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Flying to and Touring
Apostle Islands
National Lakeshore
by Matthew McDaniel
Even on a warm and calm day, the power and danger of Lake Superior is palpable. The largest fresh water lake on earth, its enormity can be appreciated from nearly any perspective. Whether flying above it, strolling along a sandy beach, perched high on a shoreline cliff, or crossing in a large ship or ferryboat, it is hard to think of it as just a lake. To the natural senses, everything about this seemingly endless body of water tells you it’s a sea or an ocean. No perspective I’ve had of Lake Superior has been more daunting than that from within a kayak, bobbing across its surface, completely engulfed in its massiveness. Such was the case, as I paddled along with my wife, two kids and two guides, far from shore in search of the famous Lake Superior sea caves.
The author’s daughter and guide exit one of the many sea caves popular for kayaking to (and through) with professional guides. This area is on the northwest shore of the Bayfield Peninsula and is referred to as the “mainland sea caves” versus the caves on the edges of the Apostle Islands themselves. A truly spectacular Lake Superior experience on a calm day.
AUGUST 2020
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