Check Out This Crazy Ice Road Over Lake Superior [WATCH]
Did you know there s an ice road over Lake Superior?!
I don t know how I d never heard of the Madeline Island Ice Road before. Maybe I hadn t heard of it because it s technically in Wisconsin. According to VisitAshland.com, the Madeline Island Ice Road connects mainland Bayfield, Wisconsin to Madeline Island two miles away. In warmer weather, Apostle Island s largest island is accessible only by water ferry. But as Lake Superior freezes over in the winter, the ice becomes cold enough and thick enough for vehicles to cross over for walkers, skiers, skaters, bikers and even vehicles! The Madeline Island Ice Road is monitored several times a day to track its conditions and safety. Drivers must observe normal rules of the road. The route is marked with old Christmas trees placed at intervals for drivers of cars and light trucks to follow.
Check Out This Crazy Ice Road Over Lake Superior [WATCH]
Did you know there s an ice road over Lake Superior?!
I don t know how I d never heard of the Madeline Island Ice Road before. Maybe I hadn t heard of it because it s technically in Wisconsin. According to VisitAshland.com, the Madeline Island Ice Road connects mainland Bayfield, Wisconsin to Madeline Island two miles away. In warmer weather, Apostle Island s largest island is accessible only by water ferry. But as Lake Superior freezes over in the winter, the ice becomes cold enough and thick enough for vehicles to cross over for walkers, skiers, skaters, bikers and even vehicles! The Madeline Island Ice Road is monitored several times a day to track its conditions and safety. Drivers must observe normal rules of the road. The route is marked with old Christmas trees placed at intervals for drivers of cars and light trucks to follow.
DNR conservation officer patrols Boundary Waters on dog sled
Mary Manning, who also is running the Beargrease this year, may be only warden in the continental U.S. who patrols by dog sled. 5:00 am, Jan. 22, 2021 ×
Mary Manning’s dog team pulls her and fellow conservation officer Tom Wahlstrom across Daniels Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on a tandem sled earlier this month. Manning is the only Minnesota conservation officer who patrols by dog team. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
Mary Manning has a leg up, actually many legs up, on any game law violator she approaches on the frozen surface of a Boundary Waters lake.
Visit Duluth has shown us the new Viking Ocantis ship that will sail into port in 2022.
The Expedition ship will be taking trips from the Duluth Harbor and other ports like Thunder Bay, Lake Michigan, the Apostle Island, Houghton MI, Mackinac Island, and Milwaukee, with other destinations planned.
The one that a lot of people will be excited about is the vessel that will be taking passengers to Antarctica. The ship just hit the water and Viking wanted to give people a sneak peek. The ship holds 378 people. The company will build a sister ship that will look just like the Ocantis and be called the Viking Polaris. That ship will also debut in 2022.