August 2018

Same Day in Rossport as Around the World What do an oil drum, a water gun, and nurdles all have in common? They were all found at last year’s International Coastal Clean-up! Join Parks Canada and local volunteers at Wardrope Park in Rossport, ON from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM on September 15th to help […]

Quick, Easy, Fast Are you looking for Lake Superior weather conditions at a specific location? Text a buoy. That’s right, text a buoy! You will immediately be texted back with information like: wind speed water temperature air temperature barometric pressure wave height and more… At time of writing, Infosuperior texted the buoy off the Slate

What is a Meteotsunami? The Great Lakes are huge bodies of water capable of generating substantial wave activity—people even surf on Lake Superior! But were you aware that tsunamis are among the types of wave events that occur in the Great Lakes? The term tsunami usually refers to waves caused by displaced water when the

InfoSuperior has been following plastic pollution issues in Lake Superior closely and a recent New York Times article about plastic has caught our eye. The article details work being done by Dr. Feinberg and Jeffrey Moore at the University of Illinois, Marc Hillmyer at the University of Minnesota, and Elizabeth Gillies at Western University in

Algae Blooms Relatively New to Lake Superior Blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, usually doesn’t bloom in the cold nutrient-poor waters of Lake Superior. Optimal water temperatures required for algae blooms are in the range of 25C (77F) and Lake Superior’s average surface water temperature is usually closer to 15C (59F). Great Swimming Small Part of Larger Temperature

The Public Advisory Committee (PAC) to the Thunder Bay Remedial Action Plan (RAP) will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. on September 12th in Room 3004 of the ATAC Building at Lakehead University. Evening parking at Lakehead University is free of charge and available right beside the ATAC building. Meeting Objectives: Present recommended “Beneficial

The podcast above is an absolutely fascinating account of some epic Lake Superior paddling, a “must listen” for anyone with experience traveling Lake Superior. See all Infosuperior’s podcasts… Isle Royale, the Slates, Michipicoten, the Apostles…All in One Trip Ever paddled out to Isle Royale? That’s 14 mi./22 km. Double in return. How about paddling around

Lake Superior is 11 cm./4 in. above the 1918 to 2017 average, but 14 cm./5.5 in. below the level at this time last year, as seasonal water level rise continues. The U.S. National Weather Service says that Lake Superior rose about 5 in./13 cm. from June 13th through July 13th. Usually the lake would rise about 3

Parks Canada has initiated the work to create a Marine Access Development Plan for the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area. This important planning document, along with the Visitor Experience Strategy, Interim Management Plan and other guiding documents developed in collaboration with partners and stakeholders in recent years, will help inform Parks Canada’s capital investment

Indigenous peoples are water protectors whose traditional knowledge is vital to sustainable water use and management. The Government of Canada hopes to facilitate Indigenous participation in community level efforts to restore and protect Great Lakes water quality through funding for Indigenous-led projects. Indigenous communities, organizations, associations and governments located in the Great Lakes were asked