GLIN==> A View From the Lake boat trips

["Marie E. Zhuikov" <mzhuikov@d.umn.edu>]

                         MN SEA GRANT
                         NEWS RELEASE

DATE: 5/16/05
CONTACT: Marie Zhuikov (218)726-7677, mzhuikov@umn.edu

           Educational Cruises Offered on Lake Superior

Registrations are being taken for this summer's "A View From the Lake" 
cruises. The crew of the L.L. Smith, Jr. and water quality specialists 
from the University of Minnesota Sea Grant Program and the University 
of Wisconsin Extension are again opening the decks of the research 
vessel to the public.

For $15, the 3-hour tours will allow people to examine how land use 
influences Lake Superior. The trips provide a context for discussing 
development, natural resources and water quality. Participants can 
collect water quality and biological data, learn about local geography, 
hear about the latest Lake Superior research, and see the view from the 
lake. This year, the trips focus on fisheries and coastal wetlands and 
their role in the Lake Superior ecosystem.

Last year, these educational cruises sold out quickly. Participants 
must pre-register on the Web at http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/vfl or by 
calling Minnesota Sea Grant at (218)726-8106. "A View From the Lake" 
trips are scheduled for the following ports (call or visit the Web site 
for trip times):

	Ashland, WI: June 15
	Washburn, WI: June 16 - 18
	Bayfield, WI: June 20 - 21

	Grand Marais, MN: June 24 - 26
	Silver Bay, MN: June 28 - 29
	Two Harbors, MN: July 7 - 9	
	Duluth/Superior: July 12 - 13 and 16 - 17

"A View from the Lake" is funded by a grant from the Great Lakes 
Regional Water Quality Program and grants from the Wisconsin and 
Minnesota Coastal Programs through the Coastal Zone Management Act, 
which is administered through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.

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