Courtesy Colton Smith and Jack Steward
TV Show “Rock the Park” Dives Into the Apostle Islands
The hosts of “Rock the Park” go scuba diving in Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, exploring a shipwreck site and the sea caves.
TV show “Rock the Park” dives into the Apostle Islands
The Minnesotan adventurer-hosts of TV program “Rock the Park” go hiking, kayaking and scuba diving in the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior in the episode that airs Sunday morning on Duluth’s ABC affiliate, WDIO-TV. (Check your local listings to see if it’s airing in other markets.)
In a Q&A with Lake Superior Magazine’s Bob Berg, Colton Smith and Jack Steward described their trip to the Apostle Islands. A few highlights:
Jack Steward: It seemed that everywhere we went in the Apostle Islands was jaw-dropping. We started by taking a hike on Stockton Island through a forest that was so green that it felt like we were in the Pacific Northwest. ... I had never seen anything like that in the Midwest. Then, of course, the sea caves were incredible.
Colton Smith: What surprised me most about the Apostle Islands was how, just a few miles from town, the landscape seems to drastically change. It felt like a 180-degree turn from civilization into wilderness. I instantly felt isolated and surrounded by nature. That's a great feeling.
Emerald ash borer discovered on Duluth’s Park Point
The invasive emerald ash borer, which was found in Superior two years ago, has crossed the Wisconsin-Minnesota border.
Researchers found ash borer on Park Point, reports KBJR in Duluth. It’s the first documented infestation in St. Louis County. With no natural predator here, the non-native species from Asia has killed tens of millions of ash trees in North America.
The city says all small ash trees will be removed soon. Some larger trees will be treated with an insecticide.
New Chequamegon Bay breakwater almost completed: The 900-foot-long breakwater is the first phase in a pilot dredging project to clean up contaminated sediment, writes Rick Olivo in the Ashland Daily Press.
Gunflint Trail signs bring out the grammar police: New ATV signage misuses an apostrophe, notes WTIP.
New saltie has onboard ballast treatment: “Fednav, Canada's largest Great Lakes shipping fleet, took delivery this week of the first Great Lakes-bound saltie with a permanent, on-board ballast water treatment system,” reports John Myers for the Duluth News Tribune.
Reconstructed US-2 reopens in Ironwood, Michigan: The two-year project is being called a “a major facelift for the corridor.” Lanes were widened and sidewalks were added as part of the revamp.
Thunder Bay’s outgoing city manager reflects: Thunder Bay native Tim Commisso graduated from Lakehead University, spent much of his working career elsewhere, then returned to Lake Superior in 2008 when he was hired as city manager. Jeff Labine chatted with him for the Chronicle Journal.
Reminder! Daylight saving time ends on Sunday. Enjoy the extra hour of sleep as the clocks “fall back.”