>> I'M DENNIS ANDERSON ALONG WITH JULIE ZENNER, HERE'S WHAT'S COMING UP ON ALMANAC NORTH.

THE DULUTH ENTERTAINMENT AND CONVENTION CENTER HAS A NEW LEADER WHO SEES GOLD IN THE DECC'S WATERFRONT LOCATION, WE'LL TALK WITH DAN HARTMAN ABOUT HIS VISION FOR THE COMPLEX.

WITH LAKE SUPERIOR DAYS ACTIVITIES ON TAP AROUND THE REGION THIS WEEKEND, WE'LL FIND OUT HOW WARMING WEATHER IS IMPACTING THE PRECIOUS RESOURCE OF "THE BIG LAKE".

AND HEIDI HOLTAN FROM KAXE RADIO IN GRAND RAPIDS IS THIS WEEK'S GUEST ON "VOICES OF THE REGION."

STAY TUNED, ALMANAC NORTH IS NEXT.

HELLO AND WELCOME TO ALMANAC NORTH, THANKS FOR WATCHING.

JULIE, THIS EXCEPTIONALLY DRY WEATHER IS REALLY BECOMING AN ISSUE.

THANKS DENNY.

THAT DRY WEATHER HAS LED TO A HIGH FIRE DANGER IN THE REGION, WITH FIRE RESTRICTIONS AND CAUTION URGED.

THE SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST HAS CLOSED SEVERAL ENTRY POINTS IN THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS DUE TO WILDFIRES BURNING IN CANADA THAT MAY SPREAD INTO MINNESOTA.

THOSE CLOSURES BEGIN SATURDAY, JULY 17TH EFFECTIVE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FROM THE FOREST SERVICE.

>> THE DULUTH SCHOOL BOARD THIS WEEK APPROVED A $7-POINT-FOUR MILLION DOLLAR PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR A PORTION OF THE DULUTH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL PROPERTY.

SATURDAY PROPERTIES, THE SAME FIRM THAT IS CONVERTING OLD CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL INTO APARTMENTS, PURCHASED THE HILL-TOP PROPERTY.

SATURDAY PROPERTIES SAYS A MASTER PLAN WILL BE DEVELOPED WITH CITY AND SCHOOL BOARD INPUT, AND THEN PRESENTED IN A SERIES OF PUBLIC OPEN HOUSES.

>> BONNIE NORLANDER WAS TABBED THIS WEEK BY ST. LOUIS COUNTY ATTORNEY MARK RUBIN TO OVERSEE THE WORK OF PROSECUTORS IN THE HIBBING AND VIRGINIA OFFICES.

NORLANDER HAS TEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING FIVE YEARS AS A PROSECUTOR FOR ST. LOUIS COUNTY.

HER APPOINTMENT AS THE "RANGE CRIMINAL DIVISION" HEAD WAS EFFECTIVE ON MONDAY.

>> AND MINNESOTA GOVERNOR TIM WALZ SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THURSDAY RESTRICTING THE PRACTICE OF "CONVERSION THERAPY" IN MINNESOTA.

CONVERSION THERAPY IS A COUNSELING PRACTICE THAT SEEKS TO CHANGE A PATIENT'S GENDER OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION.

L-G-B-T-Q+ GROUPS HAILED THE ORDER, SAYING IT SHOWS THE STATE VALUES INDIVIDUALS FOR WHO THEY ARE AND DOES NOT TRY TO CHANGE THEM.

>> THE DULUTH ENTERTAINMENT AND CONVENTION CENTER IS THE REGION'S PREMIER EVENT CENTER, AND IT HAS A NEW LEADER.

THE DECC WAS HIT HARD BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WITH MOST EVENTS CANCELLED FOR MORE THAN A YEAR AND HUNDREDS OF LAYOFFS.

NOW, LIVE EVENTS ARE COMING BACK AND SO ARE THE DECC'S EMPLOYEES.

HERE TO TELL US ABOUT HIS VISION FOR THE FUTURE IS DAN HARTMAN, THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE DECC.

WELCOME, AND CONGRATULATIONS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WHAT ARE YOUR FIRST IMPRESSIONS?

>> FIRST OFF, THE STAFF IS VERY IMPRESSIVE.

YOU DON'T SEE THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES PART.

ESPECIALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC, THEY HAVE PUT IN A SERIOUS AMOUNT OF HOURS AND THEY ARE SO DELICATE -- EDUCATED.

-- DEDICATED.

I HAVE SEEN A GREAT LEVEL OF PASSION FOR THE FACILITY.

