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For a closer look at Lake Michigan's shore, here are some roadside parks in the northwest region: Arcadia Scenic Turnout on M ...
Grand Island National Recreation Area is looking for feedback as its visitor base grows to 20,000. Here's what they're ...
Restoration work at Split Rock Lighthouse uncovered long-lost pieces of the site’s construction. Archaeologists uncovered ...
The best views of Pictured Rocks arches and sandstone is from the water, but rangers warn you must be outfitted for the ...
Yooperlites are rocks that fluoresce under UV light. The best time to search for Yooperlites is after a storm, when waves may have unearthed new rocks along the shores of Lake Superior. Rock ...
The rock is lighter gray than the dark basalt that's more prevalent along the North Shore of Lake Superior. Both types of lava rock formed about 1.1 billion years ago, icelandite is relatively ...
Map locates Lake Superior, and in Michigan: Keweenaw Peninsula, Eagle Harbor, Copper Harbor, Houghton and Ironwood. Bayfield, Wisconson, and Duluth and Grand Marais, Minnesota are also shown. CANADA ...
In this video, we continue driving west along the north coast of Lake Superior. We tackle a 23 km hike up to the Top of the Giant viewpoint in Sleeping Giant Provincial Park and do some rock ...
Looking ahead, the future of Lake Superior's water levels remains uncertain. Climate models suggest that variability—marked by extreme swings between high and low levels—may become the norm.
The elusive Lake Superior agate. Rockhounds scour Lake Superior’s shoreline for these rare banded beauties—from the western reaches of the Keweenaw Peninsula to the U.P.’s easternmost ...
Our kayaks sliced through the thick fog that blanketed Lake Superior, erasing any view of Split Rock Lighthouse towering on the cliffside ahead. We paddled past one of Minnesota's most ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world — a sea known for its pristine cold water. But in a warming world, that's changing. Before dawn, a crew boards the Blue ...