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Wisco ns i n ’ s G R E AT LAK ES!
2017 2018 Calendar
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Office of GREAT WATERS
W isco ns i n ’ s G R E AT LAK ES!
People across Wisconsin Stewards from throughout
are working to take care our Great Lakes basin Be a Great Lakes Steward
of our Great Lakes — Lake submitted photos and
Around Home: When Travelling:
Michigan and Lake Superior. descriptions of important • Choose less harmful • Reuse hotel towels and
There are many ways people protection and restoration household and yard sheets to conserve water.
are pitching in. Doers are projects on Lake Michigan products and use them • Stay on marked trails when
the boots-on-the-ground and Lake Superior. Their carefully. hiking or biking.
folks involved in cleaning up stories — and other Great • Fix leaking toilets, sinks • Use refillable water bottles
beaches, removing invasive Lakes writings — are or outdoor spigots. when possible.
plants, monitoring water featured in this year’s dnr.wi.gov
quality and other activities. calendar. We hope that (Search: Fix a Leak) By the Water:
Donors financially support this calendar will remind • Safely dispose of • Check the beach
projects by providing money us that we can all be pharmaceuticals and conditions website for
or organizing fundraisers. good stewards of Lake personal care products. current water quality
Individuals, organizations Michigan, Lake Superior dnr.wi.gov information before going
and government agencies and their tributaries, (Search: Pharmaceuticals) to the beach.
can serve as donors. Finally, www.wibeaches.us
wetlands, beaches and rocky
When Boating: • Clean up after your dog.
practitioners work on a shorelines, and the plants • Use absorbent pads to catch • Use swim diapers for
day-to-day basis steering and animals oil and gas drips. children who are not yet
government agencies, they support. • Scrub decks with water and toilet trained.
research institutions and a brush and avoid heavy
stakeholder groups involved cleaners. Volunteer for a Great Lakes
in stewardship activities. • Remove aquatic plants, or other environmental
Together, these three groups animals and mud from your stewardship project.
COVER PHOTO: “Lovin the Door”
of stewards work to protect By JOHN CARDAMONE boat and dispose of leftover dnr.wi.gov
Ellison Bay, WI
and restore our natural bait in the trash. (Search: Volunteer)
world.
Photo by KELLY JOHNSON WISCONSIN’S GREAT LAKES! Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Office of Great Waters
This calendar showcases images from our 2017 photo
contest, descriptions of protection and restoration projects Lake Michigan and Lake Superior have so much to offer. And in order to
submitted by Great Lakes stewards statewide, and writings reap their economic, recreational, and environmental benefits, we have
to make protecting and restoring them a top priority. The sidebars of
submitted by Wisconsin authors. As these photos and writings the 2017 calendar highlight just a few of the many ways people across
clearly show, the Great Lakes are among Wisconsin’s most Wisconsin are involved in the effort to care for our Great Lakes. I applaud
our Great Lakes advocates for their important work and look forward to
scenic and beloved natural resources. our continued partnership to protect our valuable natural resources.
- Governor Scott Walker
Thank you to all 2017 photographers and authors
for sharing your talent with us! Thanks to everyone who submitted Stewardship photos and writings!
We work hand-in-hand with many partners to protect and restore Lake
Visit the Office of the Great Lakes website to see more photos Michigan and Lake Superior and the many species that depend on
Photo by MATTHEW MITSCHKE
them. These great resources contribute much to our quality of life. I am
and writing submissions dnr.wi.gov (Search: Photo and proud of all of the good stewards who work hard to take care of our
Writing Submissions). Great Lakes.
- Cathy Stepp, DNR Secretary
“Wisconsin’s Great Waters – Great Lakes and Mississippi River” 2018 Photo Contest
The DNR’s Office of Great Lakes has become the Office of Great Waters and now includes the Mississippi 3. Photos must be high resolution (maximum file size 11MB), horizontal in orientation, and taken in Wisconsin,
River! With that change, we invite you to submit photos of (and writings about) the mighty Missisippi as well with some exceptions for the Duluth/Superior harbor and Menominee River area. Photo editing is OK!
as Lake Michigan and Lake Superior for the 2018 photo contest. We’re looking for beautiful shorelines and 4. The Wisconsin DNR reserves the right to use an electronic or print copy of any image entered in the contest
river fronts, people enjoying the lakes and river, cultural and historical aspects of these waters, and people for non-commercial educational or promotional use with credit to the photographer. For example, photos
involved in stewardship activities. Winning photos will be used in the 2018-2019 Wisconsin’s Great Waters may be used for DNR displays, slide shows, videos, publications and website.
calendar and in other DNR publications, presentations, websites and displays. Photo submission deadline is
February 1, 2018. Photos of all seasons are needed! Judging:
Photos will be judged by a panel of Wisconsin DNR staff. Criteria for judging will include creativity, visual and
Entry Categories (limit three photo entries per individual): technical merit, and composition.