PEOPLE ARE EXCITED TO SHOW OFF THE SPACE.

THAT IS ONE OF THE BIG SURPRISES I HAD, THE SHEER LEVEL OF DEDICATION.

IT IS VERY TRUE AND VERY GENUINE.

>> IT HAD A ROUGH YEAR BECAUSE OF THE COVID EXPERIENCE.

ARE WE STARTING TO MAKE SOME FINANCIAL RECOVERY?

>> YES A LOT OF THE ARENAS AND CONVENTION CENTERS WOULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED WITHOUT THE PROGRAMS OUT THERE.

PLUS, A LOT OF TOUGH DECISIONS HAPPENED.

NOW WITH THE MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER ON TUESDAY MORNING, THE CONSTANT REFRAIN WAS THANKFUL FOR ALL THE SUPPORT TO GO THROUGH IT.

OUR FALL SCHEDULE LOOKS VERY BUSY.

WE ARE FILLED WITH DOGS BECAUSE IT IS THE DULUTH KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW.

THINGS ARE STARTING TO PICK BACK UP.

>> WHAT ABOUT EMPLOYEES?

ARE YOU BACK UP TO FALSTAFF?

>> NO.

>> ARE YOU HAVING TROUBLE GETTING PEOPLE TO COME BACK?

>> YES.

FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE PAST, WE ARE TO GET THEM TO COME BACK.

OUR DISCUSSION TODAY WAS HOW TO GET POSITIONS POSTED FASTER.

WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIND A SERIES OF ZAMBONI DRIVERS.

WE NEED NINE MORE OF THOSE.

THINGS LIKE THAT, WE ARE BRINGING BACK IN FORCE.

WE'RE PROBABLY AROUND 100 PLUS EMPLOYEES NOW, BUT IN A FEW MONTHS WE WILL BE OVER 300.

>> YOU HAVE PLANS FOR HARBOR DRIVE.

WHAT DID THOSE INCLUDE?

>> I DON'T HAVE PLANS.

THE CITY HAS GREAT PLANS.

THE CITY HAS BEEN IN PROCESS FOR THIS FOR TWO YEARS.

I AM ADDING TO THAT MIX.

I'M GOING TO ADD TO THAT PROGRAMMING.

THE REDO IS GOING TO MAKE IT INTO A PLEASANT SPACE FOR ALL OF DULUTH AND I'M GOING TO ADD THE FUN.

THE CONCERTS, FOOD TRUCKS, CONVENTIONS.

I AM EXCITED TO BRING LIFE TO THIS BEAUTIFUL NEW SPACE WHICH WILL BE DONE NEXT SUMMER.

>> HOW DOES THAT COMPLEMENT WHAT IS HAPPENING INSIDE THE DECK AND ACROSS THE STREET AT -- BAYFRONT?

>> ONE OF THE IDEAS IS TO USE THE HARBOR DRIVE AS A SECOND STAGE.

I COULD SEE A SERIES OF MIDSIZE SHOWS TO TAKE PLACE IN THE HARBOR DRIVE LOCATION.

JUST AS A WAY TO KEEP CONSTANT ACTIVITY IN THAT SPACE.

ALL OF THAT ASIDE, ONE OF THE GREATEST FUTURES OF HARBOR DRIVE IS THAT IT'S GOING TO BE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE AND RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF SPACES WHERE YOU CAN SIT AND RELAX.

IT IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE BIG TAKEAWAYS I HAVE HAD.

YOU HEAR THE HORN, THE LIFT BRIDGE FOGHORN AND YOU HAVE TO STOP AND WATCH IT.

IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT TO CELEBRATE THAT.

>> DULUTH IS A PREMIER TOURIST ATTRACTION.

>> THE DECK PLAYS A MASSIVE ROLE.

WE ARE THE LEAD ATTRACTION IN DULUTH AND WE HAVE BEEN FOR YEARS.

I AM EXCITED TO USE IT TO BRING MORE PEOPLE TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO TO HAVE THEM COME SPEND MONEY AT LOCAL BUSINESSES.

ONE OF THE THINGS I AM CHARGED WITH IS TO SHOW OFF LOCAL BRANDS OF DULUTH.

THE COFFEE COMPANY, LOCAL BREWERIES, LOCAL FOOD.

IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO HIGHLIGHT DULUTH.

YOU WILL SEE US DOING THAT MORE AND MORE.

>> WE TALKED A BIT ABOUT THE ENTERTAINMENT THINGS THAT ARE COMING IN.

