Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore News Release

Munising, Michigan – In honor of Lake Superior Day, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore interpreter Andrea Chynoweth will lead a beach walk at Miners Beach on Sunday, July 17 at 10 a.m. The hour-long walk will focus on the power of Lake Superior to influence both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, impacts on weather, and the dynamic forces at work where water meets land. Meet at the parking lot at the west end of Miners Beach, six miles north of H-58 on Miners Castle Road (H-11) in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

Lake Superior Day is an annual event that occurs the third Sunday of July. Started by a group of citizens in Thunder Bay, Ontario in the 1990s, it now includes celebrations and activities from more than 50 groups and communities around Lake Superior.