Lake Superior


Lake Superior is much more interesting than I would have thought. It contains enough water to cover the lower 48 states in 3 feet of water, something the Mississippi river attempted in 1993, but was unable to pull off. The lake averages almost 400 feet deep, with the greatest depth being over 1300 feet. Superior's average temperature is 39 degrees. So when the wind is from the east, it gets cold here. It is the 6th of July, and the high temperature is going to be near 60 degrees here. We are just a couple of miles from the lake, so we are getting most of the benefits from the cold water.

The Iron Range is northwest of here. The iron ore is converted to pellets, which look like ball bearings in an assortment of sizes, and is shipped to several ports via rail. Big ore ships pull up to very elaborate loading docks and rail cars full of iron pellets load the ships. A day trip to the Iron range is in our near future.

This weekend we are taking a day trip to Grand Marais for an art show. It is listed as one of the top 100 small art communities in the country, so it should be a nice trip. It is on Lake Superior, near the Canadian border.

The Walleye are still biting. Here is a photo of me with the limit of them. In the St. Louis River, which dumps into Superior at the Duluth Harbor, the limit is two. This is all right with us, since we operate out of an eight cubic foot refrigerator. Wonder why they call them Walleyes? Do you remember Marty Feldman? Check out the peepers on these two. The small one is 15.5 inches and the bigger one is 17.5 inches.

Walleye

The harbor here is a busy destination for tourists and locals. There is a Lake Walk that extends from the lighthouse on the Jetty, to Downtown Duluth. Just west of the Lighthouse is a lift bridge. The roadway, which is about 15 feet from the water and blocks the ship channel, lifts straight up (about 100 feet) to allow the big ore ships to leave the harbor. Lighthouse Lift Bridge

I have attempted a panorama of the port. Click here to see the panorama.

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From: Bud Ackley
Not to mention that walleye taste good enough to endure spring weather in Mn just to get your limit on opening day (from about sunset on starting the night before actually.

John Wilson:
Why is it that Northern fisherman talk in terms of inches rather than pounds? It seems that Midwestern fisherman use poundage as the measure of a catch, I suppose they are after "meat". What is the Northern fisherman trying to satisfy with the catch measured in terms of inches?

Steve Wright:
That's easy to explain; the fish up here are like snakes. That 17.5 inch Walleye had to weigh in at about 12 ounces, more or less. A 17.5 inch Rainbow Trout from Bennett Springs could eat that thing(if it did not have those Marty Feldman eyes).
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