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Protecting the Apostles from plastics one lunch at a time

Protecting the Apostles from plastics one lunch at a time

by Jeff Rennicke | Apr 18, 2023 | News

Sandra Harris just wanted to make her kids a healthy lunch. She may have started a revolution that could change your next trip to the Apostle Islands. Harris, who worked as an investigative journalist, was all-too aware of the worldwide plastic pollution problem and...
The Big Chill: What causes dramatic changes in Lake Superior water temperatures?

The Big Chill: What causes dramatic changes in Lake Superior water temperatures?

by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | Aug 1, 2022 | News, Science

After a hot, sweaty hike, there’s nothing more refreshing than a dip in the lake at Julian Bay Beach on Stockton Island. If Lake Superior stays calm enough long enough, the shallowest water, warmed by the sun, can be pleasantly refreshing. Wade out farther and you’ll...
Of Sun Dogs and Sunlit Winter Mornings in the Apostle Islands

Of Sun Dogs and Sunlit Winter Mornings in the Apostle Islands

by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | Jan 7, 2022 | Discover the Park, Evergreen Content, Park Info

Peppermint. On mornings this cold – minus 8 degrees Fahrenheit with a wind chill dipping even lower – each breath tingles against your teeth like peppermint. Each step in the new snow squeaks beneath my boots. In cold like this, it takes a strength of will to get out...
Dance of the Birch Trees

Dance of the Birch Trees

by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | Dec 16, 2021 | Discover the Park, Evergreen Content, Park Info

A walk in the dancing forest this morning reminded me of another windstorm, this one in December of 1874 and made famous by John Muir. While others ran for shelter, Muir “lost no time in pushing out into the woods to enjoy” the storm. Picking a sturdy-looking tree, he...
Sea Smoke: Winter in the air, and on the lake

Sea Smoke: Winter in the air, and on the lake

by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | Dec 7, 2021 | Discover the Park, Evergreen Content, Park Info

One morning, usually in December, the lake wakes with Winter on its breath: sea smoke. Officially, the explanation is “surface fog resulting from masses of frigidly cold air directly over warm bodies of water.” The sunrise temperature in the Apostle...
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