GVSU Bounces Lake Superior State in Three-Set Sweep Nov 3, 2009
30), defeating Lake Superior State, 3-0 (25-13, 25-22, 25-19) in Sault Ste ... With the win, Grand Valley State improves to 15-9 overall and 10-3 in the GLIAC, while Lake Superior State falls to 3-22 with a 2-12 conference mark ... The junior notched a service ace for the match's first point and Lake Superior State then committed five straight attack errors. (Gvsulakers.com)
John Harris Burt; clergyman fought for civil, women’s rights Nov 1, 2009
LOS ANGELES - John Harris Burt, a retired bishop who advanced a tradition of social activism at Pasadena s All Saints Episcopal Church with his bold support of the civil rights movement when he was rector in the 1960s, died Oct. 20 at his home on Lake Superior outside Marquette, Mich. He was 91. (Boston Globe)
Michigan's Grand Marais also an interesting place to visit Oct 31, 2009
is situated on the shore of Lake Superior and serves as the eastern entrance to the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. According to some information from , the community was established in the 1860s by people involved in the fishing and lumber industries and for a while was a boomtown. (New Iberia, LA)
November 2009 Geology and GSA Today highlights Oct 31, 2009
In the Lake Superior region, deposition of most banded iron formations ended abruptly 1 ... Based on evidence from the Lake Superior region, a new model by Slack and Cannon is proposed in which the impact of the Sudbury bolide produced a fundamental change in the oxygen content of the oceans worldwide. (EurekAlert!)
Spartans, Broncos Face off In Weekend Set Oct 30, 2009
Ferris State travels to Alaska, Michigan is at Lake Superior State, Bowling Green is at Nebraska-Omaha, Miami is at Northern Michgian, and Ohio State is at Notre Dame ... bonus hockey MSU's overtime victory on Oct. 24 at Miami was its first in an extra session since the CCHA Tournament consolation game in 2007, a wild 7-6 victory over Lake Superior on March 17, 2007. (Msuspartans.com)
Irish Icers Set To Open CCHA Schedule With A Weekend Series... Oct 29, 2009
The Buckeyes opened CCHA play last weekend with a split at Lake Superior State, dropping Friday's game, 3-2, before winning on Saturday, 4-3 ... Last weekend, Ohio State lost at Lake Superior, 3-2, before winning, 4-3, on Saturday night. (Und.com)
Chuck-A-Puck, Costume Contest Highlight Weekend Hockey Promotions Oct 28, 2009
Dollar Brat Night sponsored by Kowalski Jan. 9 vs. Lake Superior , post-game autographs, 80's Costume night Jan. 16 vs. Notre Dame Dustin Gazley/AJ Sturges post-game autographs, Chuck-a-Puck Jan. 22 vs. Ohio State Hockey Hair night Jan. 23 vs. Ohio State 2009-10 Spartan team post-game autographs Jan. 29 vs. Michigan post-game autographs, Chuck-a-Puck Feb. 20 vs. Ferris State Sophomores (defense ender) post-game autographs Feb. 26 vs. Bowling Green Senior Night, Senior Class post-game autographs,... (Msuspartans.com)
Man still missing after kayaking in MN Oct 27, 2009
A search for a Milwaukee kayaker who went missing while paddling along the north shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota came up empty on Sunday. A dispatcher for the Lake County sheriff's office says the search for 48-year-old Douglas Winter was over before 4 p.m.. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Brad Phillips Named CCHA Goaltender Of The Week Oct 27, 2009
Ohio State is 2-4-0 overall and 1-1-0 in the conference after splitting last weekend with Lake Superior State. Days. (Und.com)
Rowe Nets OT Winner at #1 Miami Oct 25, 2009
NOTES: The Spartans won in overtime for the first time since the CCHA Tournament consolation game in 2007, a wild 7-6 victory over Lake Superior on March 17, 2007. It was MSU's first win over a ranked team since Feb. 14, 2008, over Ohio State (2-1). (Msuspartans.com)
Protecting Great Lakes water from harm Oct 24, 2009
Since Lake Superior and Lake Michigan feed all the other waters of the Great Lakes this could impact the entire Great Lakes water basin. For six years now there has been a legal challenge to the first of these mines, but this issue is bigger than one mine. (Shelby Twp Advisor & Source, MI)