1. P
eople enjoying Wisconsin’s Great Waters. Great Lakes and Mississippi River. Images of people
fishing, canoeing, house boating, sailing, playing on the beach, etc. Awards and Prizes:
Winning photographs will be included in the 2018-2019 Wisconsin’s Great Waters calendar and featured
2. N
atural features and wildlife. Great Lakes and Mississippi River waters and shorelines, fish, birds on the DNR website. Winning photographers will be contacted by mail, phone or email and will receive the
and other wildlife. calendar by mail.
3. H
istorical and cultural features. Lighthouses, harbor towns and river towns, festivals, etc. Email photos and entry information to:
4. G
reat Waters Stewardship. Show us how you, your agency/organization or a local group is DNRGreatWatersPhotoContest@wisconsin.gov.
protecting, enhancing or restoring the shore, backwaters, wetlands or beaches of Lake Michigan, Lake
Superior or the Mississippi River. Send us a photo of your work and a brief (up to 180 words) description “Wisconsin’s Great Waters – Great Lakes and Mississippi River”
of the partners involved, your funding source and what you hope to accomplish.
Writing Project
Rules and instructions: Is your talent writing? Send us your original Great Waters quote, essay, poem, song or rap. Help get the word
1. The contest is open to everyone. Photos must be submitted electronically. out about how great Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River are. Share your favorite writings
2. Attach each photo (jpeg format) to a separate email. In each email, please include the photo title, where in with us and you may find your words on our website, calendar, publications and displays! (All authors will be
Wisconsin the photo was taken, the entry category, your name, email address, mailing address and phone credited.) Deadline February 1, 2018.
number. Please note that our email addresses have changed. Email writings to: DNRGreatWatersWriting@wisconsin.gov.
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September 2017
ABOVE: “Fury”
By PAUL SCHULTZ
Milwaukee, WI
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Lake Michigan Stones
By Marilyn Zelke-Windau
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AUGUST 2017 OCTOBER 2017
They are there in abundance — S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
the round cornered, the irregular, 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
the stippled, the large, the heavy, 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Photo by mark straub
the thin, the lightweights. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
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On the shores of Lake Michigan, 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31
rocks are abundant.
Campers come, toss, hurl,
lose their night dreams before breakfast.
Locals drive the winding park roads,
watch for deer in the brush,
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eagles overhead swooping
extended talons.
The lake is quiet this morning.
Soft, it laps the shoreline. Labor Day Full Moon
Like a child, it pulls its blanket
up to chin, turns over in a wave
of dream, shoulders the weight
of wait til morning. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Stones wait as well.
They long for the plunge,
for the skip,
for the fun of flying.
Patriot Day Last Quarter Moon
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Rosh Hashanah
Begins at Sundown
Background Photo by KARIE HIAM
Photo by Katherine murray New Moon Autumn Begins
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Yom Kippur
First Quarter Moon Begins at Sundown
WISCONSIN’S GREAT LAKES!
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Office of Great Waters
October 2017
ABOVE: “Welcome to Cornucopia”
By tracy brunner
Cornucopia, WI
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Pike River Restoration
By Tony Beyer
Village of Mount Pleasant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
The Mount Pleasant Storm Water
Drainage Utility District is continuing its
multi-year, multi-phase project to restore
the riverine environment along the Pike
River within the Village limits. The project
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is divided into 9 phases and includes
roughly 5.2 miles of the Pike River within
a 17 square mile drainage basin. To date,
roughly 450 acres of land have been
purchased by and donated to the District
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within the river corridor.
In addition to controlling flooding,
the project will restore natural stream
features, enhance aquatic habitat, Last Quarter Moon
improve water quality, and reverse
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the progressive deterioration of this
urbanizing stream. Native prairie
vegetation has been planted and has
begun to thrive throughout the project
area, providing a natural corridor along
the river.
