After a display of aurora borealis during the night, some clouds rolled in during the pre-dawn hours to allow a colorful sunrise over Lake Superior. The green reflected on the water from the northern lights was replaced by pink when morning arrived.
From Green to Pink
A very warm summer day makes a perfect day to head to the beach and getting caught by a chilly wave would actually feel good.
Saturday Beach Time
Without hills or trees blocking the view, you can see far across the lake and watching the approaching storm clouds.
Clouds Across Lake
Outdoor activities are a common occurrence on a long holiday weekend, including sailing. And this sailboat was out for an adventure around the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior.
Sailing Superior Waters
Although a bit on the chilly side to wade in the Lake Superior water, the beach draws people for an afternoon of fun in the sun on the sand on this holiday weekend.
Little Sand Bay Beach
An empty beach midweek, except for the seagulls that took to flight, probably had more visitors this holiday weekend to enjoy some fishing and beachcombing where the Brule River meets Lake Superior.
Brule Meets Superior
Next weekend, the holiday vacationers may head to the beach, but today with the temperatures in the 50s and Lake Superior water temp at 39, the beaches are not crowded and there are not too many brave souls taking a swim in the lake.
Empty Beach
If the forecast is accurate for the coming week, maybe today will be the last day where the high remains below freezing, although it will be still freezing overnight.
Another Chilly Day
With the wind chills below zero again, winter isn’t releasing its grip today but maybe next week will bring warmer conditions.
Winter’s Grip
Although the temperature stayed below freezing, the sun was strong enough to cause some melting and some of the icicles grew in length before breaking off. The two foot icicles I saw today are tiny compared to the huge icicles by the ice caves on Lake Superior. If you look closely, you can spot a person dressed in black under the ice formations near the center of the photo so the icicles are a tad longer than two feet.
Large Icicles
