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Features
Light Waves, A New Way to Absorb the Big Lake
The newest book by Craig Blacklock finds the art of waves. This story is from December/January 2023 issue. Read more
Winter Wonders
Imoved to Northwestern Ontario from the Czech Republic in 1993. Even after so many years, this landscape always feels new and exciting, mysterious and even dangerous. It’s wild and quiet, open and so vast that I am still awed by it. Read more
USCG cutter Spar Arrives to Its New Home Port
The 225-foot Juniper class buoy tender comes 'home' for the first time. Read more
Dennis O'Hara
Picturing the Big Lake: Photographing Snowflakes
Photographer Dennis O'Hara provides us with insights and tips for taking pictures of snow crystals. Read more
Dec 3, 2012 9:03 AM Superior Notes
Amy Schwartz
Lake Superior Journal: Superior Blues
Despite their resemblance to igneous rocks, the blue rocks we sought were not formed in the magmatic bowels of the earth, but rather in fires lit and stoked by men. In the late 1800s, several iron-smelting furnaces operated along that beach. Read more
Just How Big is Lake Superior?
Lake Superior is the world's largest freshwater lake by surface area – 31,700 square miles (82,100 square kilometres) – and holds 10 percent of the world's surface fresh water. Read more
Amy Schwartz
Lake Superior Journal: Superior Blues
Despite their resemblance to igneous rocks, the blue rocks we sought were not formed in the magmatic bowels of the earth, but rather in fires lit and stoked by men. In the late 1800s, several iron-smelting furnaces operated along that beach. Read more
Video: Lake Superior is ...
During the Lake Superior Day festivities in Duluth, we asked visitors and locals, kids and adults, to fill in the blank: Lake Superior is ______. Read more
Courtesy Ellora Martin
Is a Maritime Career Waiting for You?
It may soon be one of our industries most in need of new recruits. We tell you how to embark on the career of a lifetime in the maritime industry, whether it's aboard a ship or in port. Read more
Picturing the Big Lake: Fall Colors
Photographer Dennis O'Hara provides us with insights and tips for taking pictures of the fall colors. Read more
Sep 5, 2012 8:24 AM Superior Notes
PAUL SUNDBERG
Rockin' the Rift, The Billion-Year-Old Split that Made Us
Lake Superior was almost an ocean, not just a sweetwater sea. Read more
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