Great Lakes emissions proposal stirs waters Oct 23, 2009
The ship was traveling from Lake Superior into Lake Huron on its way to Cleveland ... DULUTH, MINN. - A horn blasts, seagulls screech and tourists clap as the longest ship in the Great Lakes, the 308-meter Paul R. Tregurtha, glides through Duluth's canal and heads into Lake Superior, loaded down with coal bound for Midwestern power plants. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Spartans Prepare for Top-Ranked Miami Oct 23, 2009
around the league Only two conference series are on the docket this weekend - Ohio State is at Lake Superior State in the other. Four series are on the non-conference slate: Providence is at Bowling Green, Robert Morris is at Ferris State, Western Michigan is at Alabama-Huntsville, and Bemidji State is at Northern Michigan. (Msuspartans.com)
Sun sets on a season? The Herald took an inside look at Chi-Hi's key road football game in Superior Oct 23, 2009
The flu gripped the team for weeks, before the trip to Lake Superior s southern shore and afterward. Some can look at any of the problems Chi-Hi encountered during the season and say those were turning points. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Men's, women's hockey teams converge at Sportsplex this weekend Oct 22, 2009
In other weekend action, the Lake Superior State men s ACHA team will take on defending Division 3 national champion Saginaw Valley State Friday night at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday at 7 p.m. Those teams are charging 5 admission in order to help defray travel costs. Also, four midget travel teams will battle in a round-robin tournament from Friday to Sunday. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Aquatic invasives: Not just a summer problem Oct 22, 2009
Zebra mussels, quagga mussels and New Zeland mudsnails are present in Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. They can be present in the mud on the soles of waders. (Forest Republican, WI)
BU taken down a notch by Irish Oct 21, 2009
Notre Dame coach Jeff Jackson, who last faced Parker when he was coaching Lake Superior State back in the East Regional finals in 1995 (which BU won), said his team is working on getting in synch. I m watching BU and I m seeing a little bit of ourselves out there, said Jackson. (Boston Globe)
Inside College Hockey » Oct 20, 2009
NEBRASKA-OMAHA A bye week is followed by a stretch of CCHA series that could allow the Mavs to get off to a fast start in the league -- Bowling Green, at Michigan State, Lake Superior, at Northern Michigan, Western Michigan, at Ferris State and at Alaska. Last week: 17. (ESPN -- College Sports)
Hockey Buckeyes Dump Nation's No. 3 Team Oct 17, 2009
Notes: The Buckeyes hit the road next weekend, beginning Central Collegiate Hockey Association play with a two-game set at Lake Superior State on Oct. 23-24. OSU was picked to finish fourth in the conference Denver was 0 for 5 on the power play while OSU was 1 for 4 Murray made 22 saves Freshman defenseman Devon Krogh assisted on Severyns empty-net goal, earning him his first career point OSUs lineup was unchanged from last night save the career debut of freshman Brandon... (Bucknuts.com)
Story » Oct 17, 2009
"Another change in the U.P. since Hemingway's day is the number of museums now dotting the landscape. And one not to be missed if you're an outdoors history buff is the at Whitefish Point on the shore of Lake Superior. The museum is not large, just several smaller buildings, but all the exhibits are extremely well done.The centerpiece display is the 200-pound bronze bell salvaged from the Edmund Fitzgerald, an ore freighter that went down in Lake Superior during an early-November storm in 1975,... (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Opening Weekend of WCHA Play for 2009-10 Features Intriguing Matchups Oct 17, 2009
Last weekend, UMD joined WCHA partner Michigan Tech in the Superior Cup, wherein both teams trade foes with the CCHA s Northern Michigan and Lake Superior State. On Friday, UMD beat Lake Superior State 4-3 while Tech beat Northern Michigan 5-3 ... On Sunday, however, Lake Superior State won at Houghton 3-1, and Northern clipped UMD 3-1 in Duluth. (Wcha.com)
