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BRYAN HANSEL

Rescuing The Rock, A Volunteer Movement to Save a Lighthouse

Maybe it’s the isolation, the endless battle against wind and waves, or the tales sheltered within. Whatever the allure, I’m drawn to lighthouses. And I have a favorite. Read more

Jul 30, 2018 3:17 PM Deborah J. Mann Lake Superior

KONNIE LeMAY / LAKE SUPERIOR MAGAZINE

Fishing You Were Here, Let a Charter Be Your Guide

It was 5:15 a.m. on a June day, and Jon Dahl was commuting to his family business in downtown Duluth. Read more

Jul 23, 2018 7:27 AM Brent Frazee, Ontario, Tour Boats, Minnesota, Minnesota North Shore, Fishing, Bayfield, Washburn, Wisconsin, Duluth, Wisconsin, Lake trout fishing, Michigan Lake Superior

2018 Lake Superior Day Celebrations

Always the third Sunday in July, Lake Superior Day was started in the early 1990s. The celebration spans the entire weekend in some Big Lake communities. Find an event near you. Read more

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Francis M. Carroll Collection

Drawing a Line in the Water

Did a bad map give Isle Royale & the NW Angle to the U.S.? Read more

Oct 5, 2017 3:29 PM Francis M. Carroll Lake Superior

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. Read more

Feb 1, 2017 12:00 AM Erika Vye Lake Superior

Bob Berg / Lake Superior Magazine

Beach Monitoring Resources: Waves, Rip Currents and More

Before you visit the beach, check these websites for rip current alerts, wave conditions and no-contact advisories. Read more

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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

Jun 1, 2016 12:00 AM Rick Chamberlin Lake Superior

Courtesy City of Duluth

Our Working Water: Big Lake to Your Faucet and Back Again

You probably don’t give the water from your faucet a second thought, but our lakeside cities do and invest millions to bring us clean water. Read more

Feb 1, 2016 12:00 AM Konnie LeMay Lake Superior

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

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Jeremy Frech

Microplastics: Pollutants in a Small Package

Plastic pollutants, like microbeads and nurdles that sometimes end up in Lake Superior, soak up any toxins in the water, such as PCBs and dioxin. If wild critters ingest the plastics, the toxins can enter the food chain. Read more

Oct 1, 2015 12:00 AM Phil Bencomo Lake Superior

2017 Lake Superior Day Celebrations

Always the third Sunday in July, Lake Superior Day was started in the early 1990s. The celebration spans the entire weekend in some Big Lake communities. Find an event near you. Read more

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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

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