Winter Leftover
A brutal winter left Lake Superior with some icy souvenirs. Though temperatures are rising in the Great Lakes region with the onset of summer, icebergs were still floating in the big body of water as of early June.
Seagulls on Ice
Seagulls cooled down on an iceberg floating in Lake Superior on June 6, 2014.
Iceberg, Right Ahead!
Marine warden Amie Egstad spotted this iceberg near Madeline Island, off the northern coast of Wisconsin.
Lake Superior Ice
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.
Ice covers the Great Lakes on March 4, 2014.
Chilly Swimming
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.