A woman, the priest and their son Oct 17, 2009
The priest Bond fell in love with so many years ago, Willenborg, is currently the senior pastor of Our Lady of the Lake, a large, historic parish of 1,350 families on the shores of Lake Superior in Ashland, Wis ... The priest Bond fell in love with so many years ago, Willenborg, is currently the senior pastor of Our Lady of the Lake, a large, historic parish of 1,350 families on the shores of Lake Superior in Ashland, Wis. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Secrets Of The Lake Floor Of Lake Maggiore Oct 16, 2009
23, 2007) A new analysis of data from buoys, weather stations, and historical ice records indicates that summer surface temperatures of Lake Superior have increased approximately 2. 5 degrees C since 1979. (Science Daily)
Opening Weekend of 2009-10 WCHA Play has Wisconsin Hosting Colorado College, Minnesota at North Dakota, Minnesota Duluth Hosting Minnesota State Oct 13, 2009
Colorado College split a home series with Northeastern, winning 4-2 and losing 4-3; Denver split with visiting Vermont, winning 5-4 and falling 6-4; Michigan Tech split with visiting Northern Michigan (W 5-3) and Lake Superior State (L 1-3) in Superior Showcase play last Friday and Sunday; host Minnesota Duluth split with Lake Superior State (W 4-3) and Northern Michigan (L 1-3) in Superior Showcase action last Friday and Sunday; and St. Cloud State fell twice at Miami, 3-2 and 2-0 ... Results... (Wcha.com)
Sunday's College Hockey Scores Oct 12, 2009
(AP) Lake Superior 3, Michigan Tech 1. N. Michigan 3, Minn. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
Promotional Events Announced for MSU... Oct 10, 2009
Promotional Events Announced for MSU Hockey Season - MICHIGAN STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE. Promotional Events Announced for MSU Hockey Season Costume contests, ticket and concessions deals, and autograph sessions highlight upcoming game promotions. (Msuspartans.com)
2009-10 Hockey Season Kicks off Friday Oct 10, 2009
around the leagueLots of non-conference action is on the docket this weekend, with three teams in tournament action: Nebraska-Omaha hosts the Icebreaker (Army, UMass-Lowell, St. Lawrence); Michigan is at the Kendall Classic at Anchorage (UAA, Alaska, and Mercyhurst), and Northern Michigan and Lake Superior State both take part in the Superior Showcase with Minnesota-Duluth and Michigan Tech. In two-game series, Ferris State is at Canisius, Quinnipiac is at Ohio State, Bowling Green is at... (Msuspartans.com)
It's A Hockey Night In South Bend - Season Opener On Fri., Oct. 9 Oct 9, 2009
In six seasons at his previous collegiate stop - Lake Superior State (1990-96) - Jackson's teams were 182-52-25 with two national championships, two CCHA regular-season titles and four CCHA tournament championships ... Those totals include a 24-2 mark at Lake Superior and a 10-5 record at Notre Dame ... In those 10 seasons, Jackson has seen his teams advance to the CCHA finals nine times, winning six tournament championships (four at Lake Superior and two at Notre Dame). (Und.com)
Sept. 18: Travel Briefs Oct 9, 2009
A weekend road trip to see a piece of Lake Superior, from Duluth, Minn. via Highway 2 to Wisconsin 13 to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, then on to Michigan s National Peninsula. (Carroll County Times, MD)
Chi-Hi's focus on Spartans, flu Oct 8, 2009
Chippewa Falls football team is the focus of Superior as the two teams battle at 7 p.m. Thursday along the shores of Lake Superior. And Cardinals coach Chuck Raykovich believes his team was the focus of the Spartans not just in the past few days, either. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Irish Hockey Opens 2009-10 Season With Annual Drop The Puck... Oct 7, 2009
Jackson and Snow have known each other for a long time beginning when Jackson coached at Lake Superior State and Snow was playing junior hockey in Stratford, Ont. in the late 1980's. (Und.com)
Man walks from Paradise to Hell to benefit Hospice Oct 7, 2009
