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The Latest Breaking News from Lake Superior

The remote US island where wolves are thriving — but it’s bad news for moose

Population surveys of these iconic species have been conducted on the island since 1958

The Independent UK

Centuries-old cemetery eroding along Lake Superior leaves human remains exposed

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The Independent UK

Human remains exposed after cemetery along Lake Superior erodes

State Senator Jen McEwen described the damage to the cemetery as ‘direct result of climate change’

The Independent UK

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Revealed: The 10 Best Small Towns in America to Retire in 2026

From lakefront New York to the shores of Lake Superior, these 10 small US towns offer retirees affordable housing, strong healthcare and a pace of life worth slowing down for.

International Business Times UK

PFAS are turning up in the Great Lakes, putting fish and water supplies at risk – here’s how they get there

No matter where you live in the United States, you have likely seen headlines about PFAS being detected in everything from drinking water to fish to milk to human bodies.

The Conversation

Millionaire owner of lakefront resort charged with arson after ‘he joked about burning it to the ground’

Bryce Campbell, 41, the owner of the Lutsen Resort Lodge on the north shore of Lake Superior, has been charged with felony arson and insurance fraud

The Independent UK

'The legend lives on': Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald still resonates 50 years later

November 10th marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, perhaps the most famous of all the estimated 6,500 ships that have gone down in the Great Lakes

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Warmer weather is leading to vanishing winters in North America’s Great Lakes

Fifty years ago, winter didn’t just visit the Great Lakes — it took up residence. If you blinked too slowly, your eyelashes froze together. Standing on the ice at the edge of Lake Superior, just after an early January snowstorm, everything was white and still, except for the lake. The…

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Four young sisters rescued from rock in Lake Superior after getting stranded while paddle-boarding

Four young girls aged 8 to 14 were rescued from a rock in Lake Superior after a paddleboarding incident.

The Independent UK

Mystery after two hikers are found dead on remote island in Lake Superior’s Isle Royale National Park

Authorities hiked 11 miles overnight to find the victims’ bodies

The Independent UK

North America's 'broken heart': The billion-year-old scar from when the continent nearly ripped apart

The Midcontinent Rift is a giant tear that formed in what is now the U.S. Midwest 1.1 billion years ago. Nicknamed North America's "broken heart," it is filled with solidified magma and lava.

LiveScience

Shipwreck found in Lake Superior more than 130 years after boat vanished during family trip

The wreck resulted in the deaths of 27 people

The Independent UK

Climate change is causing algal blooms in Lake Superior for the first time in history

Lake Superior is known for its pristine waters, but a combination of nutrient additions from increasing human activity (including farming and development), warming temperatures and stormy conditions have resulted in more frequent blooms of potentially harmful algae.

The Conversation

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

There's a high-tech search going on in Michigan’s Lake Superior

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Northeast Minnesota combines great golf with unspoiled natural beauty

The coastal town of Lutsen, Minn., is a four-hour drive and a world away from the hustle and bustle of Minneapolis-St. Paul. Set hard against Lake Superior, intersected by historic MN-61, it's a year-round resort destination and the perfect place ...

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Shipwreck Hunters Discover 1940 Merchant Ship in Lake Superior

Discover the recent discovery of the 1940 shipwreck Arlington in Lake Superior. Learn about Captain Burke's tragic fate and the search for closure.

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‘We can’t drink oil’: how a 70-year-old pipeline imperils the Great Lakes

Tribes say Line 5 is a ‘ticking time bomb’ for the Great Lakes, which contain a fifth of the Earth’s surface fresh water, and risks destroying their relationship with land and water

The Independent UK

Search for missing pilot ends as body is recovered from Lake Superior

Zdenek ‘Denny’ Pechacek’s remains were pulled from Horseshoe Bay on Lake Superior just hours after hsi helmet washed ashore

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Lake Superior lampreys increase again

DULUTH, Minn. — Invasive, parasitic sea lampreys continue to hunt and kill Lake Superior fish above the levels biologists would like to see, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic caused parts of two summer seasons to be lost in the never-ending battle against the eel-like creatures.

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States bordering Lake Superior could have as much nickel as Russia, Canada

WASHINGTON — The Lake Superior region could be home to as much nickel as Russia or Canada, some of the largest nickel producers in the world, according to estimates by the United States Geological Survey.

The Independent UK

Michigan researchers find 1914 shipwrecks in Lake Superior

Michigan researchers say they have found the wreckage of two ships that disappeared into Lake Superior in 1914 and hope the discovery will lead to a third vessel that sank at the same time

Tribune News Service

Dennis Anderson: Wading into fly fishing in Minnesota in 10 easy steps

With his wife, Jade Thomason, Carl Haensel operates Namebini, a fly-fishing guide service headquartered in Duluth that specializes in rivers along the north and south shores of Lake Superior. Together the couple recently published a comprehensive book, "Fly Fishing Minnesota," which offers detailed information about how and where to fly…

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150-year-old shipwreck with ‘checkered past’ discovered at bottom of lake

The Nucleus, a ‘bad luck barquentine’ ship that had sunk twice and once rammed and sank another ship, has been found on the bed of Lake Superior’s Shipwreck Coast

Tribune News Service

Cargo ship that sank in Lake Superior 150-plus years ago found

A 144-foot steamship that sank more than 150 years ago in Lake Superior has been found, officials with a shipwreck museum said Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Wellness at full steam: Sauna 'revival' grows across Minnesota

GRAND MARAIS, Minn. — Waves crashed against Lake Superior's rocky, snow-covered shoreline. Just a few feet away, we sweated in a sauna, watching the frigid winter scene from a large picture window.

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