Lake Superior Articles
Seiche Newsletter Articles
- Pulp Mill Effluent and Fish Don't Mix (Well)
- August 2008
- Lake Superior Feels the Heat: Climate Change Discussed at Conference
- May 2008
- Where did all the smelt go?
- May 2008
- Making a Great Lake Superior
- December 2007
- Superior Science News Debuts
- December 2007
- Low Lake Superior Water Levels
- August 2007
- Lake Superior Studies Point Out Problems With Using E. coli as an Indicator of Beach Contamination
- August 2007
- Readers Want to Know
- May 2007
- Lake Superior Holds Onto Her Dead ... and Her Toxaphene
- February 2007
- Unsolved Mystery: Lake Superior’s Missing Carbon
- October 2006
- New Zealand Mudsnails Found in Duluth-Superior Harbor
- June 2006
- Ice Cover Lacking on Lake
- April 2006
- All Plankton Great and Small
- October 2005
- What Happened to the Taconite Tailings?
- June 2005
- Listening to the Lake Airs on KUMD Radio
- June 2005
- Minnesota Sea Grant Awards $566,650 for Aquatic Research
- April 2005
- In a Pickle: The Mystery of the North Shore’s Salty Well Water
- April 2005
- Harbor Corrosion Report Available
- April 2005
- Lake Superior Workshop Proceedings Available
- April 2005
- Harbor Corrosion: It’s the Pits
- December 2004
- The Case of the Watery Grave
- December 2004
- Watch for Nets!
- December 2004
- Gaining A Superior Perspective
- September 2004
- Citizens Identify Priorities for Lake Superior Restoration
- September 2004
- UMD Professor to Chair Great Lakes Commission
- September 2004
- Bacteria on the Beach
- June 2004
- Rip Currents Hit Home
- June 2004
- Great Lakes Ecological Change Detectives
- June 2004
- Hooked on Coasters
- November 2003
- Graduate Research Advances Lake Superior Science
- November 2003
- Never-ending Motion: Lake Superior’s Wetlands
- November 2003
- Community Concerns Explored Along North Shore
- July 2003
- Minnesota Sea Grant Awards $678,500 for Aquatic Research
- April 2003
- Lake Superior’s Deep-Water Donut Mystery
- April 2003
- What You Can Do to Help Lake Superior
- September 2002
- “Sensing” Duluth Streams
- June 2002
- Dangerous Breaking Waves
- June 2002
- Lake Superior’s Native Lampreys
- March 2002
- Cousteau Speaks for Sweetwater Seas
- March 2002
- Odd Jobs
- December 2001
Featured Articles
- Large Mayfly Hatch Prompts Public Concern
- Mayflies emerged by the thousands along the bay side of Park Point during the summer of 2007, sparking public fears of a fish kill.
- Superior Pursuit: Facts About the Greatest Great Lake
- Whether you visit Minnesota's North Shore or live there year-round, Lake Superior is a constant source of wonder.
- Lake Superior Water Levels
- Lake Superior is currently (2007) at a near-record low for its water level.
- The Mystery of the Missing Smelt
- Many factors have been playing into the fluctuation of the smelt population.
- Lake Superior's Physical Characteristics
- Despite Lake Superior’s massive size, it only manages to support a limited amount of aquatic life.
- Lake Superior's Natural Processes
- The lake has a significant impact on patterns. There are also several interesting physical processes that take place in the lake.
- Humans & Lake Superior
- Lake Superior’s basin has a significantly lower population, but it’s home to the Great Lakes’ largest port, Duluth-Superior.
- Rip Currents: Escape the Grip of the Rip!
- About rip currents on the Great Lakes and what you need to know to enjoy the beach safely
