A View From the Lake
A View From the Lake 2009
The L.L. Smith, Jr. research vessel is back for another season of three-hour educational boat tours along the Lake Superior coastline! Did you know that a drop of water spends an average of 191 years in Lake Superior? Join us to discover why facts like these make monitoring so critical to keeping Lake Superior and its streams clean and healthy. Participate in sampling Lake Superior’s water and bottom-dwelling invertebrates (small animals without backbones) and compare your data to other locations around the lake. Get great ideas for how you and your community can protect this amazing resource while enjoying the "good life" along Lake Superior.
Open Registration begins for the 2009 season on May 11, 2009. Trips are $20 per person
*NEW* Register 4 or more people at once, and get $10 off!
A credit card is required for online registration. If you cannot register with a credit card, please call Sea Grant at 218-726-8106.
Schedule & Registration (Now Open!)
Are you a local government official, planning/zoning board member, or employee of a municipality and interested in attending for free? Please send Jesse an e-mail jschombe@umn.edu or call him at 218-726-6182.
This year, we have two types of trips for you to choose from:
Trips Departing From Wisconsin:
>> Learn how professionals and volunteers are collaborating to evaluate the health of Lake Superior coastal wetlands and streams.
>> Discuss how land cover analysis can be used to accommodate future growth while maintaining healthy aquatic communities.
Ashland on June 14 and 15
Washburn on June 16
Bayfield on June 20th
Superior on July 16, 17, and 18
Trips Departing From Minnesota:
>> Take a practical look at what it means to live "sustainably" in our homes and communities.
>> Demystify sustainability – learn of exciting local sustainability projects.
>> Discover how monitoring helps us evaluate economic and environmental sustainability in the Lake Superior basin.
Grand Marais on June 24 and 25
Silver Bay on June 27
Two Harbors on July 25 and 26
Duluth on July 30, 31, and Aug 1
View Map of the Ports:
View images and descriptions for each
of the ports by clicking here.
- Questions? Call Minnesota Sea Grant: 218-726-8106
A View From the Lake is a joint UW Extension and MN Sea Grant program
More Information
- Building Superior Coastal Communities
- PDF download
- Gaining a Superior Perspective
- Article from the Seiche newsletter
- Northland NEMO
- Providing education to help communities protect their natural resources in Minnesota and Wisconsin since 2000
- WTIP Radio on View from the Lake
- WTIP Radio reports from Grand Marais (4:36)
- 4.2 MB mp3 | Stream
- Superior Science News Radio Program
- A View From the Lake Boat Trips (5:23)
- Aired 5/13/08 and 5/15/08
- 4.9 MB mp3 | Stream | Transcript
- Listening to the Lake Radio Program
- A View from the Lake Boat Trip (7:54)
- Aired 7/13/05
- 9 MB mp3 | Stream | Transcript
