Lake Superior Articles
Seiche Newsletter Articles
- How Didymo Became Rock Snot
- December 2009
- Mix-up over Lake Superior’s Mixing
- December 2009
- Take Five... and Catch Us on KUMD
- December 2009
- Climate and Lake Superior’s Crunchy Creatures
- April 2009
- 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
- Winds Blew "Whale Burps" onto Superior's Shore
- Winter winds whipping around Duluth and Lake Superior can produce more than snowdrifts. They can also produce "whale burps." Also known as surf balls, these oval or round bundles of fibrous material periodically show up on coastlines throughout the world.
- 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.
- Lake Superior's Physical Characteristics
- Despite Lake Superior’s massive size, it only manages to support a limited amount of aquatic life.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
