
Lawrence Seaway and all the way to the southern oceans. Bonnie's logs relate
the good and the bad about the trip, but it's also a fascinating way to
see, on a daily basis, just how the Dahls are doing. Peter has also included
charts of their positions. dahlfin.com/dahlfin/intro.html
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From April/May 1997The Lake's Canadian National ParkPukaskwa National Park lies in the northeastern corner of the lake. If
you'd like basic data on the park, visit: /parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/pn-np/on/pukaskwa/index_e.asp
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From February/March 1997Water Data and a Whole Lot MoreThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Detroit Michigan, keeps a raft of data
on the web for folks who are interested in water levels and the like. Choose
your lake. www.lre.usace.army.mil/greatlakes/hh
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From December/January 1997A Marvelous Page for Boat NerdsNeil Schultheiss has information on Great Lakes ship passages and more.
www.boatnerd.com
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From October/November 1996Where It's All AtThe Great Lakes Information Network, or GLIN, is a cooperative project of agencies and organizations to provide one place for people to find information relating to the binational Great Lakes region. Topics include the economy and environment, tourism, news, events and weather. GLIN is a partnership of many lakes-wide groups, with links to each partner's information. www.great-lakes.net/Online Literary JournalJacquie Justice, an associate editor for a publishing firm, "passionately"
produces an online journal called Sennit."In this journal you will
find a variety of writing styles bound together by a common interest in
the Great Lakes region - its people, places, customs and lore." www.mindspring.com/~sennit/home.htm
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