News of the Lake and then you can vote!

Temps up into the 50's today made more of the snow magically disappear.  I hear it's supposed to get up to 80 tomorrow in Minneapolis/St. Paul.  (Too warm, too soon, in my opinion but that's our wacky weather, and I hear we aren't supposed to complain about heat this summer...)

Lots of melting going on, roads and driveways are muddy, and our Larson Creek is flowing!  Yesterday we tried the drive to NEAR Quarry Beach (the actual road to the beach itself is still not plowed) on the lake but that was almost a muddy disaster for our car...which is still out in our parking area instead of in the garage!

The dark areas down there is Larson Creek flowing.

The snow is down below 2 feet on my yardstick.  

This evening on the news the weather guy said that the ice covering on Lake Superior is down from the almost 100% in March to 81%.  We can see open water out a ways from our marina, but you'd have to go through a lot of ice to get out to it.  And no one knows this better than our commercial fishermen who are docked here.  They will be more than a month behind other years by the time they are able to get out there.

And on the subject of Lake Superior, here's a Lake Superior Magazine survey of your favorite places along the Lake in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Ontario.  You don't have to be acquainted with all of the states/territories - just list your "Best of" places for the state(s) you have visited and know.

Thanks!

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Get Out the “Best of the Lake” Vote for Your Region

Does your community have the Best Spectacular View in the region? How about the Best Annual Event or Best Shopping Experience?

Those and other Best of the Lake awards are up for grabs this year, and Lake Superior Magazine calls you to action on behalf of your region and area businesses.

The voting link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BOTL14cvbs

Voting ends on June 1.

This year's categories:

• Best Spectacular View
• Best Local Fish Dish or Sandwich
• Best Restaurant or Lodging Staff
• Best Overnight Stay or Lodging
• Best Shopping Experience
• Best Art Gallery/Museum
• Best Toe-dipping Beach
• Best Family Attraction
• Best In-town Hike
• Best Waterfall
• Best Boat Ride
• Best Annual Event

The Best of the Lake awards have been given out by the 35-year-old magazine for more than two decades, and we look forward to seeing what will be chosen as the favorite regional sights, restaurants, lodgings and recreation for 2014.

Many categories are new. In all 12 categories, a winner will be chosen for Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario and Wisconsin – voters can pick their favorites on each shore.

Winners will be announced in the August/September issue of Lake Superior Magazine. Each winner receives an award certificate and a special badge for the web. The list of winners appears in our annual Lake Superior Travel Guide, too.

Named the Magazine of the Year by the Minnesota Magazine & Publishing Association, Lake Superior Magazine is a family-owned publication, now in its 35th year. Its offices and outlet store are located at 310 E. Superior St. in Duluth, Minnesota. Contact: 888-BIG LAKE (888-244-5253) or locally at 218-722-5002, or at www.LakeSuperior.com. Find us on Facebook (Lake Superior Magazine) and Twitter (@lakesuperiormag).