Canada creates largest Freshwater Marine Protected Area in the World on Lake Superior

Canada’s Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, announced the creation of the largest protected freshwater area in the world. The Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area spans more than one million hectares of Lake Superior. The marine park includes the Thunder Cape at the tip of Sleeping Giant Provincial Park in the west, to Bottle Point just east of Terrace Bay, and south to the Canada-US boundary.

To read more about the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area please check out the following links:

Canada’s official governmental website

Duluth News Tribune article

Lake Superior Conservancy and Watershed Council

We applaud Canada’s recent recognition of the value of Lake Superior and their efforts protect and conserve it!  It’s a wonderful start.