This is my youngest, Vanessa. She's 10 and loves the water. She said this beach reminded her of the ocean, and it was her favorite stop on our MN North shore vacation weekend.
This is actually a beach ( with soft sand, unlike most of the shores of Lake Superior, which have mostly rocks, or even sharp jagged rocks). we found on the southwest side of Lake Superior, called Superior Bay (actually in Superior WI) and is a natural harbor that is fed by the St. Louis River and empties into the lake through a natural opening, known as Superior Entry.
Lake Superior is well known for when the Edmund Fitzgerald, a large cargo ship carrying iron ore, went down in a severe storm that killed all the ship's crew members, in 1975. ( I only remember that random trivia, because it is the year I was born, haha),
We watched cargo ships in the background, and there is a lighthouse there as well.
Best of all : we had the entire beach to ourselves for awhile. Then a few more families came. The water is super cold though, so we only waded in it.
We always think it looks root beer colored. There are mixed opinions as to why. Some say its the tannins, some say the red clay, others say it's from the high levels of iron ore.
What a strange color of the waves. Not long before browsing through photos today I heard on the radio Gordon Lightfoot's ballad of the Edmond Fitzgerald. Funny you should mention that in your photo. I always think of Superior as being dark, wind swept, and stormy.
@pej cool coincidence. :)
I definately wouldn't want to get swept out in to the lake!
I have not witnessed it, but Lake Superior experinces
the "gales of November". every year. When the storms bring 50+ mph winds, and emmense waves. (I think the name came from Gordon LIghtfoot's song).
There are other areas of the lake I have visited that have turqoise/blue water.
thanks so much, I really appreciate it
Then she "waded" in the water when it looked calmer and got soaked to her waist lol
I definately wouldn't want to get swept out in to the lake!
I have not witnessed it, but Lake Superior experinces
the "gales of November". every year. When the storms bring 50+ mph winds, and emmense waves. (I think the name came from Gordon LIghtfoot's song).
There are other areas of the lake I have visited that have turqoise/blue water.