WHAT ABOUT THE BUSINESS END OF THE SPECTRUM?

THE CONVENTIONS, CONFERENCES?

OUR BUSINESSES INTERESTED IN GETTING THEIR GROUPS TOGETHER OR IS THAT AN UPHILL CLIMB?

>> WE ARE IN THE MOMENT OF CHANGE.

WE ARE ALREADY STARTING TO BOOK SOME CONVENTIONS.

THE BUSINESS CONFERENCES YOU ARE JUST STARTING TO SEE THEM GET BOOK.

I HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE WHO SAID A LOT OF THESE FOLKS JUST WANT TO FEEL LIKE THEY ARE ALLOWED TO DO THIS.

YOU WILL START SEEING MARKETING CAMPAIGNS SAYING YOU ARE INVITED, COME.

DULUTH IS WELL-POSITIONED BECAUSE WE HAVE THE OUTDOOR FEEL TO OUR SPACE.

IT IS DIFFERENT THAN OUR COMPETITORS TO THE SOUTH OF US.

>> TELL US ABOUT PLANS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ACCOMPLISHED.

>> I WOULD HOPE THAT IN FIVE YEARS, PEOPLE WOULD VIEW IT AS THE PLACE THAT SCREAMS DULUTH.

THAT IT REPRESENTS OUR LARGER COMMUNITY.

THAT CAN HAPPEN AND I WANTED TO ALSO BE THE PLACE THE PEOPLE OF ALL TYPES FEEL WELCOME.

THAT IS DEAR TO ME.

SOMETIMES PEOPLE JUST WANT SPECIFIC IDEAS.

ONE OF THE THINGS I'M GOING TO DO IN THE NEAR FUTURE IS TO GET FOLKS TO REMEMBER ALL THE PARTS OF THE DECK.

I HAD BEEN AMAZED AT HOW MUCH BRIDGEVIEW'S EXIST.

THE ENTIRE BACKSIDE IS A LIFT BRIDGE VIEW.

IT IS CLASSIC ARCHITECTURE.

IT HAS COME INVOKE AND IT'S A COOL SPACE.

IT'S GOING TO BE FUN TO EXPLORE AND GET PEOPLE TO COME BACK TO PLACES THAT THEY HAVEN'T SEEN THE SAME WAY FOR 20 YEARS.

I BROUGHT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT NEWS ANCHORS THROUGH AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA IT WAS THERE.

>> SOME EXCITEMENT THIS WEEK SHOWING THAT IT WASN'T ALL FUN AND GAMES.

>> I WANT TO SAY OUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT IS ASTOUNDING.

THEIR RESPONSE WAS EFFICIENT AND OF HIGH QUALITY SKILL.

WORKING IN TANDEM WITH OUR ENGINEERS, IT WAS SOMETHING TO WATCH.

I FELT USELESS, BUT IT WAS GREAT TO SEE PROFESSIONALS HANDLE WHAT THEY DO SO WELL.

AND WORK TOGETHER SO THAT BY MORNING, THE ENTIRE SCENARIO HAD D ESCALATED.

>> IT'S TIME NOW FOR "VOICES OF >> IT'S TIME NOW FOR "VOICES OF THE REGION".

♪ >> IT'S TIME NOW FOR "VOICES OF >> IT'S TIME NOW FOR "VOICES OF >> IT'S TIME NOW FOR "VOICES OF THE REGION".

EACH WEEK WE HEAR FROM A JOURNALIST IN THE AREA ABOUT THE STORIES THEY ARE COVERING.

THIS WEEK HEIDI HOLTAN FROM KAXE RADIO IN GRAND RAPIDS IS OUR GUEST: ♪ >> THIS MONTH WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON THE IMPACT OF INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS WITH THE NEWS THAT CAME OUT OF CANADA DUE TO NEW TECHNOLOGY TO DISCOVER HUME AND REMAINS.

MORE THAN 1000 UNMARKED CHILDREN SCRAPES.

THAT SOBERING FACT BEGS THE QUESTION WILL THE UNITED STATES WHICH HAD MORE NATIVE AMERICAN BOARDING SCHOOLS THAN CANADA FIND THE SAME THING?

THE NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN BOARDING SCHOOL HEALING COALITION IS IN MINNEAPOLIS.

HAVE A MISSION TO LEAD TO SUPPORT.

I TALKED WITH THEIR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

SHE SAID THE TRAUMA OF NATIVE AMERICAN BOARDING SCHOOLS IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY.

