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Join us on Barker’s Island in Superior to relax, play, and learn in celebration and appreciation of the Greatest Lake.
Enjoy for free:
*Interactive activities, games, and learning opportunities for kids, adults, and families
*Live MUSIC from Teague Alexy at 11 am & The Gemstones Honoring AfroGeode at 1 pm
*Make bawa’iganaakoog (wild rice harvesting sticks) with 1854 Treaty Authority and the St. Louis River Wild Rice & Habitat Restoration team.
*Stand up paddle boarding demonstrations from 12-3pm
*Visit Lake Superior Estuarium
*Raffle prizes
*NEW rescue boat from the City of Superior Fire Department
Additional Details and Happenings:
*Food available for purchase from Superior Cubans, Sweeden Sweets, and the American Indian Community Housing Organization’s Giinawiind Gigintaawigi’igomin: Together We Grow Program.
*Half price tours on the SS Meteor
Prior to the main event:
*North Shore Stand Up Paddleboarding hosts the 6th annual Paddle for the People 4K recreational paddle race around Barkers Island. The free race begins at 10:00 am with mandatory check in from 8:30-9:30 am. (Register online at duluthsup.com. Registration is limited.)
*Help take care of Lake Superior as part of the Wisconsin Point Spotted Knapweed Pull, happening from 9-11am. For more information and to register, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/removal-of-spotted-knapweed-on-lake-superior-day-tickets-625731358337
Sponsorships:
This event is hosted by the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve, financially sponsored by the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program and City of Superior, and planned in collaboration with the following partners: the City of Superior, University of Wisconsin-Superior, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, The Friends of the Lake Superior Reserve, North Shore SUP, 1854 Treaty Authority, and Wisconsin Sea Grant.
Thank you to all the tablers and raffle prize donors!
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Lake Superior is the cleanest, coldest, and clearest of the Great Lakes. The largest lake by surface area in the world, it fuels our local shipping, commercial fishing, and recreational industries while providing clean drinking water. Every day, each of the 600,000 human residents of the Lake Superior basin use water from the lake for drinking, home use, industrial use, or recreation. The lake is essential for countless fish, birds, animals, and plants.
Lake Superior Day was started in the early 1990s to highlight the importance of this great water body to the basin’s environment and economy. Now it is held every 3rd Sunday in July. This year’s event in Superior is coordinated by the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve operated 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, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, The Friends of the Lake Superior Reserve, North Shore SUP, and Wisconsin Sea Grant. The Reserve encompasses over 16,000 acres along the St. Louis River freshwater estuary. Come enjoy the festivities in appreciation of the lake!
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