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Aerial view of the snow- and ice-covered rocks on Stoney Point on Lake Superior on Wednesday. Wyatt Buckner / Duluth News Tribune Rocks splashed by Lake Superior's waves are covered in ice Wednesday.
Lake Superior is going to have even bigger waves, and at an even better time to view them- right in the middle of the day. The bull’s eye of highest waves will roar around the Munising area ...
It's that time of year, when a strong winter storm might produce giant waves along Lake Superior shorelines that aren't frozen over. Minnesota researchers are looking at how to harness those ...
Lake Superior has only frozen over completely once since 1973, according to NOAA.The lake had 100% ice cover in 1996. Lake Michigan's ice cover high was 93.2% in 2104. Lake Huron had 98.2% ice ...
He said forecasts predicted 10- to 20-foot waves on Lake Superior. Because there aren’t buoys on the lake in the winter, scientists don’t have real-time measurements.
“We’re completely at the mercy of Lake Superior,” Hill said. “You come out here hoping everything’s going to go smoothly, and really it’s like a small ocean when you’re out here.
Firefighters in Minnesota braved 8-foot waves in the frigid waters of Lake Superior last week to save a dog who jumped into a shipping canal and began to drown, officials said Monday. The rescue ...
Superior mirages also aren't confined to Lake Michigan. According to the American Meteorological Society, they are especially common on "enclosed bodies of water on warm afternoons when the warmer ...
DULUTH, MN (WPBN/WGTU) -- A team effort led to the rescue of a dog struggling in 8-foot plus waves in the middle of a ship canal in Lake Superior.