Father Claude Allouez, commissioned by the French government to map Lake Superior, encountered a group of Dakota at Fond du Lac who spoke of their villages on Sandy Lake.

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Two maps to go and the water trail will be complete, giving sea kayakers a safer opportunity to paddle the North Shore, or even circumnavigate Lake Superior. Get 3 months/99¢ a month SUBSCRIBE ...

The French sailors' spirits must have been running high as they headed out onto Lake Superior on that November day 99 years ago. After a long journey from France in what would turn out to be the ...

DULUTH - The French sailors' spirits must have been running high as they headed out onto Lake Superior on that November day 99 years ago.After a long journey from France in what would turn out to ...

DULUTH — The French sailors’ spirits must have been running high as they headed out onto Lake Superior on that November day 99 years ago. After a long journey from France in what would turn ...

Early in the season, depending on water temperature, we have flat-lined trolled for coho and lake trout in 4 to 8 feet of water. Also, look for them on your locator at the 20- to 40-foot range in ...

This NOAA mapping-tool image shows how Michigan may look if Lake Huron's water levels rise. In the map's worst-case scenario, water levels could rise as high as 10 feet, which would have ...