His journey began Sept. 4 at Whitefish Bay on Lake Superior. His 425- mile walk will took him across the Mackinac Bridge and continued through the heart of Michigan to Hell, and on to Ohio, where he completed his journey Sept. 28. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Court uses flawed data in wolf case Oct 6, 2009
Isle Royale is a large island in Lake Superior, not a wide open range like Yellowstone Park and surrounding states. The environmentalists and Judge Molloy are using that population, which has deformities in their spinal column, as an example of inbreeding problems, Smith says. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
Hunt continues for lake sturgeon Oct 6, 2009
They flourished in Wisconsin s boundary waters including the Mississippi, Wisconsin and Menomonee rivers, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and Green Bay. Fossil records show lake sturgeon have been around for 100 million years, said Ron Bruch, a Department of Natural Resources sturgeon biologist. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
First Regular Season Games of 2009-10 for Men's WCHA Set for Upcoming Weekend of Oct. 9-11 Oct 6, 2009
Alaska Anchorage will host Alaska Fairbanks, Mercyhurst and Michigan in the Kendall Hockey Classic (Friday/Saturday), Colorado College will entertain Northeastern (Friday/Saturday), Denver will celebrate the program's 60th anniversary reunion while hosting Vermont (Friday/Saturday), Michigan Tech welcomes Northern Michigan (Friday) and Lake Superior State (Sunday), Minnesota Duluth will host Lake Superior State (Friday) and Northern Michigan (Sunday), Minnesota State will take on visiting... (Wcha.com)
GVSU Drills Oilers in Findlay, 3-0 Oct 5, 2009
372 hitting percentage against Lake Superior State on Sept. 25. In an opening first set that was back and forth throughout, the Lakers started to slowly pull away around mid-set. (Gvsulakers.com)
Women's Tennis Edges Ferris State 5-4 Oct 4, 2009
Wayne State will return home to face Lake Superior State on Friday (Oct. 9) at 1:00 p.m.. (Wsuathletics.com)
Volleyball Extends Winning Streak To Four At LSSU Oct 3, 2009
- The Wayne State University volleyball team (14-2, 6-2 GLIAC) earned a 3-0 victory (25-21, 25-19, 25-16) at Lake Superior State University (1-15, 1-7 GLIAC) on Friday night at Bud Cooper Gymnasium. It was Wayne State's fourth consecutive win and eighth shutout of the season. (Wsuathletics.com)
2010 Hall of Fame class announced Oct 3, 2009
He ranks No. 5 on the school s all-time scoring list and went on to play at Lake Superior State University. Balliet was one of Gaylord s few national championships, as she played basketball for Alma College s national championship basketball team in 1991-92. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Series of Weekend Exhibitions Mark First On-Ice Play in Men's WCHA for 2009-10 Oct 3, 2009
Alaska Anchorage will host Alaska Fairbanks, Mercyhurst and Michigan in the Kendall Hockey Classic (Friday/Saturday); Colorado College will host Northeastern (Friday/Saturday); Denver will celebrate the program s 60th anniversary reunion while hosting Vermont (Friday/Saturday); Michigan Tech will entertain Northern Michigan (Friday) and Lake Superior State (Sunday); Minnesota Duluth will host Lake Superior State (Friday) and Northern Michigan (Sunday); Minnesota State will take on visiting... (Wcha.com)
Ancient Earth's Magnetic Field Was Like Today's Oct 3, 2009
1 billion-year-old volcanic rocks on the north shore of Lake Superior, the researchers have found that Earth's ancient magnetic field was a geocentric axial dipole -- essentially a large bar magnet centered in the core and aligned with the Earth's spin axis ... The researchers obtained magnetic measurements from a thick stack of lava flows in the Lake Superior region ... The well-exposed layering of basalt flows in formations near Lake Superior is aiding scientific understanding of the... (Science Daily)
Bingo! Group pushes electronic game in bars for Minnesota charities Oct 2, 2009
The legislation died when, after opposition from the Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Cloquet, the bill wouldn't be heard in the Senate. King Wilson, executive director of Allied Charities of Minnesota, doesn't want that to happen again. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
