Around the Lake
Communities, fishing, boating, birding, parks, lighthouses and official resources around the U.S. and Canadian shores of Lake Superior.
Pick a side of Superior
Superior has very different personalities around the shoreline—from working ports to tiny harbor towns to long stretches of Canadian wilderness.
Duluth & North Shore
Shipping, Canal Park, Highway 61, waterfalls and the Minnesota North Shore.
Bayfield & Apostle Islands
South Shore harbors, island cruises, sailing and Wisconsin lake towns.
Keweenaw Peninsula
Copper country, rugged shoreline, Copper Harbor and big-lake scenery.
Munising & Pictured Rocks
Cliffs, waterfalls, cruises and the gateway to Pictured Rocks.
Thunder Bay & Ontario shore
Sleeping Giant, Nipigon, Terrace Bay, Marathon, Wawa and vast north-shore country.
Official fishing resources by jurisdiction
Regulations change by state, province, season and species. These links go to the agencies responsible for the rules and reports.
Minnesota
Lake Superior fishing reports, fisheries information and regulations.
Wisconsin
Lake Superior fishing information for the South Shore and Apostle Islands waters.
Ontario
Lake Superior is Fisheries Management Zone 9. Check the current provincial rules before fishing.
Boating weather
Use the dashboard’s buoy grid and official marine forecasts before launching.
Boater safety
Cold water and fast-changing weather make float plans and proper gear especially important here.
Superior is a migration highway
Headlands, peninsulas and the lake itself funnel migrants into some exceptional observation sites.
Hawk Ridge • Duluth
One of the continent’s best-known fall raptor migration sites above the western end of Lake Superior.
Apostle Islands
Island and mainland habitats along an important Great Lakes migratory route.
Whitefish Point
A major migration concentration point at Superior’s eastern end.
Sleeping Giant
Diverse habitats on a dramatic Ontario peninsula near Thunder Bay.
Big scenery, all the way around
Pictured Rocks
Cliffs, beaches, waterfalls and trails on Michigan’s south shore.
Minnesota North Shore
Waterfalls, state parks and shoreline hikes from Duluth toward Grand Portage.
Superior’s maritime side
Split Rock Lighthouse
One of the Great Lakes’ signature lights on Minnesota’s North Shore.
Apostle Islands lights
A remarkable concentration of historic island lighthouses.
Whitefish Point Light
Historic light and Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum near the lake’s eastern exit.
Duluth-Superior Harbor
Watch lakers and salties move through one of the world’s major inland ports.
Marquette Harbor
Ore docks, lighthouse history and an active Upper Peninsula waterfront.
Soo Locks
Superior traffic funnels through the St. Marys River and Soo Locks system.
Respect the coldest Great Lake
Superior can change quickly and remains cold even in summer. Check the exact forecast zone, wave conditions and local closures before boating, paddling or shoreline trips.
Canadian marine forecasts
Western and Eastern Lake Superior, Whitefish Bay and warnings.
Live buoy conditions
Return to the dashboard for current NDBC station observations.