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Jun 13, 2013 · Last night was the official opening reception at the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth for a new exhibit – Fire, Ice and the Rise of Life. The aquarium’s newest permanent exhibit greets visitors at the top of the escalator and examines the origins of life on the planet and in our neighborhood.
Feb 1, 2003 · My sons are plodding through knee-deep snow under a winter moon’s glazed night shadows. It is cold and blustery: a seven-degree evening. Earlier I tried to cancel – due to inclement weather – this promised walk on a trail close to our home in Silver Bay, Minnesota.
Sep 15, 2015 · Scenic Overlooks. Spirit Mountain Recreation Center, owned by the city of Duluth. Walk around on the hill; catch a sweeping view of the harbor and lake from the ski chalet. Enger Park gazebo in Duluth, in the hilltop park off Skyline Parkway at 18th Avenue West. Skyline Parkway in Duluth ... anywhere is an overlook.
May 29, 2012 · Sandwiched between two waters, Park Point seems so fragile, but it’s been here for about 5,000 years. Coupled with its shorter twin, the 3-mile long Wisconsin Point across the Superior Entry, it becomes the world’s largest freshwater sandbar. In 1679 Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, first visited the Ojibway community of Onigamiinsing ...
Dec 22, 2017 · Photos & story by Mike Shaw It’s called “astrophotography,” the photographic capturing of the night sky, and the Lake Superior region often offers up the most rarified views imaginable. As an astronomy professor (and, yes, a real rocket scientist), I’ve had the privilege for decades to photograph night skies around the world, and also to share my
Aug 1, 2005 · Lonely Lights: 9 Michigan Beacons on Lake Superior Islands. by Terry Pepper. August 1, 2005. 12:00 AM. Expand. Lonely Michigan Lights. This story is part of our series on Lake Superior lighthouses. The recipe for a Lake Superior offshore light keeper was relatively simple: To a job requiring 24-hour-a-day dedication, add periods of intense hard ...
Mar 10, 2002 · The path that birds take when they reach Lake Superior depends on their comfort with crossing water. Some birds, like common loons, red-necked grebes, long-tailed ducks and other waterfowl, take the shortcut straight across the open lake no matter how vast. After all, they can land on the water for a short respite.
