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Repairs get icebreaker under way The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw left Superior’s Fraser Shipyards on Thursday after workers repaired an oil leak...
A Special Photo Contest with a Healthy Goal You can help someone recover quicker from surgery, earn recognition for your favorite lighthouses and get a prize to boot....
$7M Grand Marais Harbor breakwater project delayed GRAND MARAIS, Mich.— Plans to rebuild a breakwater at the Grand Marais Harbor in Michigan's Upper Peninsula have...
Lake Superior drops in August Lake Superior dropped an inch during August, a month it usually holds steady, the International Lake Superior Board of...
Lake Superior water level expected to rise The International Lake Superior Board of Control, under authority granted to it by the International Joint Commission, has...
Shipwrecks of Lake Superior   “We are holding our own.” This simple phrase, spoken into his VHF radiotelephone around 7 p.m. by Capt....
U.P. village of Grand Marais celebrates $4M boost to restore harbor BURT TOWNSHIP -- Residents and leaders in the unincorporated Upper Peninsula village of Grand Marais are celebrating a $4-...
Lake Superior Fish REcipe Contest Lake Superior Fish Recipe Contest Lake herring pâté, anyone? Minnesota Sea Grant wants your best hors d’oeuvre recipe...
Lake Superior seiche changes water levels at local shores CHASSEL -- The U.P. is no stranger to seiches.  In 1965, a seiche caused flooding in L'Anse.  That seiche was...
Survey wants your opinion on Lake Superior access Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program launched an online survey this week to gather data on what residents and...
Shipboard and Shoreline Science Workshop Aboard the R/V Lake Guardian The Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE) Great Lakes and U.S. EPA invite 4th-10th grade teachers and non-...
Shipboard and Shoreline Science Workshop Aboard the R/V Lake Guardian The Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE) Great Lakes and U.S. EPA invite 4th-10th grade teachers and non-...
Commercial Fishing Net Public Hearing Set For Bayfield Proposed changes to rules governing when and where commercial fishers can set trap nets in southern Lake Michigan, and how...
Lake Superior falls more than usual in February Lower-than-normal snowfall across the Lake Superior watershed in recent weeks led to the big lake dropping 3 inches in...
Catching a cold wave If there are big waves on Lake Superior’s North Shore, you can bet there will be surfers at Stony Point south of Knife...
Wisconsin refinery using dangerous chemical, despite safer alternatives A Wisconsin oil refinery that has been cited for numerous serious safety problems continues to use a dangerous chemical that...
St. Louis County picks Lake Assault for ice rescue air boat The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office moved to shore up its winter ice rescue capabilities Tuesday by getting...
Superior hot spot starts to recover One of the so-called polluted hot spots on the Canadian side of Lake Superior may soon be considered not-so-hot. The Lake...
Anglers cling for life on Lake Superior ice For an hour and a half, Skip Wick had been trying to stay upright on a chunk of ice in Lake Superior’s 8-foot swells....
Lake Superior Marine Museum leaders named The Lake Superior Marine Museum Association (LSMMA) will elect a new Board of Directors and 2011 slate of officers on...
Whales Burp Plastic in the Great Lakes Just what the Great Lakes needs, more aquatic invasives. We're worrying about Asian carp and now we have whales? Whales...
Lake Superior Builds Sand Dunes in Grand Marais, Michigan Harbor On Thursday, January 13, 2011, and on Saturday, January 15, 2011, PBS will broadcast a program about the gradual smothering...
SOS: Save Grand Marais, MI, Harbor of Refuge Please Help With Your Cheers Lake Superior is losing this crucial Harbor of Refuge. It's rapidly filling in with sand. Requests for government help...
Lake Superior well below normal in November The International Lake Superior Board of Control, under authority granted to it by the International Joint Commission, has...
In Lake Superior, a problem algae lies dormant - but why? Knife River, Minn. — On the gently curving beach at Knife River, just north of Duluth, a cluster of wave-lapped...
Mystery, debate still surround sinking of Edmund Fitzgerald Great Lakes explorer Frederick Shannon retired from diving about five years ago because of declining health. The 64-year-old...
Lake Superior falling farther below average The level of Lake Superior dropped 3 inches in October, a month the lake usually declines by 1 inch, according to the...
Coal tar cleanup of Ashland's waterfront years away ASHLAND — A few times in his 18 years as an Ashland wastewater treatment plant employee, when a water main broke, John...
Sail aboard the Tall Ship Friends Good Will Friday September 24, 2010 GTI is proud to host an exceptional fund-raising event for the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society – Curators of...
Spill drill coming to bay County emergency teams will work with railroad company CN Tuesday in a mock fuel spill drill on Agate Bay in Two Harbors. CN...
Superior’s summer salmon turn on It has been the summer of salmon on Lake Superior. Anglers have enjoyed a bonanza of Chinook and coho salmon, and the...
Tettegouche arch falls into Lake Superior The much-photographed arch at Tettegouche State Park carved out of the North Shore by thousands of years of Lake Superior...
Ships ahoy! Thousands crowd waterfront to welcome armada At full sail and with cannons firing, a long-anticipated contingent of tall ships glided gracefully into the Duluth harbor...
Warmer Superior temps expected Researchers at the Large Lakes Observatory of the University of Minnesota Duluth predict that the surface of the open waters...
Lake Superior Day events start today Lake Superior: It’s the world’s largest expanse of freshwater in the world, and it’s right at our...
MTU researchers place weather buoys in lake HOUGHTON, MI -- A collaborative research team from Michigan Tech is taking a 1.4 million dollar grant to the waters of Lake...
NOAA’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary to Host Live Webcasts Armchair archeologists across the globe can experience the thrill and excitement of undersea exploration during a series of...
UWS project will monitor South Shore ecology The Lake Superior Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Superior will get $971,714 from the Environmental...
Lake Superior Research Institute: Finalist for Grant The University of Wisconsin-Superior's Lake Superior Research Institute is a finalist for $971,714 in federal funding to...
Veto means anglers still can’t use Lake Superior smelt as bait With Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s veto of the controversial Game and Fish Bill on Tuesday, it’s back to existing...
Program funds Northland water projects, including Duluth, Hermantown and Cloquet Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program has awarded $502,041 to 13 projects that protect and preserve the coastal...
Deadly fish disease VHS in Apostle Islands Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia has been found in the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior. Mike Simonson reports from Superior....
International agency wants comments on its hands-off plan for St. Clair River-Great Lakes water levels The International Joint Commission is hosting two teleconferences this week to receive public comment on a report called...
Boaters hit the ice More than 50 competitors from all over the world are in Thunder Bay this week vying for ice boating glory. The North...
Sea Grant funds sea lamprey research on Lake Superior Despite 70 years of control efforts, a University of Wisconsin researcher said climate change and a warming Lake Superior...
Fatal fish virus now in all of the Great Lakes A fatal fish virus has been detected in Lake Superior for the first time, meaning it has spread to all the Great Lakes,...
Marina Plan Moves Forward Again! An information package has been sent to all marina contract holders by mail today outlining the construction plans for...

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