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> OT; The big lake refuses to freeze, pics of Lake Superior at 20 below
rick 918-S
post Jan 28 2004, 10:27 PM
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The Big lake is defying the 20 deg. below temps today.


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post Jan 28 2004, 10:30 PM
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I guess all the pollution is helping not freeze.
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post Jan 28 2004, 10:39 PM
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Lake Superior is the largest body of fresh water in the world. It takes a while for old man winter to do his work.
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post Jan 28 2004, 10:39 PM
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Where was this pic taken? We go to the Mouth of the Presque Isle, in the Porcupine Mts every summer. I can not imagine seeing the big lake at this time of year.

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post Jan 28 2004, 10:44 PM
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QUOTE(KaptKaos @ Jan 28 2004, 08:39 PM)
Rich,

Where was this pic taken? We go to the Mouth of the Presque Isle, in the Porcupine Mts every summer. I can not imagine seeing the big lake at this time of year.

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North of Duluth on the old scenic hwy 61. It's like the 2 lane coastal hwy in California.
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post Jan 28 2004, 10:54 PM
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North of Duluth on the old scenic hwy 61. It's like the 2 lane coastal hwy in California.


I will never look at the big lake in the same way again. I love the U.P., but man, that just gives me the chills.

Stay Warm!

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post Jan 28 2004, 11:53 PM
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Largest body of water?? I was to the understanding that Bakail in Russia was the largest fresh water body on the planet? It holds more water than all the great lakes combined. Was I misinformed? Somebody check that.
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post Jan 28 2004, 11:59 PM
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I did a little research:

Baikal's volume, at 23,600 km3, is greater than any other fresh water lake and makes approximately 20 percent of the world's surface fresh water. As a point of comparison, if you were to drain Lake Baikal, it would take the Great Lakes of the United States: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario to refill the empty basin
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post Jan 29 2004, 12:27 AM
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I stand corrected. ONe of the largest bodies of fresh water in the world. Maybe in the US anyway. All I know is that it sure looked cool today. (in more than one way (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) )
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post Jan 29 2004, 12:27 AM
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big difference between volume and surface area.

hey I went camping/fishing at the porcupine mountains as a kid!
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post Jan 29 2004, 12:34 AM
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"The world's second largest lake, and the world's largest freshwater lake is North America's Lake Superior at 31,700 mi2 (82,103 km2)."

Baikal, Russia is 12,162 mi2
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post Jan 29 2004, 12:41 AM
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QUOTE(vortrex @ Jan 28 2004, 10:34 PM)
"The world's second largest lake, and the world's largest freshwater lake is North America's Lake Superior at 31,700 mi2 (82,103 km2)."

Baikal, Russia is 12,162 mi2

that's surface, not volume (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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post Jan 29 2004, 12:43 AM
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exactly, that's my point.

I look at it this way, what do you think of as bigger...

a 2000 sq ft house with 8ft ceilings or a 1500 sq ft house with 16ft ceilings?


got to stick up for my UP! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Jan 29 2004, 01:01 AM
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QUOTE(vortrex @ Jan 28 2004, 10:43 PM)
exactly, that's my point.

I look at it this way, what do you think of as bigger...

a 2000 sq ft house with 8ft ceilings or a 1500 sq ft house with 16ft ceilings?


got to stick up for my UP! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

yes, but he said:

"Lake Superior is the largest body of fresh water in the world"

emphasis on "body" which is volume, not surface (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

anuther pissing match in the making ???
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/pissoff.gif) Andy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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post Jan 29 2004, 07:44 AM
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ Jan 28 2004, 11:01 PM)
anuther pissing match in the making ???
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/pissoff.gif) Andy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Yeah, maybe. But this is something really worth arguing about! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

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post Jan 29 2004, 07:55 AM
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i have cousins in buffalo. i don't know how you folks put up with the winters or the summers. whether superior is first or second, when you loose the sight of land while boating i get a little nervous.

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post Jan 29 2004, 08:10 AM
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Ya, It's so cold here today they closed schools. Flesh freezes in under 5 mins. in these temps. Air temps today -28 deg. plus wind chill. I hope the gas company guy delivers my propane soon. The shop is now colder and just as dark.


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post Jan 29 2004, 08:11 AM
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ Jan 28 2004, 11:01 PM)
QUOTE(vortrex @ Jan 28 2004, 10:43 PM)
exactly, that's my point.

I look at it this way, what do you think of as bigger...

a 2000 sq ft house with 8ft ceilings or a 1500 sq ft house with 16ft ceilings?


got to stick up for my UP!   (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

yes, but he said:

"Lake Superior is the largest body of fresh water in the world"

emphasis on "body" which is volume, not surface (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

anuther pissing match in the making ???
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/pissoff.gif) Andy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

ok, well you're always right, so with your great german mentality argue this point against all the websites out there.

by the way, here's the definition of "body of water" from the princeton dictionary.

Noun 1. body of water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water

notice how it says SURFACE.
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post Jan 29 2004, 11:55 AM
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QUOTE(vortrex @ Jan 29 2004, 06:11 AM)
ok, well you're always right, so with your great german mentality argue this point against all the websites out there.

by the way, here's the definition of "body of water" from the princeton dictionary.

Noun 1. body of water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water

notice how it says SURFACE.

of course i'm always right! unless i'm wrong ...

let's just blame it on my lack of knowledge of the "finesse" of the english language.

when i think "Body", i think 3D not 2D (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

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post Jan 29 2004, 05:17 PM
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Well old man winter won the contest last night. The Lake froze over night! The two photos are about 16 hrs apart.


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