Lake Superior Day 2026!
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Join us on Barker's Island in Superior to relax, play, and learn in celebration and appreciation of the Greatest Lake.
ENJOY FOR FREE:
*Interactive activities, games, and learning opportunities for kids, adults, and families all focused on learning about and appreciating this Great Lake
*Stand-up paddleboarding (try it out!) from noon-3pm
*Visit the Lake Superior Estuarium
*Prizes donated from local businesses
* FREE Shuttle Bus!! Stay tuned for details coming soon.
The Lake Superior Day event is outdoors along sidewalks and on mowed, grassy lawns near the Lake Superior Estuarium and inside the Lake Superior Estuarium (3 Marina Drive, Superior, Wisconsin), Barker’s Island. Learning booths will be under pop up canopy tents or indoors in a large classroom space. Restroom facilities include portable toilets and accessible single-user restrooms inside the Estuarium. The event is free to attend–paid portions include food purchases.
For more information, please visit contact Ryan Feldbrugge at 715-399-4090.
FOOD VENDORS:
Superior Cubans!
EXTEND THE FUN WITH CONNECTED EVENTS
***Spotted Knapweed Pull on Wisconsin Point
Saturday, July 18, 9:30am-12pm
To kick off a weekend of celebrating Lake Superior, join us for a morning of stewardship on Wisconsin Point! We will be hand-pulling some of the non-local Spotted Knapweed plants that have spread around the parking lot. To learn more and sign up, visit this page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spotted-knapweed-pull-at-wisconsin-point-tickets-1373285165899.
***9th Annual Paddle for the People 4K Race
Sunday, July 19, 10am
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North Shore Stand Up Paddleboarding hosts the eighth annual Paddle for the People 4K recreational paddle race around Barker’s Island. The free race begins at 10 a.m. with mandatory check in from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. (Register online at duluthsup.com. Registration is limited.)
SPONSORSHIPS
This year’s Lake Superior Day event in Superior is coordinated by the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve operated by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the following partners: the City of Superior, North Shore SUP, Paddle it Forward, The Friends of the Lake Superior Reserve, Minnesota Sea Grant
Thank you to all the interactive learning booths as well--the heart of the event.
MORE INFORMATION
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming in compliance with state and federal law.
You may request an interpreter, materials in an alternative language or format, or other services to make this event more accessible, by contacting Ryan Feldbrugge via email at [email protected] or phone call 715-399-4090. Contact Ryan as soon as possible, ideally by July 6, 2026. Even if it's after July 6, feel free to contact Ryan to learn more about the event and its set-up, and to see what we can arrange. There’s no added cost to you for these services.
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Lake Superior is the cleanest, coldest, and clearest of the Great Lakes. The largest lake by surface area in the world, it fuels local shipping, commercial fishing, and recreational industries while providing clean drinking water and high quality of life. Every day, each of the 600,000 human residents of the Lake Superior basin interact with water from the lake. The lake is essential for countless fish, birds, and plants.
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. Now it is held every 3rd Sunday in July.
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ENJOY FOR FREE:
*Interactive activities, games, and learning opportunities for kids, adults, and families all focused on learning about and appreciating this Great Lake
*Stand-up paddleboarding (try it out!) from noon-3pm
*Visit the Lake Superior Estuarium
*Prizes donated from local businesses
* FREE Shuttle Bus!! Stay tuned for details coming soon.
The Lake Superior Day event is outdoors along sidewalks and on mowed, grassy lawns near the Lake Superior Estuarium and inside the Lake Superior Estuarium (3 Marina Drive, Superior, Wisconsin), Barker’s Island. Learning booths will be under pop up canopy tents or indoors in a large classroom space. Restroom facilities include portable toilets and accessible single-user restrooms inside the Estuarium. The event is free to attend–paid portions include food purchases.
For more information, please visit contact Ryan Feldbrugge at 715-399-4090.
FOOD VENDORS:
Superior Cubans!
EXTEND THE FUN WITH CONNECTED EVENTS
***Spotted Knapweed Pull on Wisconsin Point
Saturday, July 18, 9:30am-12pm
To kick off a weekend of celebrating Lake Superior, join us for a morning of stewardship on Wisconsin Point! We will be hand-pulling some of the non-local Spotted Knapweed plants that have spread around the parking lot. To learn more and sign up, visit this page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spotted-knapweed-pull-at-wisconsin-point-tickets-1373285165899.
***9th Annual Paddle for the People 4K Race
Sunday, July 19, 10am
duluthsup.com
North Shore Stand Up Paddleboarding hosts the eighth annual Paddle for the People 4K recreational paddle race around Barker’s Island. The free race begins at 10 a.m. with mandatory check in from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. (Register online at duluthsup.com. Registration is limited.)
SPONSORSHIPS
This year’s Lake Superior Day event in Superior is coordinated by the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve operated by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the following partners: the City of Superior, North Shore SUP, Paddle it Forward, The Friends of the Lake Superior Reserve, Minnesota Sea Grant
Thank you to all the interactive learning booths as well--the heart of the event.
MORE INFORMATION
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming in compliance with state and federal law.
You may request an interpreter, materials in an alternative language or format, or other services to make this event more accessible, by contacting Ryan Feldbrugge via email at [email protected] or phone call 715-399-4090. Contact Ryan as soon as possible, ideally by July 6, 2026. Even if it's after July 6, feel free to contact Ryan to learn more about the event and its set-up, and to see what we can arrange. There’s no added cost to you for these services.
***
Lake Superior is the cleanest, coldest, and clearest of the Great Lakes. The largest lake by surface area in the world, it fuels local shipping, commercial fishing, and recreational industries while providing clean drinking water and high quality of life. Every day, each of the 600,000 human residents of the Lake Superior basin interact with water from the lake. The lake is essential for countless fish, birds, and plants.
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. Now it is held every 3rd Sunday in July.
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Where is it happening?
Lake Superior Estuarium (3 Marina Drive, Superior WI), 14 Marina Dr, Superior, WI 54880, United States
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