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| - | **Fall Storm** **Lake Superior** | + | {{randominc>start_movies:lake_superior&max-height:400px&nofooter&nodate&noeditbtn}} |
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| - | photo: Lost Lakes [[https://youtu.be/MNvIEIMVWRw?t=158|youtube video]] | + | |
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| Lake Superior is a place of extremes. Its volume would cover all of North and South America in a foot of water (10% of the world's fresh surface water). Underwater visibility is 100 feet in places. Its storms are legendary and waves of over 30 feet have been recorded. The Edmund Fitzgerald was a 700 foot long “unsinkable” iron ore freighter that broke in two and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh2z8qTYddY|sank in a November 1975 gale]]. According to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKJNBxDCMIs|Gordon Lightfoot’s famous song]] “the lake it is said, never gives up her dead”. This is actually true as the water at the bottom is too cold for bacteria to produce the gasses that would usually bloat a corpse and cause it to float. Superior has shoreline on USA states: **Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, **and a Canadian Province: **Ontario**. | Lake Superior is a place of extremes. Its volume would cover all of North and South America in a foot of water (10% of the world's fresh surface water). Underwater visibility is 100 feet in places. Its storms are legendary and waves of over 30 feet have been recorded. The Edmund Fitzgerald was a 700 foot long “unsinkable” iron ore freighter that broke in two and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh2z8qTYddY|sank in a November 1975 gale]]. According to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKJNBxDCMIs|Gordon Lightfoot’s famous song]] “the lake it is said, never gives up her dead”. This is actually true as the water at the bottom is too cold for bacteria to produce the gasses that would usually bloat a corpse and cause it to float. Superior has shoreline on USA states: **Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, **and a Canadian Province: **Ontario**. | ||
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| - | Safety is a constant concern on Lake Superior. Be prepared for water temps in the 40s F (4-10 degrees Celsius)([[:cold_water_safety|cold water safety]]). In the summer an onshore breeze can push 65° F (18° C) surface water up to the shore and make swimming pleasant, but the next day if the wind changes the water will be 42° F (5.5° C) again. In the winter water temps get close to freezing. Always check [[:your_conditions|your conditions]] | + | Safety is a constant concern on Lake Superior. Be prepared for water temps in the 40s F (4-10 degrees Celsius)([[:cold_water_paddling|cold water safety]]). In the summer an onshore breeze can push 65° F (18° C) surface water up to the shore and make swimming pleasant, but the next day if the wind changes the water will be 42° F (5.5° C) again. In the winter water temps get close to freezing. Always check [[:the_great_lakes#lake_superior|your conditions]] |
| On stormy days fog and rain can destroy visibility, and GPS navigation may be needed to get in safely. There is Coast Guard support on the lake and on at least one occasion they have rescued a surfskier. [[https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/watertrails/lswt/safety.html|DNR trip planning advice]] somewhat slanted toward sea kayaks but much of the advice is applicable for surfski trips. | On stormy days fog and rain can destroy visibility, and GPS navigation may be needed to get in safely. There is Coast Guard support on the lake and on at least one occasion they have rescued a surfskier. [[https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/watertrails/lswt/safety.html|DNR trip planning advice]] somewhat slanted toward sea kayaks but much of the advice is applicable for surfski trips. | ||
| - | * [[:one_experienced_local_paddler_s_paddle_clothing|One Experienced Local Paddler's Paddle Clothing]] | + | * [[:lake_superior_clothing|One Experienced Local Paddler's Paddle Clothing]] |
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| **Larger Area** | **Larger Area** | ||
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| **Zoomed view of Superior West End** | **Zoomed view of Superior West End** | ||
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| - | **North Shore Downwinder in Rainstorm** | ||
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| **Launches North to South** | **Launches North to South** | ||
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| * [[https://downwindable.com/mcquade-to-duluth|Downwindable.com]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/mcquade-to-duluth-run|Downwindfun]] | * [[https://downwindable.com/mcquade-to-duluth|Downwindable.com]], [[https://www.downwind.fun/courses/mcquade-to-duluth-run|Downwindfun]] | ||
| * [[https://youtu.be/UhIzC2Dtrg0|video 4/28/2022]] | * [[https://youtu.be/UhIzC2Dtrg0|video 4/28/2022]] | ||
