This Sunday marks the official Lake Superior Day, which we will be celebrating here in true Snug Harbor fashion: lots of splashing, cheering, and competing. At three thirty pm, shortly after the Queen has departed, we'll have a massive jump off the Ranger III dock into the channel - public merrily welcome. The Cisco will be ready in the water in case of any mishaps.Later that evening at nine pm, once all of the concessions employees are off work, we're hosting an NPS/Lodge Canoe Relay Race. The actual details of this relay remain to be seen, but some sprinting, jumping off docks, paddling, and getting into and out of canoes in the water will likely be involved. We need to represent the Park Service in full force, so Mott people, get your paddlin' selves over here! The public is invited to watch the event and cheer or boo as they see fit.
Local herring appear to be revving up in anticipation of this great event; two days ago, we saw a swarm of them circling slowly in the dock area where the Lorelei usually rests. Glen Wuori took these fantastic pictures of the interesting collection of fish.
what does it sound like when all the fish tell each other to school, or to spiral? Same for the birds. What do they hear? Or is it something electrical that passes between them? Oh, the mysteries.
ReplyDeleteWe actually had a sound artist/composer here in residence who did programs this week on his observations of island sounds. He had this cool hydrophone which he dumped in the water in order to record underwater sounds, like tadpoles feeding and crustaceans clicking and clacking. It was pretty sweet. I bet he could have heard the fish.
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