The time has come again for you to choose what you would like to learn about. We are very excited to do more research about the topic of your choice. Please vote for the topic that most interests you.

1. Commercial Fishing In the Great Lakes

2. How the Great Lakes Were Formed

3. Early Explorers of the Great Lakes

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If weather permits we will reach the Apostle Islands National Lake Shore in about a week. Many people have told us about the Apostle Islands, and we are very excited about visiting this amazing park, and we need your help deciding what we should study and explore. The park is known for many things, but sea caves, black bears, and Madeline Island are three of the most famous. There are several sets of sea caves in and around the Apostle Islands that have been carved out of the sandstone by wind and waves. They are supposed to be the best examples of caves on Lake Superior, so one options would be to have us explore the sea caves in our kayaks. The area is also home to a lot of black bears. One of the islands is supposed to have the highest concentration of black bears in the country, so we could spend time looking for bears. Finally, Madeline Island is the largest island in the Apostle Islands, and there are people that live on the island all year long. There is a ferry that goes out to the island in the summer, and in the winter people drive over the ice to get to the island. We could visit Madeline Island and talk to the local people about what it is like to live on and Island in Lake Superior. Help us decide what we should do in the Apostle Islands.

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Last week students decided that we should interview a student about what it is like to live along Lake Superior. Now that the votes are in we will actively search out a student to interview and will get back to you as soon as we can.

It’s time again for you to let us know what you’d like to learn about next week.

We have a few different topics for you to choose from, so let us know which to research for you. What topic do you want to know more about?

1. The Effect of Global Climate Change on the Great Lakes
2. Invasive Species in the Great Lakes
3. Lake Superior History

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It seems that each town, campground, or tourist attraction we stop in, we encounter some pretty nice and interesting people. Dave and I have decided that we would like to conduct an interview with someone in the next town we visit. It is up to you to choose who we interview and what we should ask them.

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Dave’s birthday is coming soon. He’s turning 30 on September 28! We’ve been brainstorming about ways to celebrate. This is a pretty big birthday, so let's make it a special day for him. Instead of us deciding what to do, we thought we’d leave the decision up to you. Here are the options:

We hope to be near a town right around that time, so we could go out to eat at a restaurant that Dave chooses.

Nothing. We could just treat it like any other day and just keep on paddling.

Go into town and find a massage therapist to give our tired muscles a well deserved rest.

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We’re now up in the northernmost part of Lake Superior, and fall is definitely here. While there will still be quite a few good paddling days before winter sets in, we realize that there will be some days that we can’t paddle due to strong winds or storms. In fact, we recently had our very first wind-bound day.

As we begin to turn head back in a southern direction, the next stretch of shoreline we’ll be paddling along is called Pukasaw National Park. In this park, there are remnants of ancient people who lived near Lake Superior. They left behind pits in various cobblestone beaches. Today, people refer to them as Pukasaw Pits and no one is quite sure what they were used for.

It occurred to us that one thing we can do on wind-bound days in the Pukasaw area is to hike in search of some of these pits. However, there are several other options for how we should use our time when the weather won’t permit us to paddle. So we’re leaving it up to you to decide what to do during wind-bound days while traveling through Pukasaw National Park.

The students have voiced their opinion. Students wanted Dave and Amy to spend time looking for animals in the forest. However, the weather was so perfect in Pukaskwa National Park, that Dave and Amy decided to paddle in the perfect conditions. They will look for animals of the boreal forest on their next lay-over day.

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As we begin to paddle around Lake Superior, there are many things we can learn about. We could use your help to figure out what we should focus on next week. Choose the topic that you would most like to hear about.

This poll has closed, and the students have voice their opinion. Students voted to learn about shipwrecks along the shore of Lake Superior.

Continue reading "What should we focus on next week?" »

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Every Monday we will publish a new Cast YOUR vote so that you can help us decide where we go and what we study as we explore Lake Superior, freshwater conservation, and other topics. Students votes will be tallied and at the end of the week the poll will be closed and the votes counted. Which ever choice gets the most votes is what Amy and I will do.

Please make your choices carefully, because we are counting on you to make good decisions for us as we travel.

Keep Exploring!

Dave

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