{"id":11188,"date":"2024-07-18T09:16:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T14:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin-new\/?post_type=campus_story&p=11188"},"modified":"2024-07-18T09:16:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T14:16:53","slug":"celebrate-the-greatest-lake-july-21-on-barkers-island-in-superior","status":"publish","type":"campus_story","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/celebrate-the-greatest-lake-july-21-on-barkers-island-in-superior\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate the greatest lake July 21 on Barker\u2019s Island in Superior"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Relax, play, and learn in celebration of local fresh water at\u00a0Lake Superior Day<\/a>\u00a0from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 21, on Barker\u2019s Island in Superior. Enjoy free fun for all ages, kids\u2019 activities, stand-up paddleboarding, information booths and food vendors \u2013 all focused on appreciating the Great Lake.<\/p>\n

Lake Superior Day attendees can visit the\u00a0Lake Superior Estuarium<\/a>\u00a0and sign up for free guided tours on the SS Meteor, the last above-water whaleback ship in the world. A free drawing features prizes donated by local businesses, including Epicurean, Capt\u2019n J\u2019s Miniature Golf, Duluth Pottery, Love Creamery and more. The children\u2019s activity tent will feature driftwood crafts using provided tools and supplies.<\/p>\n

Food vendors include Superior Cubans, Sweeden Sweets and the American Indian Community Housing Organization\u2019s Giinawiind Gigintaawigi\u2019igomin: Together We Grow Program. This year, attendees can hop on a free shuttle bus that runs between the Superior Public Library and the event on Barker\u2019s Island. Buses run every half hour from the library starting at 11:15 a.m.<\/p>\n

Lake Superior gives people a lot to celebrate. It is the cleanest, coldest, and clearest of the Great Lakes. The largest lake by surface area in the world, it fuels local shipping, commercial fishing and recreational industries while providing clean drinking water and high quality of life. Every day, each of the 600,000 human residents of the Lake Superior basin interact with water from the lake for drinking, home use, beautiful views, recreation and more. The lake is essential for countless fish, birds and plants.<\/p>\n

The Lake Superior Day event is outdoors along sidewalks and on mowed, grassy lawns near the Lake Superior Estuarium and inside the Lake Superior Estuarium (3 Marina Drive, Superior, Wisconsin), Barker\u2019s Island. Learning booths will be under large event tents. Restroom facilities include portable toilets and accessible single-user restrooms inside the Estuarium. The shuttle bus has a lift, spaces for four wheelchairs, and seats. The event is free to attend \u2013 paid portions include food purchases. For more information, please contact Ryan Feldbrugge at (715) 399-4090 or\u00a0visit online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There are plenty of ways to care for and enjoy coastal places even before the main Lake Superior Day event. On Saturday, July 20, help take care of our beaches as part of the Wisconsin Point Spotted Knapweed Pull, happening from 9 to 11 a.m.\u00a0Registration and additional information is available online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Come early to Barker\u2019s Island on Sunday, July 21, and meet up with\u00a0A Walking Tour of Our Connections with Water<\/a>\u00a0from 9:30 to 11 a.m. to experience the various ways people\u2019s connections with water support their well-being.<\/p>\n

Get on the water with\u00a0North Shore SUP<\/a>\u00a0for the\u00a07th annual Paddle for the People 4K recreational paddle race<\/a>\u00a0around the island Sunday morning. The race is free and begins at 10 a.m. with mandatory check in from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.\u00a0Participants can register online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Lake Superior Day event in Superior is coordinated by the\u00a0Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve<\/a>\u00a0operated by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the following partners: the City of Superior, University of Wisconsin-Superior, The Friends of the Lake Superior Reserve, Douglas County 4-H, and North Shore SUP. The event is graciously sponsored by the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program. Come enjoy the festivities in appreciation of the lake.<\/p>\n

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Written by UW-Superior<\/p>\n

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