Monday, January 6, 2025
Minneapolis' Largest Boating Event Cruises into the Minneapolis Convention Center Jan. 23-26 Minneapolis’ largest and longest-running annual boating event is back! The Discover® Boating Minneapolis Boat Show, in partnership with Progressive®, is celebrating more than 50 years at the Minneapolis Convention Center fromThursday, September 28, 2023
A Fond du Lac Band member holds up a lake trout netted on Lake Superior in August. It was the band's first tribal netting in the big lake in more than 160 years. Contributed / Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa DULUTH — Members of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa have netted lake trout inTuesday, August 29, 2023
Duluth leaders are looking to better forecast rip current conditions, and have launched a water safety buoy off Park Point to do so. The Fire Department deployed the buoy about 1,000 meters off the shore. It reports data to the Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS), and measures waves, wind, water temperature, and more. The informationTuesday, August 8, 2023
Tuesday, August 8, 2023 (Toledo, Ohio) – On Sunday, August 20, the National Museum of the Great Lakes welcomes the largest U.S. Academic Research Fleet vessel on the Great Lakes, the R/V Blue Heron. Operated by the Large Lakes Observatory at the University of Minnesota Duluth, the R/V Blue Heron is well-equipped for research andThursday, July 20, 2023
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources officials say the pandemic helped fuel a renewed interest in boating activity across the state. There is also concern about the growing size of watercraft and how larger waves affect swimmers and other non-boating water recreation. (Adobe Stock). So far this summer, Minnesota has seen aThursday, July 6, 2023
The Blatnik Bridge first opened in 1961. After 60 years, the bridge is deteriorating and nearing the end of its useful life. Around 33,000 drivers use the bridge each day to travel between the two cities. Danielle Kaeding/WPR An estimated $1.8 billion plan to replace a major bridge connecting Superior and Duluth will receive aTuesday, May 30, 2023
Lake Superior from the ISS. Photo Credit: NASA Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project (GLSRP) has been tracking the drownings on the Great Lakes since 2010. The nonprofit has tracked at least 1170 fatal drownings, with 2020-2022 having over one hundred per year. So far this year, there have been 15 drownings on the Great Lakes, includingWednesday, February 8, 2023
Duluth, MN – In the winter, Stoney Point on Lake Superior is as scenic as it is quiet. But every once in a while, the point turns into paradise for a band of surfers. "We talk about Minnesota, surfers in Minnesota. The coldest conditions, the warmest friends. I love it here, you know. Like no place else in the world," saidTuesday, December 20, 2022
SAULT STE MARIE, MI – The U.S. Coast Guard’s largest domestic icebreaking operation is underway in Lake Superior. The Coast Guard sector based in Sault Ste Marie has started its winter icebreaking efforts - known as Operation Taconite - because of an increasing amount of ice in the commercial ports located on the west sideMonday, December 5, 2022
Making waves as Minneapolis' largest and longest-running annual boating event for 50 years, the Discover® Boating Minneapolis Boat Show, in partnership with Progressive®, cruises into the Minneapolis Convention Center Thursday, January 19 - Sunday, January 22, welcoming enthusiasts and newcomers of all ages to discover the
