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Around the Circle This Week: April 17, 2025

1 week ago | lakesuperior.com | Konnie LeMay

Look Who's Springing Up Travel Marquette posted photos by Korben Moelter of wild residents to watch for as they bring out their spring babies, along with advice for how you can be a good neighbor. “Spring in Marquette means the return of some wild neighbors! ⁠ As birds nest, fawns rest, and others raise their young, it’s essential to give them plenty of space:⁠ • Stick to trails to avoid disturbing nests or dens.⁠ • Don’t approach – use zoom or binoculars for a closer look⁠.
Happiness Really Is a Warm Puppy

1 week ago | lakesuperior.com | Konnie LeMay

The Minnesota-born creator of “Peanuts,” Charles Schulz, was right when he titled his first book “Happiness is a Warm Puppy” – at least that’s what those who operate regional assisted living and nursing care facilities believe. They have the dogs to prove it. In Marathon, Ontario, the manager of Peninsula Manor, a “seniors supportive” housing facility that is part of the North of Superior Healthcare Group, has been inviting local residents since August 2024 to visit with their pets.
Around the Circle This Week: April 10, 2025

2 weeks ago | lakesuperior.com | Konnie LeMay

Tugging Our Heart Strings … and Purse Strings Another historic Lake Superior tug – the James Whalen – will have to be scrapped, the Thunder Bay City Council decided this week, according to a story by Matt Prokopchuk of TBnewswatch.
Around the Circle This Week: April 3, 2025

3 weeks ago | lakesuperior.com | Konnie LeMay

Fish Finders They are often called "coaster" brook trout – those beautifully colored trout that have adopted Lake Superior as their permanent home. They share the same DNA as their relatives who choose to stay in their river homes, but coaster brookies can grow to 24 inches in the Big Lake environment while their cousins reach about 8-10 inches. That is thanks to bigger prey in a bigger water, experts say.
Around the Circle This Week: March 28, 2025

4 weeks ago | lakesuperior.com | Konnie LeMay

Chillin' at the Ford Center & Other Weather Notables Michigan Technological University’s Ford Center in Alberta recorded the coldest official temperature in the state this winter: minus-32°F at 9 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2025, Hailey Hart, Michigan Tech's PR manager tells us.
Around the Circle This Week: March 20, 2025

1 month ago | lakesuperior.com | Konnie LeMay

Counting Feathered Heads This fine and dedicated raptor counter, Sean McLaughlin, came all the way from Pennsylvania to join in the counting of the annual raptor migrations winging their way through the Big Lake region. Sean's photo was posted on the Whitefish Point Bird Observatory in Michigan, where the Spring Raptor Count is officially underway, Mar. 15-May 31, to document the movement of migrating birds of prey.
Around the Circle This Week: March 14, 2025

1 month ago | lakesuperior.com | Konnie LeMay

Cougar Cubs Verified in Michigan's Upper Peninsula On Thursday, the Michigan DNR announced it had confirmed that two cougar cubs were spotted earlier in the month in Ontonagon County, marking the first time in 100 years baby cougars have been verified there since the big cats were hunted out of existence in Michigan in the early 1900s.
Around the Circle This Week: March 6, 2025

1 month ago | lakesuperior.com | Konnie LeMay

Winter Keeps Coming What were you doing Wednesday? Lake Superior was making lake effect snow and sending winds up to 50 mph to create blowing, blizzardy conditions. The National Weather Service Marquette tells us: “With a calendar day total of 20.8 inches on March 5th, this is now tied for the 9th snowiest calendar day on record at NWS Marquette, and the 3rd snowiest March day.
Around the Circle This Week: February 28, 2025

1 month ago | lakesuperior.com | Konnie LeMay

Four-legged Athletes on the Trails Let the "gee-haw!" begin. Anyone who's seen the start of a sled dog race knows the excitement from the four-footed athletes, often with leaping and yipping in anticipation of the run. (We all wish this is how we approached our exercise regimes.) For those of you who have not witnessed the start, on-trail or end of a race, we encourage you to check out two events this weekend that give you the chance to see the action.
Around the Circle This Week: February 20, 2025

2 months ago | lakesuperior.com | Konnie LeMay

Winning Images of Our Region Subscribers to Lake Superior Magazine already know the winners of our 30th annual Lake Superior Photo Contest, but now everyone can see them on our website here. A long view over Brighton Beach in Duluth by Kenji Ogura captured the expansive horizon and glowing mystique of Lake Superior, earning him the Grand Prize this year.