GLIN==> Lake Superior Day is Next Sunday, July 19

Celebrate Lake Superior Day

Sunday, July 19, 2009

 

 

 

Individuals and families, churches and kids, communities and clubs, and
businesses and

industries hold activities or events that celebrate Lake Superior Day,
held annually on the third Sunday in July (July 19 this year). What will
you do to symbolize your own connection to the lake?


Lake Superior Day was started in the early 1990s to highlight the
importance of this great

water body to the basin's environment and economy. The Lake Superior
Binational Forum promotes this basin-wide event to highlight the special
connections people have to this unique water body. 

 

 This year the theme "Let's Go Fly a Kite!" symbolizes clean energy
sources such as wind power. Organize your group or family to fly a kite
at your favorite beach or park on July 19. Click here
<http://www.superiorforum.org/>  for more information about Lake
Superior Day and to access downloadable materials under the heading
"Lake Superior Day-July 19, 2009." A basin wide calendar of events is
also on this site.

 

Last year almost 50 groups and communities participated by offering
special events such as kite flys, dragon boat races, beach clean ups,
library displays, boat tours, geocaching, church services, and signed
proclamations that designate the third Sunday in July as Lake Superior
Day. Reply to this email for information on how to receive free paper
placemats/activity pages to give to guests at your event.

 

The Forum's website offers ideas about how the day was celebrated last
year and what you can do to celebrate at http://www.superiorforum.org.
New information is posted regularly. For more information email 
lakesuperiorday at northland.edu <mailto:lakesuperiorday at northland.edu> ,
or call 1-888-301-LAKE.

            

The Lake Superior Binational Forum is a multi-sector stakeholder group
of U.S. and Canadian volunteers that work together to provide input to
governments about lake issues, and educate basin residents about ways to
protect and restore the lake. Members come from Michigan, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, and Ontario.

 

The Forum is located in the United States at Northland College in
Ashland, WI, and funded in the U.S. by a grant from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's Great Lakes National Program Office.
The Canadian Forum office is at EcoSuperior in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and
funded by Environment Canada.

Please reply to this email if you wish to be removed from this
distribution list. We apologize for cross postings.

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Lissa Radke
U.S. Coordinator
Lake Superior Binational Forum
Northland College
Ashland WI 54806
715-682-1489
www.superiorforum.org


"Water is life, and the quality of water determines the quality of
life."
--Lake Superior Binational Forum vision statement

Lake Superior Day is celebrated annually on the third Sunday in July!

 

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