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The Scenic Route: Building Minnesota’s North Shore

By Stephanie Hemphill | June 14, 2025 |

Walter Sve picks herring from his nets. Photo by Arnold Alanen.

A conversation with Arnold Alanen, author of The Scenic Route: Building Minnesota’s North Shore.

Filed Under: Agate Book Review, An Agate Original, History, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Lake Superior, Photography Tagged With: Lake Superior, minnesota

Trump cuts jeopardize work of key Minnesota research lab

By Stephanie Hemphill | April 17, 2025 |

EPA lab in Duluth, MN

EPA facility in Duluth has helped protect human health.

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Freshwater lakes, History, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Issues, Lake Superior, Nature, Policy, Research, Science, Water quality Tagged With: Lake Superior, Nature, resource management

Lighthouses of the Great Lakes: An Architect’s Sketchbook

By Laurie Allmann | February 28, 2025 |

Agate reviews Jim Lammers’ latest book

Filed Under: Agate Book Review, An Agate Original, Art, History, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Uncategorized Tagged With: art, books, Great Lakes

Diving for Great Lakes Answers

By Laurie Allmann | April 6, 2024 |

Two mussel species set off a cascade of events in the Great Lakes

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Freshwater lakes, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Resource Management, Water quality Tagged With: Great Lakes, Nature

Climate disruption: what are we in for?

By Stephanie Hemphill | November 21, 2023 |

Pines on the St. Croix River

We are all noticing changes in the climate. What can we expect in Minnesota?

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Birds, Climate Change, Conservation practices, Forestry, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Lake Superior, Nature, Research Tagged With: conservation, Lake Superior, minnesota, Nature, Northern Minnesota

Groups ask for further study of Northshore Mine Tailings Pond Work  

By Stephanie Hemphill | July 7, 2023 |

Northshore Mine in Silver Bay wants to expand its tailings pond; environmental groups are asking for a thorough Environmental Impact Statement.

Filed Under: An Agate Original, History, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Issues, Lake Superior, Policy, Taconite mining, Water quality Tagged With: Lake Superior, Northern Minnesota, resource management

Trying (again) to tackle mercury in the St. Louis River

By Stephanie Hemphill | February 28, 2023 |

Taking steps to put the St. Louis River on a mercury diet.

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Issues, Lake Superior, Nature, Peatlands, Policy, Research, Resource Management, Science, Taconite mining, Water quality Tagged With: Lake Superior, mining, minnesota, Nature, Northern Minnesota, policy, resource management

Wind Resistance

By Patrick Shea, Points North | December 31, 2022 |

Wind turbines are being built in ocean waters off the east and west coasts. But why don’t we see any in the Great Lakes?

Filed Under: Climate Change, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Issues, Lake Superior, Policy Tagged With: conservation, policy

sweetwater sea

By Dominique Braud and Agate | November 26, 2022 |

Lake Superior transforms the world around it in images by Dominique Braud set to music by Peter Ostroushko.

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Lake Superior, Video

Quirky plants on Lake Superior’s rugged shore

By Stephanie Hemphill | March 19, 2022 |

Filed Under: An Agate Original, Climate Change, Homepage Bottom Features, Homepage Top Feature, Lake Superior, Nature, Research, Resource Management, Science Tagged With: Lake Superior, Nature

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