THEY WERE THE RESULTS OF THE INDIAN CIVILIZATION ACT AND IT WAS IN RESPONSE TO THE TREATY SIGNED WITH TRIBAL NATIONS.

IN THAT EXCHANGE, THEY PROMISED SCHOOLING AND HEALTH CARE AND OTHER RESOURCES.

>> CANADA HAD A RECONCILIATION COMMISSION THAT LASTED FIVE YEARS.

THEY HAD 139 BOARDING SCHOOLS IN THEIR COUNTRY AND 150,000 CHILDREN WHO WENT TO THE SCHOOLS.

IN THE UNITED STATES, WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY CHILDREN WENT TO THE SCHOOLS AND WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY CHILDREN DIED OR WENT MISSING.

YOU CAN LOOK AT IT COMPARED TO CANADA AND SAY THAT WE WOULD LIKELY HAVE DOUBLED THOSE NUMBERS BECAUSE WE HAD TWICE AS MANY BOARDING SCHOOLS.

>> WE ALSO WANTED TO LOOK AT THE LOCAL IMPACT OF BOARDING SCHOOLS.

WE RECENTLY TALKED TO SOMEONE ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE GENERATIONALLY.

BOTH OF HIS GRANDPARENTS WENT TO A BOARDING SCHOOL.

>> FOR MY GRANDMOTHER, THERE HAD BEEN ALMOST GENERATION GOING TO THE BOARDING SCHOOL FROM THEIR TOWN EVERY SPRING.

SHE HAD COUSINS AND PEOPLE KNEW PEOPLE WHO WENT.

HER VILLAGE DID NOT HAVE A SCHOOL.

FOR HER, SHE WANTED TO GO TO SHE WANTED TO BE A TEACHER, SHE WANTED THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE.

THEY HAD A BASKETBALL COURT.

IT IS SOMETIMES CONFUSING FOR PEOPLE TO SAY THESE ARE THE BOARDING SCHOOLS AND BY THE WAY, THERE IS A MASS GRAVE IN THE BACK.

HERE IS WHEN I WENT TO THE SCHOOL REUNION, ALL THESE ELDERS WITH TEARS IN THEIR EYES AND FOND MEMORIES.

>> LEISA IS AN INFECTION PREVENTION NEST.

IN 2020 SHE UNDERSTOOD THE DEPTH AND THE SCOPE AND LONGEVITY THAT COVID-19 WOULD HAVE.

SHE UNDERSTOOD IT IN A WAY THAT MOST OF US COULDN'T UNDERSTAND.

SHE WROTE A BOOK ABOUT IT.

>> I HAD A SENSE FROM THE BEGINNING OF WHAT THIS IS GOING TO MEAN AND GOING BACK OVER IT, IT'S EMOTIONAL FOR ME.

I THINK IT WILL BE OVER IN A COUPLE MONTHS, I THINK IT WILL BE OVER BY MAY, I WOULD SAY MAYBE MAY 2022.

PEOPLE LOOK AT ME WITH THE LOOK IN THEIR EYES AND I REALIZED I COULDN'T REALLY TELL PEOPLE WHAT I THOUGHT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.

FROM MY EXPERIENCE AND MY TRAINING, MY FEELING IS IT'S GOING TO BE A MULTIYEAR EVENT.

IT'S GOING TO BE TRAUMATIC FOR PEOPLE.

TRAUMA DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN YOU HAD AN ASSAULT OR SOMETHING BAD PHYSICALLY HAPPEN TO YOU.

TRAUMA COMES IN DIFFERENT FORMS AND WE NEED TO TRUST OURSELVES TO KNOW WHEN WE HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA AND NOT SAY LET'S MINIMIZE IT.

>> IN THAT WORKBOOK, SHE HAS EXERCISES.

SHE HAS YOU WRITE DOWN YOUR THOUGHTS AND COLOR AROUND THEM AND MAKE SOME ART.

THINGS LIKE HOW WAS IT HAVING TO COOK EVERY MEAL AND BIGGER QUESTIONS LIKE WHAT ELSE COULD GO WRONG?

HOW MY GOING TO HANDLE IT?

SHE HELPS US UNDERSTAND AND LOOK BACK EVEN THOUGH WE WANT TO LOOK FORWARD.

>> HERE'S ONE OF THE SILVER LINING CAME OUT OF THE PANDEMIC.

PEOPLE CAME TO US FROM THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS AND CREATED THIS COLLABORATION OF PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO CREATE THIS EVENT TO CELEBRATE THE END OF THE PANDEMIC, THE COMMUNITY, AND ALSO THAT LOCAL BUSINESSES GET SOME HELP DURING THIS TIME.

