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Lake safety refresher
Abigail Faix, Contributing Writer
• February 27, 2023
![WINTER WAVES - Surfers catch the huge winter waves before the shore freezes over.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/220126-Zsoo-Surf-12-806x900.jpg)
Surfs Up!
Nathan Kwapisz
• February 8, 2023
![Lake Superior water guidelines for staying safe](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/No-Swimming-pdf-900x900.jpg)
Lake Superior water guidelines for staying safe
Joad Blaauw-Hara, Contributing Writer
• November 1, 2021
![Joe Pera interacts with the audience after the premiere of his new episode of “Joe Pera Talks With You on Saturday, Oct. 16. Peras show was one of many shown at the Fresh Coast Film Festival over the course of four days.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Image-from-iOS-4-900x600.jpg)
5th annual Fresh Coast Film Fest encourages climate awareness through film
Olivia Apa, Features Writer
• October 22, 2021
![GALES OF SEPTEMBER—The NMU Sailing team poses for a picture. Even when temperatures dip and the wind picks up, you can find the sailors navigating the waters of Lake Superior. Photo courtesy of Kenadee Torres.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image_from_ios-1-900x600.jpg)
NMU sailing stays “Seasoned by Superior” through late fall
Dallas Wiertella, Staff Writer
• September 23, 2021
![Photo courtesy of John Pepin](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/April-at-Upper-Harbor-breakwater-in-Marquette-2-1024x678.jpg)
Watch out for riptides; lake safety
Peter Smedley
• June 4, 2021
![Sailing the Superior seas](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/unnamed-15-1024x768.jpg)
Sailing the Superior seas
Peter Smedley
• June 4, 2021
![SURFS UP ON LAKE SUPERIOR—Once the height of the waves increase, so will the popularity of surfing on Lake Superior. With fall arriving so fast, winter isn’t far behind. That’s when the surfing weather will be in its prime.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/0D7368EE-9633-41C6-BD45-B6CDC5CFDB81-768x1024.jpeg)
Lake Superior surfing season picks up
Travis Nelson
• September 8, 2020
![HERE TO HELP—The Superior Watershed Partnership’s location at 2 Peter White Drive on Presque Isle is home to the initiative which aids impoverished families in the U.P. with financial assistance to help cover the energy costs of heating their homes during the brutal northern winters.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_2696-1024x768.jpg)
Low-income households receive energy assistance
Jackie Jahfetson
• November 21, 2019
![MAKING CHANGE—Jordan Matterella stands with Ian Parkkonen, project leader for the planting of 500 cedar trees on behalf of the Interfaith Water Stewards in the summer of 2018.](https://thenorthwindonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/0-2-1.jpg)
Artist duo celebrates water
Akasha Khalsa
• October 10, 2019
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Lakeshore may move inland
Trinity Carey
• April 19, 2018
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