The District has received over $8 million Clean Water Act
in local, state, and federal grants/funding Signed in 1972 New Moon
to date for land acquisition, corridor
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development and stream restoration.
Partners include the U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service, Wisconsin DNR, Wisconsin
Coastal Management Program, the
Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network,
the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,
the Fund for Lake Michigan and the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers.
Photo by Tony beyer First Quarter Moon
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SEPTEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017
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Photo by PHILIP SCHWARZ
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Halloween
WISCONSIN’S GREAT LAKES!
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Office of Great Waters
November 2017
ABOVE: “Midnight Plankton Tow”
Off Fox Point, WI
By Christopher Suchocki
1st Place – Stewardship
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Midnight Plankton Tow
By Christopher Suchocki
Graduate Research Assistant 1 S
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OCTOBER 2017
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This photo was taken through the 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Photo by james mueller
porthole of the R/V Neeskay, the 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
research vessel of the University of 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of
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Freshwater Sciences during a 12- Full Moon
hour cruise on Lake Michigan. This
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cruise in particular was led by Drs.
Carmen Aguilar and Russel Cuhel.
Dr. Cuhel and Dr. Aguilar’s research
consists partly of a long-term time
series study on Lake Michigan. They
are investigating the changes in
Edmund Fitzgerald
Lake Michigan’s zooplankton and Sinks in Lake Superior
phytoplankton communities as well Daylight Savings
in 1975
as changing nutrient dynamics due to Time Ends Election Day Last Quarter Moon Veteran’s Day
climate change and the introduction
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of invasive species such as zebra
and quagga mussels and round
gobies. Brandon Gross, the laboratory
technician in the photo, is pulling in a
plankton net that the crew had towed
to take a sample of the zooplankton
community.
Ongoing monitoring provides critical New Moon
data to detect changes in aquatic
ecosystems and helps determine best
management practices for the Great
Lakes. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Photo by MARC PONTO
Thanksgiving Day
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DECEMBER 2017
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Photo by LORRI HOWSKI
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WISCONSIN’S GREAT LAKES!
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Office of Great Waters
December 2017
ABOVE: “The Stewart J. Cort”
By scott pearson
2nd Place – Cultural & Historical Features
Superior, WI
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Sheboygan’s Winter Ducks
By Marilyn Zelke-Windau
NOVEMBER 2017
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JANUARY 2018
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Photo by christopher suchocki
Mallards and their feather-brown mates 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6
waddle 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
over parking lot gravel, over beach stone 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
to the rim of the shore. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
We in our cars watch them watch us,
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turn from us, look back,
hopeful for bread bits, cracker crumbs,
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popcorn.
It’s winter at the Sheboygan shore road
turnout.
We, the noontime meditators, park there
at lunchtime, at break time.
We gaze at the steam, the grey waters,
the fuzzied horizon out far.
Great Lakes Compact
Full Moon Pearl Harbor Day Enacted in 2008
A brave few press window buttons down
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to hear spray explode on rocks,
to listen to the ruffled, muffled finality
of water waves.
Frost forms calligraphy on sand.
The ducks peck and poke the white script, Hanukkah
prance and pilfer before plunging in. Begins at Sundown
Wisconsin Great Lakes
Their breath rises plume cold. Last Quarter Moon Strategy Released in 2005
We breathe in, exhale out
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auto-warm, colorless air.
They extend wings in exultation,
twitch tails, submerge for fun.
Photo by MICHAEL HENDERSON New Moon Winter Begins
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New Year’s Eve Christmas Day
Kwanzaa Begins
First Quarter Moon
WISCONSIN’S GREAT LAKES!
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Office of Great WatersJanuary 2018
ABOVE: “Crystal Canopy”
By MASON MORRIS
1st Place – Natural Features and Wildlife
Port Washington, WI
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Wisconsin’s Inland Seas
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By Patricia Williams
DECEMBER 2017
Ice cover, born before December, S M T W T F S
varies year to year. 1 2
Gaunt-faced pines, cloaked in snow, 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
fringe the water’s edge – survive time 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
and January-to-February weather. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 New Year’s Day
Winter, spent by March, 31 Full Moon
makes way for April,
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a pared down landscape blooms –
birds, elegantly feathered, return.
