Articles for Lake Superior

High-tech search for 1968 plane wreck in Michigan’s Lake Superior shows nothing so far
3 months, 1 week ago

High-tech search for 1968 plane wreck in Michigan’s Lake Superior shows nothing so far

Associated Press  

An ambitious high-tech search in Michigan’s Lake Superior so far has turned up no sign of a plane that crashed in 1968, killing three people who were on a scientific research trip. “We have not definitively confirmed any targets as aircraft at this time,” said Travis White, a research engineer at the Great Lakes Research Center at Michigan Technological University, …

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More Indigenous youth are learning to spearfish, a connection to ancestors and the land
5 months, 1 week ago

More Indigenous youth are learning to spearfish, a connection to ancestors and the land

Associated Press  

HAYWARD, Wis. — Ganebik Johnson started learning traditional Ojibwe songs when he was about 2 years old. “They’re able to build their connection through feeling the cold and smelling the water and smelling the air.” Jason Bisonette drives his boat while spearfishing with his son on the Chippewa Flowage Monday, April 15, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. Gabe Bisonette spears a …

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Behind Upper Midwest tribal spearfishing is a long and violent history of denied treaty rights
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Behind Upper Midwest tribal spearfishing is a long and violent history of denied treaty rights

Associated Press  

HAYWARD, Wis. — On a twilight so calm the red and white pines are reflected in the waters of northern Wisconsin’s Chippewa Flowage, John Baker plans to go spearfishing — a traditional Ojibwe method of harvesting walleye. John Baker stands near a cross that he and his father erected to mark the location where a church used to stand near …

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Michigan approves 'extremely toxic' copper mine just 100ft from Lake Superior - which locals fear could destroy one of America's most beautiful state parks
8 months, 1 week ago

Michigan approves 'extremely toxic' copper mine just 100ft from Lake Superior - which locals fear could destroy one of America's most beautiful state parks

Daily Mail  

Michigan has approved a $50 million copper mine that has sparked outrage among residents due to its close proximity to Lake Superior. Controversy over the mine kicked into high gear last year when the company cleared a section of the state park's one-billion-year-old forest, filled in the wetlands and permanently rerouted the North Country Trail's streams. The copper mine will …

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US firefighters jump in 8-foot waves to save drowning pit bull
1 year ago

US firefighters jump in 8-foot waves to save drowning pit bull

Hindustan Times  

Minnesota's Duluth Fire Department responded to a complaint of a pit bull breaking free from his leash and jumping into a lake near the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge. Crew members entered the water in ice rescue suits that are designed to work in the extreme cold water and ice of Lake Superior. Rescue 1 crew members fought their way through …

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Read THIS before you book next year's bucket-list trip: Fodor's reveals its 2024 GO and NO lists - the best places to visit, and the spots to avoid (and it's not good news for Venice and Athens)
1 year, 1 month ago

Read THIS before you book next year's bucket-list trip: Fodor's reveals its 2024 GO and NO lists - the best places to visit, and the spots to avoid (and it's not good news for Venice and Athens)

Daily Mail  

Your 2024 holiday bucket list may need a few tweaks. Ha Long Bay, Vietnam Ha Long Bay looks amazing from the air, but there is a growing problem of refuse and diesel in the water Fodor's Travel says: 'Management of Ha Long Bay’s tourist boating activities along with growing fishing communities are contributing to refuse and diesel in the water, …

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Minnesota Supreme Court rules against disputed mine, says state pollution officials hid EPA warnings
1 year, 4 months ago

Minnesota Supreme Court rules against disputed mine, says state pollution officials hid EPA warnings

Associated Press  

UNDATED — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the state’s Pollution Control Agency improperly granted permits to a fiercely contested copper-nickel mine and concealed environmental concerns about the project, which critics say threatens to pollute Lake Superior and hurt tribal lands. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency “and the EPA sought to avoid public scrutiny and to hide the …

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Has the number of glaciers changed in Al Gore’s lifetime? Experts say their mass is more important
54 years, 11 months ago

Has the number of glaciers changed in Al Gore’s lifetime? Experts say their mass is more important

Associated Press  

CLAIM: There are 130,000 glaciers on Earth today, the same number as when former Vice President Al Gore was born. A comprehensive global glacier inventory estimates there were roughly 215,000 glaciers in the world as of the year 2000, excluding the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets. Regardless, experts say the best way to measure changes to the world’s glaciers over …

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7 alternative attractions in Ontario you may not have heard of
2 years, 1 month ago

7 alternative attractions in Ontario you may not have heard of

The Independent  

Haliburton Sculpture Forest in the Autumn In between the cities of Toronto and Ottawa, the Haliburton Sculpture Forest in Glebe Park is a unique and unusual collection of outdoor artworks. St. Jacobs Farmer’s Market and Mennonite Country Step back in time to experience a simpler life in quaint St. Jacobs, a village steeped in Mennonite heritage. Start your day at …

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Missing ship found in Lake Superior after 130 years
2 years, 9 months ago

Missing ship found in Lake Superior after 130 years

CNN  

CNN — Once thought to be lost forever, the 130-year-old wreckage of the ship Atlanta has finally been discovered at the bottom of Lake Superior. Located 35 miles off Deer Park, Michigan, the “wonderfully preserved shipwreck,” lies in the murky depths 650 feet below the lake’s surface, according to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, which announced its discovery Thursday. …

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