The Water Makes a Comeback
Looking back, 2008 can be remembered as a major comeback year
for Lake Superior’s water levels. In late summer, the lake was 17
inches higher than at the same time the previous year, when Lake
Superior set new record-low levels in August and September because of a
drought across the region.
The lake benefited from above-average precipitation. As 2009
got under way, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continued to be
encouraging when it reported that precipitation across the Great Lakes
basin “as a whole was well above average for the month of December.”
Lake Superior’s water level in early January was 4 inches higher than
at the same time in 2008 (but still 6 inches below the long-term
monthly average for January).
The prediction for 2009? The Corps reported that “through
June, lakes Superior and Michigan-Huron are predicted to remain above
their levels of a year ago.”
History Notes
 February
6, 1967: Duluth’s Accordionaires, 24 accordion players, give a
triumphal concert in their hometown. Source: Minnesota Historical
Society
March 2, 1855: The first post office opens in Ashland, Wisconsin. Source: Wisconsin Historical Society
March
6, 1907: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario’s Carnegie Library burns down; it’s
rebuilt in 1909. Source: Sault Ste. Marie Public Library
March 19, 1845: Houghton County is created in the heart of Michigan’s Copper Country. Source: Michigan History Magazine
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