Lake Superior Reserve

Lake Superior Estuarium OPEN
2024-07-19 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-07-17 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-07-13 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-07-12 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-07-10 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-07-05 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-07-03 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-06-29 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) and 2 more dates
Summer open hours!

The Lake Superior Estuarium is a gateway to the headwaters of the Great Lakes. Beautiful interactive displays tell stories of the St. Louis River Estuary, Lake Superior, and the communities on their shores. The exhibit hall includes a play area for young children, maps to orient you to the largest estuary on Lake Superior, and information to help you get out and explore.

What’s an Estuarium?

A gathering place for learning and play! The term is a combination of words “estuary” and “museum.” Join us in the exhibit hall to learn more about how fresh water, ecology, and culture coexist and thrive in the Lake Superior watershed.

Full summer schedule

Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays 10:00a.m. – 5:00p.m.

Special “first Saturday” activities at the Estuarium hosted by the Friends of the Lake Superior Reserve.

July 6 – check back here or the Friends group event page for activities and times

August 3 – check back here or the Friends group event page for activities and times

September 7 – check back here or the Friends group event page for activities and times

Let’s Talk About Trust
2024-07-18 12:00 - 15:00
A Collaborative Learning Opportunity to Reflect on Building Long-Term Relationships with Underserved Communities

This course is split over two days, July 16 and 18, with a three-hour session on each day. You must be able to attend both sessions.

Capacity:

26

Objectives:

Explore trust and its three key elements.

Reflect on your experience with building trust.

Share ideas for how to build and maintain trust in professional relationships.

Consider case studies on building trust with underserved communities in the Great Lakes region.

Discuss special considerations for trust-building with underserved communities.

Identify strategies to build trust with underserved communities.

Description:

We increasingly hear the message that working with underserved communities requires trust. Do you find yourself wondering, what does trust mean? What does trust look like? How do we build trust, or better yet, work through distrust with partners? Join us for reflection and peer-to-peer sharing to build our collective knowledge of what trust with underserved communities truly looks like. If you have expertise to share or are just starting to think about this kind of work, we want you to be part of the conversation. We will explore existing resources on trust, discuss key concepts among peers, and identify successful strategies to overcome challenges.

“Let’s Talk About Trust” will be a combination of two virtual meetings, partnered activities, and individual reflection (total time commitment is 6.5 hours). We will explore existing resources on trust, discuss key concepts among peers, and identify successful strategies to overcome

To find out more about the “Let’s Talk About Trust” event or to register click here

River Rovers
2024-07-17 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-10 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-03 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-06-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Lake Superior Estuarium, 3 Marina Drive, Superior, WI, 54880, United States
Join us outdoors, weekly on Wednesdays in the summer from 10:00 am -12:00 pm for River Rovers. A FREE nature playgroup for children ages 3-7 with a different theme each week. You can expect caring educators, story time, snacks, outdoor activities, and more. Check out the Facebook event link for updates on weekly themes.

Children MUST be accompanied by a parent/guardian/trusted adult for the duration of their involvement in the programming—learn and play with us!

With questions please contact the education team through Ryan Feldbrugge via phone at 715-399-4090 or email Ryan.Feldbrugge@wisc.edu.

River Rovers Dates 2024June 26July 3July 10July 17July 24July 31** NO River Rovers August 7**August 14

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Let’s Talk About Trust
2024-07-16 12:00 - 15:00
A Collaborative Learning Opportunity to Reflect on Building Long-Term Relationships with Underserved Communities

This course is split over two days, July 16 and 18, with a three-hour session on each day. You must be able to attend both sessions.

Capacity:

26

Objectives:

Explore trust and its three key elements.

Reflect on your experience with building trust.

Share ideas for how to build and maintain trust in professional relationships.

Consider case studies on building trust with underserved communities in the Great Lakes region.

Discuss special considerations for trust-building with underserved communities.

Identify strategies to build trust with underserved communities.

