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Exploring Minnesota’s North Shore
If you look at a map of Lake Superior, you’ll notice that its northern shore is in Ontario. Minnesota actually forms the western(ish) shore of Lake Superior. But for whatever reason, Minnesotans refer to this region as the North Shore, so that’s what I’ll go with as well. After three days in Wisconsin, we were… Continue reading
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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin (part II): touring the sea caves
Geologically speaking, the Apostle Islands were formed through glaciation and erosion. Over thousands of years during the last ice age, the glaciers advanced and deposited layer upon layer of sediment, and then carved out the enormous bowl that is now Lake Superior as they receded. In the years since, the constant action of the waves… Continue reading
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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin (part I): cruising Lake Superior
Until this roadtrip, Lake Superior was the one Great Lake I hadn’t seen from the ground. I’d flown over it before, so I had some comprehension of its immensity. But as I stood there on the lakeshore for the first time, I might as well have been gazing out over the vastness of the ocean.… Continue reading