Tag: Lake Superior
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The great siphoning: Drought-stricken areas eye the Great Lakes
Illustration by Rob Dobi for the Star Tribune Outside Two Harbors, Minn., on a cliff overlooking the broad expanse of Lake Superior, you are overwhelmed by grandeur — shimmering water, crashing waves, a down-bound ore boat on the horizon, miniaturized by distance. As you fill your senses, you may be unaware of the invisible others…
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Lake Superior No Longer the Clearest of the Great Lakes
Photo: Lake Superior, seen from the Park Point beach in Duluth in August. Many people who’ve spent much time around the Great Lakes take for granted that Lake Superior is the largest, coldest and clearest of the lakes. Not anymore. While Lake Superior has not gotten any dirtier, lakes Huron and Michigan have gotten significantly…