Description:

We increasingly hear the message that working with underserved communities requires trust. Do you find yourself wondering, what does trust mean? What does trust look like? How do we build trust, or better yet, work through distrust with partners? Join us for reflection and peer-to-peer sharing to build our collective knowledge of what trust with underserved communities truly looks like. If you have expertise to share or are just starting to think about this kind of work, we want you to be part of the conversation. We will explore existing resources on trust, discuss key concepts among peers, and identify successful strategies to overcome challenges.

“Let’s Talk About Trust” will be a combination of two virtual meetings, partnered activities, and individual reflection (total time commitment is 6.5 hours). We will explore existing resources on trust, discuss key concepts among peers, and identify successful strategies to overcome challenges. Because you will build our knowledge collectively as a group and you will work with a partner throughout the workshop, you must be able to commit to attend both virtual meetings on July 16 and July 18 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. (ET).

To find out more about the “Let’s Talk About Trust” event or to register click here

Lake Superior Estuarium OPEN: First Saturday Activities
2024-07-06 08:00 - 17:00

River Walks: Pickle Paddle
2024-06-26 16:30 - 19:00 | Barker’s Island Public Boat Launch, Barker's Island – off Hwy. 2 and Marina Drive
The first River Walk of the year is actually a paddle! Enjoy a nice evening on the water, paddle craft and light snacks provided. We’ll paddle rain or shine. We will post a notification day-of for a severe weather cancellation.

As a large habitat improvement project wraps up at the Pickle Pond site, we’re providing a chance for the community to explore Pickle Pond from the water and enjoy this newly-restored area. Launching from the public dock on the northwest end of Barkers Island on stand-up paddleboards provided by North Shore SUP, we’ll paddle across and enter Pickle Pond through one of the new openings made during the restoration work last summer. This program will offer a short formal presentation and a lot of open exploration time for you to poke around at your own pace and explore this now-improved community water access site!

Lake Superior Estuarium OPEN
2024-06-21 13:30 - 17:00, 2024-06-07 13:30 - 17:00, 2024-05-17 13:30 - 17:00, 2024-05-03 13:30 - 17:00, 2024-04-19 13:30 - 17:00, 2024-04-05 13:30 - 17:00, 2024-03-15 13:30 - 17:00 | Lake Superior Estuarium, 3 Marina Drive, Superior, WI, 54880, United States
Winter and Spring open hours!

The Lake Superior Estuarium is a gateway to the headwaters of the Great Lakes. Beautiful interactive displays tell stories of the St. Louis River Estuary, Lake Superior, and the communities on their shores. The exhibit hall includes a play area for young children, maps to orient you to the largest estuary on Lake Superior, and information to help you get out and explore.

What’s an Estuarium?

A gathering place for learning and play! The term is a combination of words “estuary” and “museum.” Join us in the exhibit hall to learn more about how fresh water, ecology, and culture coexist and thrive in the Lake Superior watershed.

Full winter and spring schedule

1st and 3rd Fridays of each month 1:30-5:00 p.m.

February 16

March 1 & 15

April 5 & 19

May 3 & 17

June 7 & 21

First Saturday of each month 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Stay tuned for special “first Saturday” activities at the Estuarium hosted by the Friends of the Lake Superior Reserve.

March 2 – STORY TIME with Addi at 12pm and 3pm

April 6 – check back here or the Friends group event page for activities and times

May 4 – check back here or the Friends group event page for activities and times

June 1 – check back here or the Friends group event page for activities and times

Lake Superior Estuarium OPEN: First Saturday Activities
2024-06-01 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-04 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-06 10:00 - 17:00 | Lake Superior Estuarium, 3 Marina Drive, Superior, WI, 54880, United States

14th Annual St. Louis River Summit
2024-03-08 08:00 - 12:00, 2024-03-07 08:00 - 17:00 | Yellowjacket Union, UW-Superior, 1605 Catlin Ave, Superior, WI, 54880, United States
Join us for the 14th Annual St. Louis River Summit! In the 14th year of the St. Louis River Summit, we are offering a full in-person gathering at the Yellowjacket Union on the campus of UW-Superior. In 2024, the Summit program will feature two days of in-person sessions on March 6 and 7 at the Yellowjacket Union and a selection of field trip options on March 8.

The Summit is a multi-day opportunity to learn and share about the St. Louis River. Registration opens in January 2024.

Read more about the Summit
