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RICK FOWLER
Lake Superior Journal: On a Mission, When Ice Pushes, the Coast Guard Pushes Back
This excerpt from an old Navy manual came to mind as I sought “permission to come aboard” across the gangplank of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw, docked just above the locks at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, on a brisk mid-March day. more
Freezing Degree Days
This shipping season, the Lake Superior region was expected to reach its “500 Freezing Degree Days” mark by Dec. 31, 2017, fully two weeks ahead of the usual Jan. 8 date. more
Francis M. Carroll Collection
Drawing a Line in the Water
Did a bad map give Isle Royale & the NW Angle to the U.S.? more
Gary McGuffin
Out of This World: An Extraterrestrial Tale with an Island Ending
The Slate Islands origin starts some 450 million years ago when a nearly 1-mile-wide meteorite crashed into the Earth just south of the equator. more
Duluth Cargo Connect
Going Intermodal
A recent addition to the Duluth waterfront creates an international link via rail from the East, West and Gulf coasts. more
Courtesy A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum
Minerals of the Lake Superior Region
Iron and copper are far from the only commercial minerals around this vast lake. Gold, platinum, silver, nickel, and gemstones such as amethyst, agates and even diamonds have been found here. more
David L. Kohne
Photos: Lightning by the Lake
Lightning is a powerful subject, as these photographers showed in their entries from past Lake Superior photo contests. more
MDOT
Peregrine Falcons Return to U.P. Bridges
Peregrine falcons have returned to the Portage Lake Lift Bridge between Houghton and Hancock again this year, and area students built nest boxes for them. Falcons have also successfully nested on the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge this year. more
Sparky Stensaas
Finding Fabulous Fungi
Dead Man’s Fingers, Tree Ear, Velvet Foot, Toothed Jelly, Bear’s Head Tooth, The Blusher, Brain Fungus, Fuzzy Foot. Revel in the staggering shapes and colors of our North Woods fungi – and their evocative names. more
U.S. Coast Guard
Remembering Coast Guard Hero Edgar Culbertson
In the afternoon on April 30 every year, you will find me with four flowers on the North Pier of the Duluth Ship Canal. Three of the flowers are for teenage brothers and one is for my friend, a U.S. Coast Guardsman who tried to save them. more
Larry Stone
How Did That Get Here? A Naturalist’s View of Isle Royale
By air, by water or by ice, it’s fascinating to imagine how such a diversity of seemingly fragile organisms came to colonize the largest island on the world’s largest freshwater Lake. more
Parks Canada
Land, Water & History: Exploring Our Geoheritage
Have you ever stood barefoot on massive rocks beside Lake Superior? The idea of geoheritage is to connect people to geological history by pointing out significant features and highlighting the way we use and interact with the landscape. more
Paul Sundberg
Oh, Deer: The Buck-Naked Truth about Our Local Cervids
It seems white-tails have always been in our North Woods, but they are immigrants. Until the mid-1800s, moose and caribou outnumbered deer in the mature forest surrounding the Big Lake. How did that flip? 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. more
Mike Mikulich
Lake Superior Journal: Everything Will Be Owl Right
The owl didn’t move much as I photographed it in the tall grass. Did it have something in its talons that made it stay put? I shifted angles. The owl spooked and flapped awkwardly, settling only a few feet away. Something was definitely wrong. more
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Education & Learning Kids & Family
Music Resource Center - Duluth Armory Program-
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Art & Exhibitions History Kids & Family Outdoor
"Shipwrecks Alive!" at Great Lakes Aquarium-
Friday
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Theater & Dance
Calumet Players present "Treasure Island"-
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Education & Learning Kids & Family
Music Resource Center - Duluth Armory Program-
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Art & Exhibitions History Kids & Family Outdoor
"Shipwrecks Alive!" at Great Lakes Aquarium-
Saturday
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Theater & Dance
Calumet Players present "Treasure Island"-
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This & That
Meteor Work Weekend-
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Education & Learning Kids & Family
Music Resource Center - Duluth Armory Program-
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Art & Exhibitions History Kids & Family Outdoor
"Shipwrecks Alive!" at Great Lakes Aquarium-
Sunday
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This & That
Meteor Work Weekend-
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Theater & Dance
Calumet Players present "Treasure Island"-
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Education & Learning Kids & Family
Music Resource Center - Duluth Armory Program-
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Art & Exhibitions History Kids & Family Outdoor
"Shipwrecks Alive!" at Great Lakes Aquarium-
Monday
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Education & Learning Kids & Family
Music Resource Center - Duluth Armory Program-
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Art & Exhibitions History Kids & Family Outdoor
"Shipwrecks Alive!" at Great Lakes Aquarium-
Tuesday
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Education & Learning Kids & Family
Music Resource Center - Duluth Armory Program-
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Art & Exhibitions History Kids & Family Outdoor
"Shipwrecks Alive!" at Great Lakes Aquarium-
Wednesday
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Education & Learning Kids & Family
Music Resource Center - Duluth Armory Program-
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Art & Exhibitions History Kids & Family Outdoor
"Shipwrecks Alive!" at Great Lakes Aquarium-