CCHA Preseason Polls Put MSU Eighth, Ninth Oct 1, 2009
Lake Superior State 29 11 ... Lake Superior 189 12. (Msuspartans.com)
A recipe for a tasty read Sep 30, 2009
Omer even performed Bauer's wedding ceremony on his boat on Lake Superior. "I think what makes this book so special is the fact that it's a two-family effort," Bauer said. (Minnetonka Lakeshore Weekly News, MN)
Volleyball Shuts Out Tiffin To Remain Unbeaten At Home Sep 30, 2009
Wayne State will hit the road next weekend, Oct. 2-3, to battle Lake Superior State and Saginaw Valley State. . (Wsuathletics.com)
Warmer weather threatens moose in Minn. Sep 30, 2009
He's well known for his studies of the uneasy relationship between moose and wolves in Michigan's Isle Royale National Park, a remote archipelago in Lake Superior. Isle Royale's dense moose population fell to about 530 last winter. (MSNBC -- Environment)
New York Islanders General Manager Garth Snow To Be Guest Speaker At Fifth Annual Drop The Puck Event Sep 30, 2009
A three-year hockey standout at Maine, Snow led the Black Bears to an NCAA Championship, defeating Lake Superior State Lakers in 1993 and was selected to the NCAA All-Tournament Team and earned Hockey East Second Team All-Star honors. At Maine, Snow earned a Master's Degree in Educational Administration and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. (Und.com)
Bertrand Moulin Advances To Round Of 16 At ITA Midwest Regionals Sep 26, 2009
Moulin, the tournament's 14th seed, won his first round match over Findlay's Bryan Simard 6-1, 6-2 and then took care of Pawel Wegrzyn of Lake Superior 6-1, 6-1 to advance to Saturday's third round where he will meet the second seeded Alex Kacamakis of Drury. made his WSU debut with a 6-4, 6-2 win in the first round over Indianapolis' Matt Smith before falling to Northwood's Peter Kazianschuetz, the tournament's top seed, 7-5, 6-2. (Wsuathletics.com)
Men's Cross Country Finishes In Second Place Sep 26, 2009
Michigan State won the Cardinal Invitational and was followed by Wayne State, Saginaw Valley State, Lansing Community College, Lake Superior State and Northwood. Lansing Community College's Addis Habtewold won the event with a time of 25:23. (Wsuathletics.com)
Better planning needed Sep 23, 2009
It lingers over Lake Superior, sending a shimmering light over the land. Then. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
GVSU Women's Tennis Team Competes At ITA Regional Sep 22, 2009
GVSU will host GLIAC foe Michigan Tech on Friday at 3 p.m., before entertaining Lake Superior State at 10 a.m. Saturday and Davenport at 2 p.m. All matches are slated for the GVSU outdoor courts on the Allendale campus. The doubles play highlighted the weekend for the Lakers as juniors and Daryl Ann Trout made it to the championship finals. (Gvsulakers.com)
Smelt fry, not delta but Midwestern version Sep 22, 2009
Instead, he said, he will have smelt from Lake Superior in the Midwest. They aren't protected by law, Shoemaker said. (Selma Enterprise, CA)
Michigan Tech Outlasts GVSU in Five Sets Sep 20, 2009
25-26) against Lake Superior State and Saginaw Valley State. . (Gvsulakers.com)
Beacon Hill Roll Call Sep 17, 2009
They note that it depicts a Native American who represents a tribe from Lake Superior rather than Massachusetts and argued that the bow and arrow depict violence. Supporters of the current seal say that it is appropriate and noted that arrow is pointing downward which is known as a Native American symbol signifying peace. (Malden Observer, MA)
State forecast for Minnesota Sep 17, 2009
Except cooler near lake superior. Tonight. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Study predicts an uncertain future for forests Sep 16, 2009
Approximately 100,000 acres of forested area west of Lake Superior which make up the Boundary Waters Canoe Area was used for the study ... "So, if there are changes in the climate you'll see the changes if it gets warmer, the temporal forests will move north. Because of its proximity to Lake Superior, rainfall is not so critical there. It's very moist. So, if you were to do a similar sort of study, say, in Illinois, temperature may not cause so much uncertainty; rainfall might.". (EurekAlert!)
