Iona’s Beach
Have you been to Iona’s Beach on the North Shore? I’ve used the port-a-potty at the boat landing before and I’ve hiked around to check out the beach but I haven’t explored the beach as much as I would like …
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Loving Lake Superior
A calm day by Lake Superior in Grand Marais, Minnesota. The waves have a way of mesmerizing me.
With a snap of the fingers
Mother Nature must have realized the date on the calendar and with a snap of her fingers she changed the weather drastically. Yesterday afternoon the temperature made it up into the 60’s and today we’ll be lucky if we see …
Great Lakes Ice Coverage or Lack Thereof
I don’t think it will be a year for visiting the ice caves in Wisconsin. There isn’t enough ice yet and it’s doubtful we’ll have enough consistently cold temperatures to freeze it solid enough for travel. I guess I’ll have …
Icy Boat Arrives in Duluth
When the temperatures get cold ice starts forming. Here’s a boat that brought quite the load of ice into the Duluth Harbor.
Water Temperatures Warming Up in the BWCA
All it takes are a few days of sunshine and the lake water warms up quickly. I should rephrase that, the shallower smaller lakes warm up quickly, the bigger, deeper lakes take a little bit longer. On a calm day …
Grand Marais is Cool and the North Shore is Hot
That was the case last Friday, May 6th when Two Harbors and Silver Bay both hit 90 degrees around 11am. They were the hottest temperatures in the country for awhile that day and it was very unusual since it rarely …
Lake Superior Rises
It is a very unusual winter for the northland and Lake Superior. The water level in the big lake usually drops during the winter but this past December the water level rose. It only rose 1/2″ but that is quite …
Gorgeous Grand Marais Morning
While we were waking up in Eagle River, Wisconsin for a hockey tournament back in Grand Marais, Minnesota they were treated to a beautiful sunrise on Lake Superior. Thank you David Johnson for always getting great photos of the beautiful …
Lake Superior News
There always seems to be news about Lake Superior. I guess that is what happens when you have such a big and “great” lake in your backyard. Remember the ship that had been detained in Duluth? It was finally able …