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Minnesota's Lake Superior Park Is A Perfect Day-Trip With Cobbled Beaches And A Historic Lighthouse

This North Shore state park is loaded with picture-perfect scenery, hiking adventures, fishing and swimming options, and an ...
Star Tribune

Mining created these Lake Superior black sand beaches. One’s a tourist destination, the other a Superfund site.

A Minnesotan, Connell instantly thought of Silver Bay and its black sand beach. He wrote to Curious Minnesota, the Strib’s reader-powered reporting project, to ask: “Does stamp sand pollution exist in ...
MLive

Lake Superior island near Pictured Rocks wants visitor feedback on accessibility, preservation

MUNISING, MI -- If you’ve ever found yourself standing at Sand Point Beach in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, staring at the wild island in Lake Superior and wondering “how do I get over there?” − ...
MLive

Capricorns and Aquarius will find their birthstones on the pink beaches of Lake Superior

MUNISING, MI -- The Upper Peninsula is full of surprises, including a pink beach made up of tiny gemstones. The natural treasure can be found within the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Sand Point ...
Newsweek

Map Shows Beaches Impacted by Great Lakes Warning

Several beaches along Lake Superior came under a beach hazards warning issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) on Thursday. The advisory identified elevated risks for swimmers because of ...
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Mining created these Lake Superior black sand beaches. One’s a tourist destination, the other a Superfund site.

Black Beach in Silver Bay, Minn. has become a draw for tourists, who flock to its dark sands for weekend trips and family outings. Across Lake Superior, about a hundred miles away in Michigan, the ...