May waters begin to warm,
activate the season.
Powdered clouds ascend in June –
a mirrored moon floats at night,
visible but untouchable.
Skies burst with falling stars, Last Quarter Moon
sparklers for July –
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heat relieved by sailing August waters.
Cruising conditions end in September –
red and gold moments prevail,
embellish October shores.
Anxiety arrives with killing waves
and gales of cruel November,
Soo Locks Closed to Ships
ports covered in snow.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day New Moon
Restless energy gives rise
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to sundry moods and conditions,
thunderstorms and high winds any time.
Great Lakes weather –
always a surprise.
First Quarter Moon
Photo by GREG DIETSCHE
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Photo by TITUS SEILHEIMER
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Remember to submit your best Great Waters photos and 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
writings! See information on the first pages of this calendar. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
The deadline is February 1, 2018. 25 26 27 28
Full Moon
WISCONSIN’S GREAT LAKES!
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Office of Great WatersFebruary 2018
ABOVE: “Algoma Lighthouse Moonrise”
By JAMES BREY
1st Place – Cultural & Historical Features
Algoma, WI
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
The Lake They Call Michigan
By Lynn Polyak
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JANUARY 2018
S M T W T F S
The Straits of Mackinac are the mouth
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Of this giant finger pointing south
Photo by JOE POLECHECK
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Long and narrow, deep cerulean blue 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
It’s a workhorse through and through 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Carrying manufactured goods and grains, 28 29 30 31
Groundhog Day
Petro-chemicals, and construction cranes.
Providing water to use and drink,
Lake Michigan is a vital link
To European commerce and foreign ports
Transporting cargo of all sorts.
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Yet commerce isn’t her only boast
For recreation, she is also host
To those who fish and those who swim Last Quarter Moon
To those who boat or dive on a whim.
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To all people, she is all things
Yet to her glacial roots she clings
Often freezing over in winter’s cold
It’s great for ice fishing, so I’m told
But come the warmer weather of spring
The bells of ships once again ring.
Chinese New Year
Valentine’s Day Full Moon Year of the Dog
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Photo by john cardamonE Presidents Day First Quarter Moon
MARCH 2018
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Photo by RUTH HARKER
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WISCONSIN’S GREAT LAKES!
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Office of Great Waters
March 2018
ABOVE: “Long Exposure”
By Mason Morris
2nd Place – Stewardship
Port Washington, WI
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Long Exposure
By Mason Morris
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FEBRUARY 2018 APRIL 2018
“Long Exposure” describes both this S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
photo’s creative technique and the 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
reason for the deterioration of Port 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Photo by ERIC IVERSEN
Washington’s north breakwall. Built 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
in 1935, decades of exposure to Lake 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Michigan’s freeze and thaw cycles left 25 26 27 28 29 30
this weathered structure weak and Full Moon
treacherous for pedestrian use.
With funding help from the Harbor
Assistance Program award received by
the city, the second phase of the U.S.
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Army Corp of Engineer’s remediation
plan began in the spring of 2016.
The fissured and jagged stone surface
was removed from all 22 steel-encased Last Quarter Moon
breakwater cells. Additional steel plates
were then welded to the tops of the
original cells for reinforcement and
molding of the new pedestrian-friendly
concrete surface.
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Reopened in time for July 4th fireworks
and Port’s Fish Day, the resurfaced
St. Patrick’s Day
breakwall paves the way for future Daylight Savings
generations to enjoy Ozaukee County’s Time Begins New Moon
Lake Michigan harbor and iconic
lighthouse. Work continues in 2017
and an ADA compliant entrance to the
walkway is still proposed for future
development.
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Photo by chuck germain
Spring Begins First Quarter Moon
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Soo Locks Open to Ships Passover Begins Full Moon
at Sundown
WISCONSIN’S GREAT LAKES!
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Office of Great Waters
April 2018
ABOVE: “Houghton Falls
State Natural Area”
By WALT HUSS
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Milwaukee Harbor at Rest
By Stephen Lars Kalmon
Today had been stormy and sailboats,
sails furled, lay aside for the night their
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graceful destiny. Motor boats, too, lay
at anchor. The sailors were home today,
waiting for a change in weather.
It’s good weather for fishermen, and they, Easter
rods in hands and bait pails swinging,
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prowl the breakwater to where the big
ones lay. Earlier, they had not gone out,
the Great Lakes are dangerous.
