MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE / TNS Kayakers paddle along Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan, along the south shore of Lake Superior — one of the highlights along the 1,300-mile Lake Superior Circle Tour.MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE / TNS The Scenic High Falls on the Magpie River near Wawa, Ontario — one of the stops along the 1,300-mile Lake Superior Circle Tour.MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE / TNS Whitefish Point Lighthouse is the oldest operating light on Lake Superior and is located next to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Paradise, Mich., one of the highlights on the 1,300-mile Lake Superior Circle Tour. Vibrant blue-green water lapped at my kayak, bobbing beside towering sandstone cliffs. Seagulls squawked overhead. The water that sprayed from my paddle was ice-cold, a reminder that I was paddling the largest — and coldest — of the Great Lakes. As I toured Michigan’s Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on Lake Superior, I could hardly … [Read more...] about Think you know Lake Superior? A 1,300-mile route gives new perspective
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Think you know Lake Superior? Completing 1,300 mile route gives new perspective on Great Lake
Vibrant blue-green water lapped at my kayak, bobbing beside towering sandstone cliffs. Seagulls squawked overhead. The water that sprayed from my paddle was ice-cold, a reminder that I was paddling the largest — and coldest — of the Great Lakes. As I toured Michigan’s Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore on Lake Superior, I could hardly believe that this dramatic landscape was part of the same lake I’ve spent my life visiting on Minnesota’s North Shore. My memories of granite outcrops and pebble beaches didn’t match the Caribbean hues and multicolored cliffs of Michigan’s south shore. This fresh view is why I wanted to complete the Lake Superior Circle Tour — a 1,300-mile route around the world’s largest freshwater lake. As a Minnesotan, I had mistakenly believed I knew the lake and all it had to offer. But after a weeklong road trip around it totaling 1,700 miles with sightseeing, I realized how wrong I was. Minnesota claims only part … [Read more...] about Think you know Lake Superior? Completing 1,300 mile route gives new perspective on Great Lake
Deep beneath Lake Ontario, new high-speed cable will link Buffalo, Toronto
For the first time, workers are burying cable under Lake Ontario. It's a project connecting Buffalo and Toronto through high-capacity fiber optics. Some 35 miles of the 76-mile long cable will be buried under the lake. At its deepest point in the lake, the cable will be buried more than 465 feet below water’s surface. The fiber optics for transporting internet data will be bundled inside steel-armored cable, which is smaller than 2 inches in diameter. "People still have the impression the internet is going over satellite somewhere," said Mike Cunningham, the CEO of Toronto-based Crosslake Fibre. "But the reality is, (for) any kind of internet that is international, the vast majority essentially goes over submarine cable." The cable will begin at Toronto’s Ashbridges Bay Park. From there, it will travel under Lake Ontario to East Lake Road in Wilson. Concerns expressed in June by Wilson Supervisor Doyle H. Phillips to the state Department of Environmental Conservation … [Read more...] about Deep beneath Lake Ontario, new high-speed cable will link Buffalo, Toronto
In memoriam: Funeral notices, May 13, 2018
In memoriam: Funeral notices, May 13, 2018 BURKHARDT, Dr. Boyd R. "Bob" BURKHARDT, Dr. Boyd R. "Bob"84, passed away peacefully at the Tucson home of his son Boyd on May 7, 2018. Bob possessed a hearty sense of humor, a love for Mercedes Benz sports cars, and an unwavering passion for excellence. Born March 16, 1934 in Tipton, Indiana, he attended college at the University of Chicago, Columbia University and Stanford University. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. Bob served his internship at the Peter Bent Brigham hospital and his residency at Children's Hospital in Boston, where he met a lovely, kind and capable young nurse named Judi Brockert. They married in 1961. Shortly thereafter Bob joined the Air Force and served as Chief of Surgery at Lajes Air Force Base in the Azores Islands. In 1968 the family moved to Tucson, where Bob built a groundbreaking surgical facility next to Tucson Medical Center. He was elected president of the Pima County Medical Society … [Read more...] about In memoriam: Funeral notices, May 13, 2018
And then there were 2. . .Blues prospects Thomas, Fitzpatrick still going strong in juniors
The playoff-less Blues are now in Week 2 of their offseason, but two organizational prospects are still going strong in the junior hockey postseason.In the Ontario Hockey League, forward Robert Thomas has reached the Eastern Conference finals with the Hamilton Bulldogs.And in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League _ aka the Q _ goalie Evan Fitzpatrick has reached the league semifinals playing for the Acadie-Bathurst Titan.Thomas had three assists, was plus-1 and won 13 of 18 faceoffs in Hamilton's 6-2 victory Wednesday over Kingston in Game 1 of the conference finals. Thomas, 18, was named the game's No. 2 star. In 11 playoff games so far for Hamilton, Thomas has 18 points on six goals and 12 assists.He was a first-round pick by the Blues last summer, 20th overall, and is expected to make a strong run at a Blues roster spot next season.Fitzpatrick, 20, was a second-round pick by the Blues in 2016, No. 59 overall, and is considered a ways away from competing for a roster spot. But he's … [Read more...] about And then there were 2. . .Blues prospects Thomas, Fitzpatrick still going strong in juniors