THEY HAVE COME UP WITH THIS GRAND RAPIDS RIVER FESTIVAL.

IT'S COMING UP SEPTEMBER 10 AND 11TH.

IT'S A COLLABORATION.

IT'S WANT TO BE A BIG OUTDOOR EVENT.

IT MEANT THAT WE COULD POOL OUR MONEY TOGETHER TO CREATE A BIGGER EVENT.

THE HEADLINERS ARE WELL-KNOWN MUSICIANS.

LOTS OF BUSINESSES HAVE ALSO GOTTEN ON BOARD.

WE ARE VERY EXCITED.

TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE.

>> THE WORLD'S LARGEST LAKE BY SURFACE AREA IS IN OUR BACKYARD, AND THIS SUNDAY IS THE ANNUAL "LAKE SUPERIOR DAY" CELEBRATION.

SUPERIOR HOLDS 10-PERCENT OF THE WORLD'S FRESH SURFACE WATER, SO THE HEALTH OF THE BIG LAKE IS IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US.

SO HOW ARE WARMING TEMPS IMPACTING LAKE SUPERIOR?

HERE WITH SOME ANSWERS IS DR. ROBERT STERNER, DIRECTOR OF UMD'S "LARGE LAKES OBSERVATORY".

AND DR. JAY AUSTIN IS PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY WITH THE OBSERVATORY.

WELCOME, THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

WE LOVE OUR LAKE.

FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE OBSERVATORY, LET'S START BY WHAT IT IS AND THE MISSION.

>> THE OBSERVATORY HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LITTLE OVER 25 YEARS.

IT IS A RESEARCH UNIT.

IT HAS A UNIQUE MISSION.

IT STUDIES SPECIFICALLY THE LARGE LAKES OF EARTH.

IT IS RIGHT IN OUR BACKYARD.

WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK GOING ON.

WE HAVE DONE RESEARCH PROJECTS ALL OVER THE WORLD.

OUR FOCUS IS ON BIG BODIES OF WATER WHICH IS A GLOBALLY SIGNIFICANT RESERVOIR OF WATER FOR ALL OF HUMANITY.

>> THIS HAS BEEN AN UNUSUALLY WARM YEAR.

WHAT KIND OF TEMPERATURE IS LAKE SUPERIOR THIS YEAR AND WHAT EFFECT DOES WEATHER HAVE ON THE BIG LAKE?

>> TEMPERATURE VARIES DRAMATICALLY OVER THE SURFACE.

RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN SWIM.

OFFSHORE, IT'S IN THE 50'S.

IT'S A LITTLE COOLER.

IT IS A LITTLE BIT -- WITHIN HISTORICAL STANDARDS.

THE LAKE HAS SEASONS.

THE SUMMER SEASON WAS TWO WEEKS EARLIER THAN USUAL WHICH LEADS TO THE WARM TEMPERATURES WE ARE SEEING NOW.

>> WHAT ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE?

ARE YOU SEEING IMPACTS ON THE LAKE WITH THE TEMPERATURES OR THE BIOLOGY?

>> A COLLEAGUE OF MINE AND I PUBLISHED A PAPER LOOKING AT WARMING TRENDS IN LAKE SUPERIOR AND THE GREAT LAKES IN GENERAL.

AS OF THE PUBLICATION DATE OF 2007, THE LAKE AT THAT STAGE WAS THREE TO FOUR DEGREES WARMER IN THE SUMMER THAN IN 1980.

RELATIVELY QUICK WARMING SUMMER WATER TEMPERATURES.

A LOT OF THAT IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE ARE LOSING ICE IN THE WINTER.

THAT PRECONDITIONS THE LAKE FOR THE SUMMER.

>> WHAT DOES THAT DO TO THE PLANTS AND ANIMALS?

>> THAT IS A QUESTION WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO ANSWER FOR A LONG TIME.

ONE ANSWER IS TEMPERATURE AFFECT ALMOST EVERYTHING IN BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY.

THE LAKE IS WARMING, SOMETHING HAS TO BE HAPPENING.

DOCUMENTING WHAT THAT IS IS TRICKY.

ONE CLEAR SIGNAL THAT IS JUST EMERGED IS THE NEW OCCURRENCE OF BLOOMS HAPPENING IN THE SOUTH SHORE.

OUR ANALYSIS THROUGH DATA INDICATE THAT THE BLOOMS HAPPEN IN WARM YEARS.

