NSP-Wis. To Clean Up Polluted Ashland On-Land Site
Northern States Power Co.-Wisconsin has agreed to clean up the on-land portion of a contaminated site along the Lake Superior shore in Ashland.
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Northern States Power Co.-Wisconsin has agreed to clean up the on-land portion of a contaminated site along the Lake Superior shore in Ashland.
University of Minnesota Duluth researchers are installing technology more often used in oceans on the bottom of Lake Superior this week.
Friends Mikinzie Schilling and Nate Powell were swimming with 12-year-old Mia Ojanen by the ship canal pier at Lake Superior in Duluth.
Emergency personnel responded to two separate water emergency calls on Lake Superior Monday at Tot Lot Beach on Duluth's Park Point. According to the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, the water emergencies involved four swimmers in distress, and one would-be rescuer in distress. One incident was reported around 11:30 a.m., and the second around 4 p.m.
The Minnesota Department of Health is warning July 4 vacationers not to swim in, play around or drink floodwater in affect areas for it might be contaminated with sewage and sickening germs.
State police say a diver has died while exploring a shipwreck in Lake Superior off the Michigan coast.
Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be in the Duluth area Tuesday assessing damage from the floods last week.
All this week we're going to some of your favorite lake places. Tonight Frank and Chris have made their way to Grand Marais on the north shore of Lake Superior.
The 13-year old boy pulled out of Lake Superior after nearly drowning Monday afternoon has passed away, according to KDLH in Duluth.
A 13-year-old boy is in critical condition after nearly drowning in Lake Superior on Monday afternoon.
Photographs can make time stand still and create life-long memories. The exhibits and galleries below display the creative genius of some of the best photographers showing their work in Minnesota. Each are well worth a visit this spring or summer.
The north shore of Lake Superior is a vast resource of water, wind and spectacular scenery. It is similar in many ways to the North Sea, but with one exception: The offshore coast of Denmark is dotted with hundreds of giant wind turbines.
Many years, the rugged shoreline of Lake Superior would be pretty icy by now. But if it's not on the rocks, you'll find plenty of ice at a bar, just a short walk away.
The U.S. Coast Guard has begun ice breaking operations in response to colder temperatures and ice growth in the western Great Lakes region.
Police have identified the woman who died after a sport utility vehicle plunged into Lake Superior in Superior.
One woman has died after a van went into Lake Superior in the city of Superior.
Nine of the Midwest's finest chefs are preparing to compete for $1,000 Tuesday as the University of Minnesota salutes the sustainable fisheries of Lake Superior.
A newly released report says mercury levels in the Great Lakes region generally have dropped over the past four decades, although concentrations in some fish and bird species have increased more recently.
A four-man crew is back in Minnesota after a journey by canoe from Lake Superior to Hudson Bay.
A northern Wisconsin man and his three sons have made a 72-day, 1,600-mile journey by kayak around Lake Superior to raise money for charity.
The body of a missing Duluth teen has been recovered in Lake Superior.
An environmental coalition has awarded $115,000 in grants to nine groups for Great Lakes restoration projects.
A mother and her two young children were rescued from Lake Superior after they were swept away by a rip current.
Great Lakes states are making slow progress toward implementing a compact to protect the region's waters but have fallen short on conservation measures that are essential for the long-term health of the nation's largest freshwater system, environmental groups said Tuesday.
The U.S. Coast Guard was rescuing one kayaker from chilly Lake Superior when they learned another kayaker also needed help.
