Stories tagged: "Lake Superior"

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Best Of 5 of Wisconsin’s Cleanest Lakes and Most Pristine Beaches to Visit

Beach days are a must during Wisconsin’s summer months, but it can be hard to choose between the state’s 15,000 lakes! 

Fiona Hatch Fiona Hatch August 7, 2023 2:03 pm CDT
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Our Wisconsin 5 Things to Do When Your Adventure-Loving Friend Visits Wisconsin for the First Time

When you ask someone who hasn’t been to Wisconsin what they know about our state, most can easily list the Packers, cheese, Jeffrey Dahmer, and dairy farms. But Wisconsin is home to so much more– especially for outdoor enthusiasts. While we don’t have oceans or mountains, we compensate with two Great Lakes, countless rivers, and an abundance of trails. 

Jessica Lee Jessica Lee September 28, 2022 2:45 pm CDT
Our Wisconsin Green’s Prairie Cemetery, near Monroe, is the resting spot of veterans of the War of 1812 and the Blackhawk Wars of 1832. (Photo by Susan Lampert Smith)
Our Wisconsin Unique Wisconsin Cemeteries Hold a President’s Son, a Spy, and the Original ‘Psycho’

This fall, take a stroll through these graveyards all around Wisconsin… if you dare!

Susan Lampert Smith Susan Lampert Smith July 15, 2022 9:09 am CDT
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Climate As Climate Change Concerns Grow, Residents Want to Better Protect the Great Lakes

A survey of 4,500 residents of lands bordering the Great Lakes reveals 90% say it’s important to protect the waters.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson December 17, 2021 2:18 pm CST
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Environment 36 Acres of Lake Superior Shoreline To Open to Public After Decades-Long Cleanup

Rehabilitation of the former Superfund site is just the latest example of this Northwoods city’s efforts to reclaim its shoreline and reinvent its image.Jt

JT Cestkowski JT Cestkowski October 29, 2021 11:58 am CDT

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Climate Harmful blue-green algae blooms, like this one seen on Lake Monona in Madison, are becoming more frequent along Lake Superior as climate change continues to make conditions right for the species to bloom. (Photo by JT Cestkowski)
Climate How Climate Change Is Causing Harmful Algae Blooms on Lake Superior

The blooms pose the biggest threat to children and pets, and they’re only becoming more common.

JT Cestkowski JT Cestkowski October 12, 2021 5:24 pm CDT
Our Wisconsin Green’s Prairie Cemetery, near Monroe, is the resting spot of veterans of the War of 1812 and the Blackhawk Wars of 1832. (Photo by Susan Lampert Smith)
Our Wisconsin Unique Wisconsin Cemeteries Hold a President’s Son, a Spy, and the Original ‘Psycho’

This fall, take a stroll through these graveyards all around Wisconsin… if you dare!

Susan Lampert Smith Susan Lampert Smith September 20, 2021 5:36 pm CDT