A Superior race: Trans Superior Yacht Race stretches across Lake Superior

A Superior race: Trans Superior Yacht Race stretches across Lake Superior
Great Lakes Commission
he Trans Superior Yacht Race, created in 1969, is one of three races that draw in members of the sailing community from near and far to test their mettle on […]
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Great Lakes lore: A look at 4 ghost stories or tall tales about the Great Lakes

Great Lakes lore: A look at 4 ghost stories or tall tales about the Great Lakes
Great Lakes Commission
he Great Lakes have a rich history of ghost stories and maritime lore. Lake Superior’s “Shipwreck Coast” is known for numerous shipwrecks and ghost ship sightings. Read the full story […]
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Lake Superior Day filled with appreciation and education

Lake Superior Day filled with appreciation and education
Great Lakes Commission
n the third Sunday of July, the community in Superior, Wisconsin, shows its appreciation for the great lake with Lake Superior Day. Read the full story by WDIO-TV – Duluth, […]
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‘Significant meteotsunami & seiche’ on Lake Superior changed water levels by nearly 4 feet in 2.5 hours

‘Significant meteotsunami & seiche’ on Lake Superior changed water levels by nearly 4 feet in 2.5 hours
Great Lakes Commission
AA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory has released information following last month’s  “significant meteotsunami and seiche” on Lake Superior. The strong low pressure system moved across Lake Superior on the […]
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Swimmers to honor the Edmund Fitzgerald by covering ship’s remaining 411 miles

Swimmers to honor the Edmund Fitzgerald by covering ship’s remaining 411 miles
Great Lakes Commission
Fifty years after the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sank into Lake Superior, 68 open water swimmers will symbolically complete the ship’s failed voyage. Read the full story by MLive.
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Lake Superior water levels fall below long-term average

Lake Superior water levels fall below long-term average
Great Lakes Commission
According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lake Superior’s water levels are sitting roughly 18 centimeters below the long-term average, and 16 centimeters below the level of a year […]
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World’s largest environmental cleanup of its kind resumes on St. Louis River

World’s largest environmental cleanup of its kind resumes on St. Louis River
Great Lakes Commission
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contractors resumed the deployment of 8,100 tons of activated carbon used to remediate industrial pollutants along the St. Louis River – Lake Superior’s largest river – […]
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Plan to reopen a commercial port on Lake Superior gets a financial boost

Plan to reopen a commercial port on Lake Superior gets a financial boost
Great Lakes Commission
The Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation announced that it will contribute $1 million toward reestablishing Ontario’s Peninsula Harbour Port as a modern, functional transportation hub. Organizers have said the facility, to […]
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After six years, on Fourth of July this lighthouse beacon will again sweep across Lake Superior

After six years, on Fourth of July this lighthouse beacon will again sweep across Lake Superior
Great Lakes Commission
For the first time in six years, the iconic light from the Two Harbors Lighthouse beacon 25 miles northeast of Duluth will once again sweep across Lake Superior. Read the […]
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Isle Royale initiates fishing study on Lake Superior for the first time in 27 years

Isle Royale initiates fishing study on Lake Superior for the first time in 27 years
Great Lakes Commission
Isle Royale National Park is partnering with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to conduct a creel survey of the Isle Royale-Lake Superior fishery, asking anglers to voluntarily report their […]
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Research pinpoints type of blue-green algae that may produce toxins in Lake Superior estuary

Research pinpoints type of blue-green algae that may produce toxins in Lake Superior estuary
Great Lakes Commission
Researchers have identified a species of blue-green algae in the Duluth-Superior harbor that’s capable of producing harmful algal blooms, which may lead to better monitoring. Read the full story by […]
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Researchers to discuss owl migration at Whitefish Point

Interlochen Public Radio
The new nonprofit is seeking to fill a research gap left after Michigan Audubon suspended its owl banding program last fall.
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