Yet, overhead, a westerly sun cast a
rainbow promise it will deliver tomorrow:
A pot of gold on one end, and a sunny
day. Motor boats will speed out.
Sailboats with unfurled white wings filled Last Quarter Moon
to roundness will speed across the water.
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Salmon, Rainbow and Brown Trout,
silver flashes under sleek hulls seemingly
designed as were they: speedy and agile
on water as they were in it.
On land again, along Milwaukee’s
Lincoln Memorial Drive, sailors can find
food and camaraderie in the Colectivo
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Café housed in an old pumping station,
its huge pipes still in place, sailors can
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contemplate their day on Great Lake
Michigan.
Earth Day
First Quarter Moon Arbor Day
Photo by Dan Patrinos
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MARCH 2018 MAY 2018
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Photo by GLENN GIERZYCKI
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Photo by LORRI HOWSKI
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Full Moon
WISCONSIN’S GREAT LAKES!
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Office of Great WatersMay 2018
ABOVE: “Fiesta”
By Dan PatrinOs
Milwaukee, WI
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Harbor Light
By Stephen Lars Kalmon
In the last light of day mankind’s
industry as viewed on Milwaukee’s
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shore of an inland sea, Great Lake
Photo by DALE KAUZLARIC
Michigan, like the cosmic scene above
is too large, too magnificent, to perceive
at a glance but requires a comfortable
rock to muse and ponder the works Cinco de Mayo
before us: Sunset and Industry, neither
ever fully at rest.
We don’t always see the Lakers and
Salties that sail these waters and all
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the industry that makes their sailing
possible. Nor do we see the industry,
behind these commercial, sport fishing,
and pleasure craft. We don’t often see
or personally know the human beings Last Quarter Moon
who pilot these boats and ships.
Our musing is intensified by a view of
on-shore works. As seen here the War
Memorial Art Museum, business and
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industrial buildings, and trucks and
autos going and coming to join the
world community marketplace via this
Great Lake. Ramadan
Mother’s Day New Moon Begins at Sundown
From our rock we ponder the reflected
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sun-filled scene, and industrious
humanity under it: We see the outward
signs of mankind’s works and that of
the Creator’s power lighting the scene.
First Quarter Moon National Maritime Day
Photo by ELIZABETH GRYSKIEWICZ
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Memorial Day Full Moon
WISCONSIN’S GREAT LAKES!
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Office of Great WatersJune 2018
ABOVE: “Kites Over Lake Michigan”
By PAMELA A. GARZONE
Neshotah Beach
Two Rivers, WI
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
I Saw Myself
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By Karen Gersonde
MAY 2018 JULY 2018
I saw myself on the beach of Lake S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
Michigan, 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Maybe I was eight, maybe I was ten.
Photo by WENDI HUFFMAN
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Photo by LARA HOGAN
I really don’t remember, this is now 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
And that was then. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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I played in the water and skipped
some stones,
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The water was cold; I was with my father,
I retained this memory even though
I am old.
We watched the mighty ships maneuver
in the harbor…
So big and so real.
They were very long, very massive,
all made of steel. Last Quarter Moon
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I remember Jones Island
And the smelters and the nets,
The smell of fish, the old fishermen,
The campfires…nets filled were a bet.
I saw myself watching
The Badger car ferry pulling into dock,
People and cars coming and going,
The mighty engines kept the New Moon Flag Day
water flowing.
Yes I saw myself the other day,
On the shores of Lake Michigan,
Maybe I was eight, maybe I was ten,
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These were great memories from way
back when.
Father’s Day First Quarter Moon Summer Begins
Photo by CHRISTINE WOLSKI
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Full Moon
WISCONSIN’S GREAT LAKES!
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Office of Great WatersJuly 2018
ABOVE: “Explosive Color”
By Mark Straub
Milwaukee, WI
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Samuel Myers Park Restoration
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By Julie Kinzelman
Racine Health Department
Samuel Myers Park lies within the
direct drainage area of the Pike River
Watershed, in the City of Racine. This site
was illustrative of the many challenges
faced within the greater Pike River
watershed and along the Lake Michigan Independence Day Last Quarter Moon
shoreline including: invasive species,
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erosion, storm water runoff leading to
poor water quality, habitat loss and de-
graded wetlands.
