by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | Dec 13, 2022 | History, News, Places
The fabled gales of November couldn’t stop reconstruction of the historic Hokenson Brothers Fishery dock at Little Sand Bay in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Battered by storms for decades, the dock and related buildings are listed on the State and... 
by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | Aug 9, 2022 | News, Science
Blue skies and a stiff breeze marked the launch ceremony for an advanced technology mission designed to improve the accuracy of fish population measurement in the Apostle Islands and beyond. That breeze will be important, as the wind is what will power two uncrewed... 
by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | Aug 8, 2022 | Science
Two bright orange, solar-powered sailing vessels will launch from Ashland this week on a mission to study the changing fish populations in the Apostle Islands and across Lake Superior. One goal is to better track the sustainability of lake trout populations, by... 
by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | Aug 3, 2022 | Science
They might be the strangest looking sailboats that you’ve ever seen navigating the Apostles, but later this month, two bright orange saildrones, with no sailors onboard, will be traversing Lake Superior, collecting data about fish populations. Two 23-foot-long... 
by Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore | Apr 1, 2021 | Events, Evergreen Content, Features, Our Work, Resource Symposium Day 1, Science
Fish are an important part of the local culture and fisheries management has faced many challenges over the past 50+ years. Declines in fisheries due to invasive species and over-harvest began in the 1950’s and by the formation of the Apostle Island National Lakeshore...