Mining created these Lake Superior black sand beaches. One’s a tourist destination, the other a Superfund site.

Mining created these Lake Superior black sand beaches. One’s a tourist destination, the other a Superfund site.
Great Lakes Commission
Mining operations left behind uniquely colored beaches in Minnesota and Michigan, but the materials are different. Minnesota’s Black Beach in Silver Bay contains stamp sands from taconite tailings and is […]
Great Lakes Commission, beach, Beaches, copper, lake, Lake Superior, Michigan, mining, Minnesota, other, Superfund, Superfund site

Resort opens on former Houghton Superfund site

Resort opens on former Houghton Superfund site
Great Lakes Commission
Federal and Michigan state officials joined to mark the opening of a resort on a former Superfund site in Houghton this week. The Keweenaw Waters Resort is a 25-acre waterfront […]
Great Lakes Commission, federal, mark, Michigan, Superfund, Superfund site
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