Since 2013, the City of Racine has been
undertaking a large scale restoration
effort to improve water quality and create
public access with the help of volunteers
representing local high schools, churches, New Moon
community organizations, Friends of
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Myers Park, UW-Parkside and the
Great Lakes Community Conservation
Corps. Removing invasive species (e.g.,
Phragmites, purple loosestrife, garlic
mustard, narrow leaf cattail) and
re-storing native dry/sand prairie, dune
and wetland vegetation will provide
food and shelter for bird species in this
migratory flyway as well as habitat for First Quarter Moon
year round “residents” such as Mallard
ducks, American toads, mink and muskrat.
The photo below shows a cross section
of restored dry prairie, dune and coastal
wetland habitats. Lake Michigan can be
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seen in the background.
For more information, contact:
Julie.Kinzelman@cityofracine.org
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Photo by JULIE KINZELMAN
JUNE 2018 AUGUST 2018
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Photo by karen gersonde
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WISCONSIN’S GREAT LAKES!
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Office of Great WatersAugust 2018
ABOVE: “Catching Some Rays”
By ReNEE BLAUBACH
2nd Place – Natural Features and Wildlife
Sheboygan, WI
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Kohler-Andrae State Park Rain
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Garden
By Reggie Gauger JULY 2018
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The beaches and natural dunes areas at 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Kohler-Andrae State Park are popular
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and re-ceive over 400,000 visitors each 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
year. Bacteria monitoring associated 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
with the Great Lakes Beach Program 29 30 31 Wisconsin State Fair Begins
identified microbial contamination and and Runs Through the 12th Last Quarter Moon
indicated the beach visitor parking lot as
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one potential contributor. The parking lot
runoff also undermined the asphalt and
created gullies that affected beach access
and presented a safety concern. There was
also a desire to reduce blowing sand from
the beach associated with dune erosion
and increased staff time for parking lot
maintenance.
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Plans were developed to address the
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parking lot erosion issues by capturing
stormwater flows and diverting them to a
rain garden associated with the parking
lot median strip. Additional dune grass
was planted to stabilize the sand. Cord
walks were planned to provide safe access
to the beach with minimal disturbance to
the new and existing dunes.
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The project was a collaborative effort
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between the Kohler-Andrae Friends Group
and the Wisconsin DNR with Fund for
Lake Michigan grant funds of $110,000
and In-Kind support of $16,000 coming
from 350 hours of volunteer efforts.
For more information, contact
Carolyn.Morgan@wisconsin.gov
Photo by REGGIE GAUGER
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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Office of Great WatersSeptember 2018
ABOVE: “Discovering”
By Renee blaubach
Grafton, WI
2nd Place – People Enjoying Wisconsin’s
Great Lakes
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Restoring Sheboygan’s Shore
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By Ruth Harker
AUGUST 2018 OCTOBER 2018
For Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Lake Michigan is a S M T W T F S S M T W T F S
sparkling gem. Local, state, and federal partners 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6
collaborated to highlight Lake Michigan’s 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
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Photo by LORRI HOWSKI
importance and why it is vital to preserve it. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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Under a matching grant provided by the U.S.
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Restoration Initiative, Shoreline Cities Green
Infrastructure Grants, Sheboygan received
$250,000 to eliminate storm sewer outfalls
discharging over beaches, and redesigned
three beaches that will be sustainable,
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easily maintained, and appealing, to reduce
contamination, improve water quality, and beach
health. Elements included infiltration bioswales
(a drainage course with gently sloped sides and
filled with vegetation, compost and/or riprap) Last Quarter Moon Labor Day
near storm sewer outfalls, native vegetation,
beach nourishment (the replacement of sand
from outside the original beach areas), dune
stabilization, and controlled public access.
The city also received $25,560 from the Fund
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for Lake Michigan to implement the Sheboygan
Adopt-a-Beach and Adopt-a-Habitat programs
to create long-term stewardship for Lake Rosh Hashanah
Michigan, raise awareness and commitment to Begins at Sundown
Sheboygan’s lakefront, focus on beach health, New Moon
and increase water quality through hands-on
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learning experiences.
Pelishek, Chad. “Press Release regarding beach
education projects.” City of Sheboygan.
