Photos: Summer Icebergs in Lake Superior

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Winter Leftover

(Image credit: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)

Seagulls on Ice

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Seagulls cooled down on an iceberg floating in Lake Superior on June 6, 2014.

Iceberg, Right Ahead!

(Image credit: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)

Marine warden Amie Egstad spotted this iceberg near Madeline Island, off the northern coast of Wisconsin.

Lake Superior Ice

(Image credit: Great Lakes Evaporation Network)

The ice chunks are leftovers from an especially punishing winter, in which Lake Superior was nearly 100 percent covered up by ice. This photo was taken from the Granite Island Light Station on May 30.

Ice covers the Great Lakes on March 4, 2014.

frozen Great Lakes

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Ice covers the Great Lakes on March 4, 2014.

Chilly Swimming

(Image credit: Great Lakes Evaporation Network)

Surface water temperatures are expected to be lower than normal this summer in Lake Superior. Swimmers who want to stay warm should stick to the shores.

Megan Gannon
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