March Storm on Lake Superior (extended version)
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- Опубликовано: 16 мар 2016
- Winds kicked up wild waves on Lake Superior while a strong late winter storm dumped heavy, wet snow on northern Minnesota on March 16, 2016. Enjoy this extended compilation of incredible waves from various perspectives in Duluth, Minnesota's Canal Park, at the western end of the Great Lake. All footage is at actual speed. Waves were crashing the lighthouses and Uncle Harvey's Mausoleum, pounding the beach near the railroad and I-35, massive waves breaking in the shipping canal, and waves breaching the canal wall while onlookers stood at a safe distance. We enjoy witnessing Lake Superior in all her moods. While incredibly beautiful, she must be respected.
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As one who loves dramatic weather and the power of nature, I spent a couple hours on the shores with my camera capturing the Great Lake's power in photos and video. "Just one more...I'll leave after this next wave", I kept telling myself. Of course the waves persisted! The wave heights were likely 10-15 feet (3-5 meters). Keep in mind that this is not the ocean...this is the largest freshwater lake in the world, the great Lake Superior. The temperature was a balmy 36°F (2°C) by the lake, so there was little snow by the lake. It was a winter wonderland a few miles inland up the hill with about 8" (20 cm) of heavy wet snow coating the landscape. I hope you enjoy this glimpse of life along the shores of Gitche Gumee. ~ Dawn LaPointe
Note about the audio: The camera was in waterproof housing, for good reason. The upside is being able to provide HD quality video in a very wet environment -- snow and mixed precipitation were falling, and waves sent spray into the air. The downside is muffled audio of the lake and amplified audio of undesirable sounds like the autofocus of the camera (the woodpecker-like sound). The audio remains intact because the muted thundering and crashing of waves still has value. If you cannot tune out the undesirables, mute the audio and just enjoy the video.We'll seek out a solution for better audio in wet conditions.
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Didn't know it was so many majestic sites actually near me,until I started to watch relaxing videos like this..
Look like the beaches of an ocean. That is one HUGE lake!!
Great video. THANK YOU for NOT ruining it (for me) with some insipid musical overdub!!
I love Duluth...I lived up there when I was younger. I now live in southern Minnesota. The geological difference is amazing, so different. Thanks for the video!...👍
I have always been fascinated by these lakes..I live on the east coast near the Atlantic Ocean, so it is interesting to me that a body of freshwater can be so majestic and powerful.
Stephanie M Me too! I live in Virginia, but would love to go see Lake Superior...especially during a storm! From a safe distance of course...
I can watch this all day long and not get bored.
i sure do love the feeling of a rainy stormy day at the lake wish i were there.
Actually, it was mixed precip. Any stormy day by the big lake is a great day though, regardless of the type of precip. :)
Amazing. And it looks very cold.
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beautifully rainy / snowy / watery / ocean wavey / weather season
A great video! Thank you. Have to keep reminding myself this is Lake Superior & not the ocean!
I go to Canal Park almost every summer and it is so weird and cool to see the places where I go to climb on rocks and watch the ships come in compared to how they are in the fall/winter months. Very amazing to watch! Thanks for capturing this footage!
I did long haul truck driving for a year & without doubt the 3 Great Lakes that I saw, Superior, Michigan, and Eire, were the most awesome sight in the 43 states I went to or through.
You leave the West Coast heading east, you drive & drive, land, rivers, mountains, and then, in the middle of the country, 1500 miles from the Pacific, another 1000 to go reaching the Atlantic, these giant freshwater oceans. Just amazing.
+Californian, we agree that these Great Lakes are pretty amazing!
Wow, the lake was sure rocking that day. Thanks for braving the elements to capture the event and also thanks for sharing!
+nibimocs, thank you for your kind comment and for watching!
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Love this. Lake Superior is my favorite. Would love to see more.
Thank you, Carol. Feel free to subscribe to our RUclips channel and follow us at facebook.com/RadiantSpiritGallery.com We'll share more! :)
Enjoying your wonderful videos while trying to stay cool on a very hot day in N Ca.
Hot Chocolate time!! I could watch this for hours ... so soothing .. burrow into a nice, warm duvet, 56" home theatre tv .. ahhhh ...
Miss seeing Lake Huron, particularly Manitolin. Drove north of Superior once, it was in summer; this winter footage is fine.
You let the waves do the talking and make the music. Very, very nice job.
+WizenedVariations1, thank you for your kind comment and for watching!
Nature has her own language.
I used to fish this lake and we always said the eleventh is the big one.
Love the Great Lakes hate the lake effect snow belt from Lake Michigan if your within 30miles east you get dumped on daily
Thanks. 😎👍👍
This is the view from my office. :)
+Alec Higgins, lucky you!!!
Neat video. Thanks for sharing this. A question? I've been to Duluth, and observed that thing, for lack of words (visible during the 0:58 portion onward of your video) sitting in the lake. What is, or maybe better, what was it?????? Thanks!
It is called "Uncle Harvey's Mausoleum" or "The Cribs". The best explanation I have found is at this link: zenithcity.com/zenith-city-history-archives/duluth-parks-landmarks/ruins-uncle-harveys-mausoleum-a-k-a-the-cribs/ Thank you for asking -- I often forget to include this detail when that structure appears.
Nice! Was there anyone surfing at the beach?
+Rob Farrow, yes I believe I read that the surfers were out at Brighton and/or Stoney.
What is that object in the water?
I live right on lake ontario Hamlin beach state park
Why does the water in the canal appear to be rust color? Is it the iron in the area? Is it always this color? How about at the beaches?
+Charles Kesner, the color is likely from runoff from many rivers that flow into Lake Superior (particularly during spring melt or heavy rains), plus the wave action tends to churn things up quite a bit. As one travels up the North Shore, the brownish color is not nearly as prevalent.
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Park point beach in Duluth is brownish due to the sand, but if you travel north up to Grand Marais the water is crystal clear
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The brown in the water in the ship canal is tannic acid. It's totally natural, the result of all the swamps and wetlands the St Louis river flows through on its way to the Duluth harbor. Lake Superior itself is very clear.
The rock around Duluth is red to black basalt. When the lake grinds it into beach sand it turns to a pinkish tan on the beaches.
Too bad that you couldn't harnessall that wave action for good use as the same for the worlds seas.
Nice video but the background noise is a bit annoying.
+François D, thank you for watching. The caption explained the reason for the background noise. I agree that some of the audio is distracting, but I decided that the muffled sound of waves still had value. It would have been more annoying for me if my camera wasn't in waterproof housing and got soaked. ;) As the caption noted, you can opt to mute the audio.
This is not what you want to go swimming in nooooooooo
Tidal bore. River current flowing east, waves coming from the east meets the current. The water piles up. You see this on larger inland rivers. This sterile explanation should not be taken as a lack of respect. The lake demands respect. Disrespect at your own peril!