LAKE SUPERIOR HAS WARM YEARS AND COOLER COLD YEARS.

THESE BLOOMS HAPPEN IN WARM YEARS.

PARTICULARLY, THEY HAPPEN IN YEARS OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL.

THE BIGGEST BOOM YEARS WERE 2020 , 2018 WAS ALSO A SIGNIFICANT RAINSTORM.

IT WASN'T CENTERED RIGHT ON THE LOOSE.

IT WAS OVER NORTHERN WISCONSIN.

THOSE YEARS THAT WERE BOTH WARM AND SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL, THOSE WERE THE YEARS WHEN WE HAVE SEEN THE MOST INTENSE BLOOMS.

>> WHAT IS THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE LAKE?

>> YOU HAVE TO SAY COMPARED TO THE REGION OF THE LOWER GREAT LAKES COMPARED TO MANY OTHER LARGE LAKES ON EARTH, EXCEPT IT IS IN GOOD SHAPE.

PEOPLE USE THE WORD PRISTINE.

THAT IS A LITTLE BIT LIKE SAYING YOU ARE HEALTHY.

THINGS ARE PRETTY GOOD IN MOST RESPECTS, BUT I HAVE A LITTLE CRAMPED.

WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF LAKE SUPERIOR.

A FASCINATING DIMENSION OF THE LAKE IS THE LAKE HAS A SELF-SUSTAINING TOP PREDATOR.

ALL OVER EARTH, WE HAVE LOST OUR TOP PREDATORS.

NAME ANOTHER PLACE WHERE THE NATURAL TOP PREDATOR IS STILL THERE STILL THRIVING STILL SELF REPRODUCING AND THAT IS LAKE TROUT.

RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF NORTH AMERICA, WE HAVE ONE OUT OF 10 RAINDROPS ON THE PLANET RIGHT HERE IN THE LAKE IN A RELATIVELY PRISTINE STATE.

WE NEED TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.

>> WE MENTIONED WE ARE GOING TO BE CELEBRATING LAKE SUPERIOR DAY.

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO TAKE SOME DESIGNATED TIME AND FOCUS ON THE LAKE AND WHAT IT MEANS?

>> I THINK THAT ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO RAISE AWARENESS IS IMPORTANT.

EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A FANTASTIC RESOURCE, IT'S EASY TO ASSUME THAT BECAUSE IT IS SO LARGE, IT IS INVULNERABLE.

LAKE SUPERIOR FROM A CLIMATE CHANGE PERSPECTIVE WAS RECENTLY, I WAS A CO-AUTHOR ON A COLLABORATIVE PAPER WHERE WE LOOKED AT SEVERAL HUNDRED LAKES AROUND THE WORLD AND LAKE SUPERIOR IS ONE OF THE FASTEST WARMING LAKES IN THE WORLD.

JUST BECAUSE IT IS LARGE, THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NOT VULNERABLE.

>> THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH FOR COMING IN.

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR RESEARCH.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE PART IN LAKE SUPERIOR DAY ACTIVITIES, THERE ARE MANY FREE EVENTS AT BARKER'S ISLAND IN SUPERIOR SUNDAY FROM 11 TO 3 INCLUDING MUSIC, KIDS ACTIVITIES, STAND-UP PADDLE BOARDING AND MORE.

VISIT LAKESUPERIOR.COM FOR MORE LAKE SUPERIOR DAYS INFORMATION FROM AROUND THE REGION.

>> WE'RE OUT OF TIME, BUT YOU CAN KEEP UP WITH OUR LATEST POSTS BY FOLLOWING ALMANAC NORTH ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER.

VISIT THE WDSE WEBSITE FOR PROGRAM UPDATES, UPCOMING EVENTS AND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATION.

AND DOWNLOAD THE PBS VIDEO APP FOR ON- DEMAND VIEWING OF YOUR FAVORITE PBS PROGRAMS AND PAST EPISODES OF ALMANAC NORTH.

JULIE, THE BIG LAKE OR ANY OTHER BODY OF WATER IS THE PLACE TO BE THIS WEEKEND TO BEAT THE HEAT.

>> I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I LIKED THE IDEA THAT THE LAKE IS WARMER TO SWIM IN THE NORMAL.

A COOLDOWN IS GOOD ALSO.

>> THANKS TO OUR GUESTS AND THE CREW HERE IN THE STUDIO.

WITH JULIE ZENNER, I'M DENNIS ANDERSON, HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND, AND BE KIND.

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