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For more information, contact Chad Pelishek,
Director of Planning and Development, City of
Sheboygan at (920) 459-3383. Yom Kippur
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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Office of Great WatersOctober 2018
ABOVE:“Waiting for the Storm”
By Joe POLECHECK
1st Place – People Enjoying Wisconsin’s
Great Lakes
Duluth/Superior Harbor
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Superior, Indeed
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By Lynn Polyak
Birthed by glaciers of the distant past
With an area of water exceedingly vast
Photo by REGGIE GAUGER
Superior truly lives up to its name
Its size being one of its claims to fame
A wild lake of ferocious storms and waves,
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Holding countless shipwrecks in its
shadowy deep
Its hapless victims forever to keep
Yet Superior is so much more than this
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For it has received Mother Nature’s kiss
The largest gemstone in a crown of five
Its sapphire blue is something alive
That beckons the soul to appreciate New Moon
The awesome beauty of its pristine state
The rocky shorelines, the gravelly beaches
The sand and driftwood of its far-flung
reaches
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And its ridges of ice in wintertime
Paint a portrait that is truly sublime
All are facets of this treasured water
Clean Water Act
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daughter.
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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Office of Great WatersNovember 2018
ABOVE: “Point of Light”
By JIM PEACOCK
Red Cliff, WI
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Breaking the Lake Superior Trail
By William Tecku,
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from Overtime ©1985 OCTOBER 2018
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Chippewa eyes listen to sun, moon, stars. 1 2 3 4 5 6
They . . . rainbow . . . rivers. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Photo by JOHN WELLING
They camp and they dance! 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Drums hear lake water 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
sail into the sky. 28 29 30 31
FREEZING winds blow off a great lake.
Its song breaks trail for them.
They move . . . move . . .
move for reasons like
or because of our own.
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They canoe the lake
before it is mapped
by missionaries, Edmund Fitzgerald
Dayllight Savings Sinks in Lake Superior
by guns, Time Ends Election Day New Moon in 1975
by money.
Dream-hungry, the Gitchi Gummi
paddles through their visions.
They fish. They hunt.
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They do not spear
the snow.
They warm
by the fires Veteran’s Day First Quarter Moon
of stories.
They left and they stayed
like the air in songs
of water, of stars,
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of us.
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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Office of Great WatersDecember 2018
ABOVE: “Having Fun by Manitowoc Harbor”
By Titus seilheimer
Manitowoc, WI
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Cat Island Restoration a
Win-Win
By Megan O’Shea and Jo Temte
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The Cat Island restoration is helping to 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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Photo by BILL MATTES
keep the shipping lane open for the Port 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
of Green Bay. This project is also providing 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
a beneficial use for dredged sediment 25 26 27 28 29 30
in the rebuilding of this chain of islands 27 28 29 30 31
adjacent to the City of Green Bay. It is
estimated that the islands will provide
storage for approximately 20-30 years’
worth of dredged material. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
In addition to the economic benefits
related to dredging and shipping,
rebuilding the islands will keep minimally Pearl Harbor Day Great Lakes
contaminated sediment out of landfills. Hanukkah Compact
It will improve habitat for fish, colonial Begins at Sundown New Moon Enacted in 2008
nesting water birds (bird species that
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need aquatic habitat and that gather
in large groups or “colonies” during
nesting season), shorebirds, waterfowl,
marsh nesting birds, amphibians, turtles,
invertebrates and furbearing mammals.
Already 30 different species of shorebirds
have been spotted on the islands, Wisconsin Great
including the endangered piping plover Lakes Strategy
and the federally threatened red knot. The Released in 2005 First Quarter Moon
red knot has one of the longest annual
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migrations of all birds (over 9,000 miles),
and relies on healthy stopover habitat to
survive its incredible journey.
The Alpena passes by Cat Island dredging
crews at the entrance to Green Bay harbor.
The Alpena, originally built in 1942 for the
U.S. Steel Fleet, is one of the oldest ships
working on the Great Lakes.
Photo by Jo Temte
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WISCONSIN’S GREAT LAKES!
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Office of Great Waters“The ultimate test of a man’s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something
today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.”
Gaylord Nelson
Former Wisconsin governor and co-founder of Earth Day
Photo by Paul Schultz
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources provides equal opportunity in its employment programs, services, and functions under an
Affirmative Action Plan. If you have any questions, please write to Equal Opportunity Office, Department of the Interior, Washington D.C. 20240.
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