Frog Bay Tribal National Park
Published December 28, 2011 | 
The Red Cliff Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa are creating a nearly 90 acre Tribal National Park on the northern tip of Wisconsin with a quarter-mile beach looking out on to the Apostle Islands. Kayakers & hikers alike will of course be celebrating access to a new section of shoreline, of course they may need to wait a while. According to reports the park will not open to the public until August of 2012 at the very earliest. Still, good news all around.
More:
- Map
- Public National Park Is A Tribal First – Wisconsin State Journal
- State’s Red Cliff Chippewa to open park to public – Green Bay Press Gazette
Superior Weather
Published June 19, 2009 | 
Just popping in from the motel to share a bit about the day. The weather here on the lake is volitile and changing quickly as is the way on Lake Superior. The air temperature inland was pushing 85f while near the water the air temp was in the upper 60s at the symposium grounds and barely above 60f on the north coast. That meant that throughout the day black clouds would gather steam over land, only to stall and blow out over the lake.
Is it true that everyone in paddling but me used to ride with their parents in the back of an old, wood paneled, station wagon up to some Adirondack paradise and paddle past black bears while their fathers who always wore plaid, taught them to use a compass? Continue reading →