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In fair weather at 12:25 am on 17 September 1892, the steamer Nipigon was light and upbound in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior towing the schooners Melbourne and Delaware. Vienna under Captain J.W. Nicholson was downbound from Marquette, Michigan and towing the schooner Mattie C. Bell. Both were heavy with a cargo of iron ore. [5]
Image: YouTube. Mother nature, you've done it again.. A mesmerizing video of ice shattering on frozen Lake Superior in Minnesota is making the rounds on social media -- and it isn't exactly hard ...
The Whitefish Point Light marks the entry of the bay, Ile Parisienne Light [2] is in the middle of the bay, and Gros Cap Reefs Light lies near the outlet of the bay and the approach to the Soo Locks at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Whitefish Point Lighthouse is the oldest active light on Lake Superior.
First lit in 1849, it was one of the first lighthouses on the shores of Lake Superior. [15] It is the oldest active light on the lake, standing at the point of land that marks the course change for vessels coming from the southern coast of Lake Superior, known as the "Graveyard of the Great Lakes", to the Soo Locks. [1]
As they were crossing Lake Superior the winter storm blew in. Winds were reported in excess of 50 kn (58 mph; 93 km/h) with waves running up to 35 feet (11 m). The next day, Monday, November 10, eastern Lake Superior was still experiencing winds of 50 knots (57.5 mph). That afternoon Anderson reported being hit by a 75-knot gust (86.3 mph).
A deep-focus earthquake of magnitude 8.2 (the strongest recorded in 2018) strikes the South Pacific Ocean near Fiji. No threat of tsunami is immediately detected. 19 August 2018 Lombok earthquake. A 6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes the Indonesian island of Lombok, killing 14. (The Guardian) 2018 Pacific typhoon season
"The fabled Lake Superior Shortnose collected July 12-13, 2022," USGS fishery biologist Mark Vinson emailed to USGS colleagues on Feb. 14, 2023, attaching a photo of three small, silvery fish in ...
The third largest island in Lake Superior, after Isle Royale and St. Ignace Island, [3] Michipicoten Island is 27 kilometres (17 mi) long and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) wide at its widest point. Most of the lands of Michipicoten Island, as well as smaller islands, shoals, and waters which surround it to within 2,500 metres (1.6 mi), were regulated ...