Volleyball Battles To Five-Set Win At Northwood Sep 16, 2009
Yale) 54 assists were the most since Oct. 10, 2003, when collected 61 at Lake Superior State. Biessel also chipped in with six blocks, four digs and three kills. (Wsuathletics.com)
USA's Yesterdays: Old Shawneetown -- An important early Illinois metropolis Sep 12, 2009
Named after the Shawnee Indians that lived nearby, Old Shawneetown, long before Illinois statehood in 1818, served as an administrative center for the Northwest Territory that stretched from the Ohio River all the way up to Lake Superior. And the town also hosted a Land Office, in which emigrants from the Near South filed their claims to government ground in the southeast quadrant of the state. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Northern trippin: Its all about nature Sep 12, 2009
HT - Frank Michels While Grand Marais is nearly a three-hour drive from Gaylord, it s like you re in a new world when you get your first glimpse of Lake Superior as you come down the hill just before entering downtown ... And of course there s the beautiful bay in the heart of this Lake Superior coastal town ... Straight ahead to the north is Lake Superior and miles of pristine beaches that stretch to Munising, about 40 miles along the Pictured Rocks National Shoreline. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
2009-10 Women's Tennis Season Outlook Sep 12, 2009
WSU will play host to GLIAC opponents Northwood, Saginaw Valley State, Lake Superior State and Michigan Tech while hitting the road for conference matches at Ashland, Tiffin, Findlay, Grand Valley State and Ferris State. The Wayne State 2009 schedule will also feature a non-conference home match against Valparaiso as well as its annual participation in the ITA Midwest Regional. (Wsuathletics.com)
South Division Player of the Week Sep 10, 2009
Lake Superior State Lakers (0-8, 0-0 GLIAC) ... Michigan Tech will open GLIAC play at Lake Superior State Friday (Sept ... 11) and Lake Superior State (Sept. (Wsuathletics.com)
U.S. Mint: Apostle Islands to be featured in a quarter series Sep 10, 2009
The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore encompasses a 720-square-mile area on Wisconsin's Bayfield Peninsula and in Lake Superior. It is made up of 21 islands and 12 miles of mainland offering a blend of cultural and natural resources. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Surprising Spots To See Great Fall Foliage Sep 8, 2009
On the Keweenaw Peninsula (way up top) , try driving up Brockway Mountain, the highest scenic road between the Rockies and the Alleghenies, 1,000 feet above Lake Superior ... About 56 miles off the Keweenaw Peninsula in Lake Superior is the Isle Royale National Park, an International Biosphere Reserve, which makes for a great day trip or for overnight camping through September. (CBS News -- US)
Ohno ready to zip toward Olympic gold again Sep 8, 2009
He's easily the most famous person in this Upper Peninsula town on the shores of Lake Superior, with nonsports fans recognizing him from his 2007 victory on the ABC show "Dancing With the Stars.". advertisement. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Mary Anna Campbell Sep 3, 2009
A woman of wide interests, she obtained five degrees from Lake Superior State University; served, as a medic in the U.S. Army, participating in the Berlin airlift; was an amazing chef; a collector of many things; and spoiler of her three grandchildren. A friend who would always lend a hand if she could. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