| - | * **Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge Takeout - **//**stay out of canal until free of ship traffic**// [[https://youtu.be/a-bVSUFb3NY|video]] | + | * **Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge Takeout - **//**stay out of canal until free of ship traffic**// [[https://youtu.be/a-bVSUFb3NY?t=257|video]] |
| + | * DNR advice about paddling through the Lift Bridge channel (Minnesota) or further south near the Wisconsin Point Lighthouse: "When using the Minnesota and Wisconsin entrances, be aware that while inbound ships are easily spotted at some distance, the outbound ships are not visible from the end of the entrances. When paddling through the entrances, stay to the right side in order to not give up your right-of-way. Obtain a chart of the Duluth Harbor for specifics regarding shipping lanes." | ||
| + | * [[https://harborlookout.com/|Harbour Lookout Ship Schedule]] (arrival estimates are considered to be more accurate than departure estimates and schedule changes can occur with little or no notice.) | ||
| + | * [[https://www.duluthharborcam.com/p/marine-trafic.html|Harbour Traffic Map]] | ||
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| **Ship Coming Out Past Duluth Bridge**</WRAP> | **Ship Coming Out Past Duluth Bridge**</WRAP> | ||
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| * **Wisconsin** | * **Wisconsin** | ||
| * **Chequamegon Bay** | * **Chequamegon Bay** | ||
| - | * **Coal Dock (next to Washburn Marina) - Friendly Valley Beach **approx 7 miles (this goes around a point of land near Houghton Falls State Natural Area which makes the route going north or the reverse going south a bit of a "dog-leg") | + | * **Washburn (the Coal Dock is next to Washburn Marina)** |
| - | * **Coal Dock - Bono Creek (Public Boat Launch) **2.7 miles | + | * **Coal Dock - Friendly Valley Beach **approx 7 miles (this goes around a point of land near Houghton Falls State Natural Area which makes the route going north or the reverse going south a bit of a "dog-leg") |
| + | * **Coal Dock - Bono Creek (Public Boat Launch) **2.7 miles | ||
| + | * **Washburn - Ashland **5 miles [[https://youtu.be/lLR99PF3Z0w|reverse video]] | ||
| * **Bono Creek - Ashland** 3.5 miles (there's a boat ramp near the Soo Line Ore Dock and probably several other reasonable places for lake access though the boat ramp may be more protected) | * **Bono Creek - Ashland** 3.5 miles (there's a boat ramp near the Soo Line Ore Dock and probably several other reasonable places for lake access though the boat ramp may be more protected) | ||
| * **Resources** | * **Resources** | ||
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| * [[https://youtu.be/SxoABjzxHW8|Surfer video]] 8/26/2016 | * [[https://youtu.be/SxoABjzxHW8|Surfer video]] 8/26/2016 | ||
| * [[https://youtu.be/MszFox3XCLk?t=801|Ben Gravy Surf video]] 2024? | * [[https://youtu.be/MszFox3XCLk?t=801|Ben Gravy Surf video]] 2024? | ||
| + | * Tim Traynor about **surfski surfing at Stoney Point**: "Larger waves start farther out. The shelf at Stoney extends out close to 300 meters so on the biggest days the waves will start nearly out there. … I was staying a bit to the left of the main surf area so I was in a little deeper water where the waves are slower to stand but can go critical and crash hard fairly close to shore on bigger days. I always surf left towards deeper water and try to keep the break to my right. The shallowest water I was in was probably 4-5 feet." | ||
| * **Canada/Ontario** | * **Canada/Ontario** | ||
| * **Conditions** | * **Conditions** | ||
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| + | **Fall ****Storm ****Lake**** Superior** | ||
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| + | photo: Lost Lakes [[https://youtu.be/MNvIEIMVWRw?t=158|youtube video]] | ||
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| - | * [[:lake_superior_on_great_lakes_page_conditions|Lake Superior (on Great Lakes page) Conditions]] | + | * [[:the_great_lakes#conditions|Lake Superior (on Great Lakes page) Conditions]] |
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| - | * [[https://www.facebook.com/trtraynor|Tim Traynor]] (facebook) Tim kindly provided most of the information on this page. He has been the leading discoverer and practitioner of Lake Superior surfski downwinding as far as we know. | + | [[https://www.facebook.com/trtraynor|Tim Traynor]] (facebook) Tim kindly provided most of the information on this page. He has been the leading discoverer and practitioner of Lake Superior surfski downwinding as far as we know. |
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| + | * **Duluth, MN** | ||
| + | * [[https://bentpaddlebrewing.com/|Bent Paddle Brewing Co.]] | ||
| + | * [[https://www.trailforks.com/route/duluth-traverse-14783/|Duluth Traverse]] Mountain bike trail | ||
| + | * [[https://northernwaterssmokehaus.com/|Northern Waters Smokehaus]] smoked fish | ||
| + | * [[https://www.ursaminorbrewing.com/|Ursa Minor Brewing]] Wood-fired pizza | ||
| * **Taking Care of the Great Lakes** | * **Taking Care of the Great Lakes** | ||
| * [[https://www.paddlingtheblue.com/e-77/|Lake Superior Circumnavigation]] PaddlingtheBlue Podcast | * [[https://www.paddlingtheblue.com/e-77/|Lake Superior Circumnavigation]] PaddlingtheBlue Podcast | ||
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