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Canadian researchers concerned about Great Lakes cleanup after U.S. budget cuts

Tue, 2025-09-16 11:12

On the north shore of Lake Superior, a group of researchers based out of Lakehead University are working hard to rehabilitate sections of the lake. In 1972, Canada and the … Continued

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Historic lighthouse will eventually open for tours

Mon, 2025-09-15 14:37

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First lit in 1901, the red-roofed, south light house in the Duluth Canal has stood longer than the lift bridge itself. It has now been acquired by the Lake Superior […]

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Lake Superior State University students test oil spill response in Great Lakes wetlands

Fri, 2025-08-29 12:43

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Lake Superior State University students are conducting one of the first studies to replicate real oil spill conditions in large mesocosms to potentially change how scientists respond to oil spills […]

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Scientists wonder if Lake Superior can continue to avoid an invasion of mussels

Wed, 2025-08-27 13:30

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Lake Superior is the lone holdout in a mussel invasion that has overtaken every other Great Lake, a salvation credited to low calcium levels, cold water, and relative isolation. But […]

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Lake Superior tops list as America’s cleanest lake

Wed, 2025-08-20 13:17

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Lake Superior has been named the cleanest lake in the United States in a new 2025 report which analyzed chemical data from the nation’s largest lakes and determined that Superior’s […]

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New nature reserve created on Lake Superior shoreline

Mon, 2025-08-18 12:59

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A new nature reserve created by the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists includes high cliffs, scenic bays and offshore islands at a 213-acre site on Lake Superior south of Neebing, Ontario. Read […]

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A rescue mission and deep-water study aboard the mighty Blue Heron

Mon, 2025-08-18 12:49

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A malfunctioning research buoy from the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve in Superior, Wisconsin, was rescued by the RV Blue Heron during a July trip shared by several area […]

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Oldest-ever Great Lakes lake trout recorded in Lake Superior

Fri, 2025-08-15 12:24

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A 62-year-old lake trout named Mary Catherine was found in 2023 on the reefs of a remote island in the middle of Lake Superior. While lake trout can live for […]

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New York Times highlights 2 Wisconsin beaches in list of ‘blissful’ Great Lakes getaways

Fri, 2025-08-15 12:01

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Nothing says quintessential Wisconsin summer like days spent on the shores of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. And now, after the New York Times published a story highlighting six Great […]

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

Fri, 2025-08-15 11:44

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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 […]

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Erie in the dark: Michigan teens swim all the Great Lakes in one day

Fri, 2025-08-08 11:08

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Eleven Michigan teenagers from the Grand Rapids Triathlon Club successfully completed swimming in each of the Great Lakes in 24 hours, beginning in Lake Erie and ending in Lake Superior. […]

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Blue-green algae is making a home in the warming waters of Lake Superior’s watershed

Wed, 2025-08-06 12:45

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Long a threat to southern Ontario lakes, climate change is allowing cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, to thrive in even the coldest of the Great Lakes. Read the full […]

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