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Jun 5, 2022 · Ashland, Wisconsin. A pasture in Ashland, Wisconsin. Known as Lake Superior's hometown, Ashland is a small port city in the northern part of the state at the head of Chequamegon Bay. A paradise for fishers, it is also known for some of the most magnificent waterfalls in the state. There is ample bass-fishing both in the shallows and the lake's ...
Feb 23, 2023 · The Midcontinent Rift caused a nearly 1,300-mile horseshoe-shaped gash from Lake Superior west to modern-day Kansas and east toward Ohio. Driving along Lake Superior, from Michigan through ...
As you head up the north shore or away from shore the water gets colder. Lake Superior, referred to locally as ‘the big lake,’ acts as a coolant in the summer months, bring temps down by 15-20º F compared to a few miles inland. Hence the colloquialism ‘colder by the lake.’. This flips in the winter when that warm 30-35º water acts ...
Feb 22, 2023 · In June 2021, Jim Pete, a tribal elder from the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, whose Ojibwe name is Guyaushk, or Seagull, invited us to join a group of nine 13- to 18-year-old boys from ...
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Feb 7, 2006 · With an area of 82,100 km2 (of which 28,750 km2 lies in Canada), when including the American portion, Lake Superior is Canada’s largest lake. It has a shoreline of 2,938 km, with the north shore bordering on Ontario and the south shore on the states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. The lake is 563 km long, 257 km wide, with a mean depth ...
The Port of Duluth-Superior is the Great Lakes’ top tonnage port and one of the nation’s top 20. It would take 300 rail cars or 900 trucks to transport the same amount of cargo contained on one ship. The Port of Duluth-Superior typically welcomes nearly 800 vessels annually. The majority of these visits are by lakers.
Sep 5, 2023 · Lake Superior is a vast fresh water resource that has not experienced the same levels of development, urbanization and pollution as the other Great Lakes. Recognizing the unique qualities of this resource, the United States and Canada are working to restore and protect the Lake Superior Basin. Their focus is the entire Lake Superior ecosystem ...
