A fatal fish virus has been detected in Lake Superior for the first time, meaning it has spread to all the Great Lakes, researchers said Wednesday.
Cornell University scientists said they recently detected viral hemorrhagic septicemia, or VHS, while testing fish in the largest of the Great Lakes.
VHS has been identified in 28 freshwater fish species within the Great Lakes watershed since 2005, including popular sport and commercial varieties such as walleye, muskellunge and whitefish.
Although not dangerous for humans, the virus has caused large fish kills in Lakes Ontario, Erie and Huron. It also has turned up in Lake Michigan.
Even so, officials in Michigan and Wisconsin said Wednesday there was no evidence of a widespread outbreak in Lake Superior. They said the Cornell findings would not lead to any immediate changes in boating or fishing regulations.
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On May 3, 1782, voyageur Venant St. Germain was camped on the
shore of Lake Superior across from Isle Royale. He was watching the
sun set with three comrades and an elderly Ojibwe woman when an
unusual creature about 75 yards offshore caught his eye.
It "appeared to him to have the upper part of its body, above the waist, formed exactly like that of a human being" and "seemed to him about the size of... a child of seven or eight years of age." Its countenance "bore an exact resemblance to those of the human face" and it had brilliant eyes, a raised hand of fully formed fingers, and a dark complexion.
Gun in hand, St. Germain was preparing to shoot the creature and save it for science when the Indian woman attacked him. During their tussle the creature disappeared below the water.
Distraught, the woman reproached St. Germain for his wicked intentions. She explained that the mermaid was a god of the lakes and that merely by trying to kill it he would raise a storm powerful enough to kill them all. And for the next three days, the little group of travelers was stranded onshore by gale force winds and crashing waves.
Although St. Germain encountered another fur trader who claimed to have seen a similar creature in the same part of Lake Superior, most people doubted his story. This led him to provide sworn testimony of his encounter with the merman of Lake Superior before a Canadian court in 1812.
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Wow, we're jealous! Drew sent in these photos from his trip to Noah's Ark in the Wisconsin Dells last weekend. I remember the first time I went to Noah's Ark when I was in 7th grade for a end-of-the-year school trip (way back in the day)....Drew, you were there! It was a rainy overcast day, but as a first-timer, it was really awesome!
Thanks to the great people at Noah's Ark for making every trip to the Dells an awesome memory! Leave your comments with your favorite Noah's Ark memory/ride!
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This boat has just sustained some serious fire damage. How ironic is that sticker?
Thanks to @tsand from Green Bay for sharing this great photo.
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Many thanks to the great people at Noah's Ark who sent us this sneak-peak at their newest attraction, The Curse of the Crypt! We are proud to share this with our As Seen in Wisconsin fans as this ride is sure to be awesome!
My first trip to the Ark was for a 7th Grade end-of-the-year trip...needless to say, I have enjoyed every trip back more than the last. Noah's Ark is a MUST for all vacations to The Wisconsin Dells each summer.
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Web cams are great! Now you can have a look at the bottom of a river, live on the internets. What will people in Wisconsin think of next? This is a view of the Wolf River, just to the west of Green Bay
Thanks to Drew for the link.
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Thanks to Drew who forwarded us this news story about some great fishing gadgets, just in time for opening day!
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Thanks to @RedsChetekWI for sharing this link of their webcam where you can watch the ice melt on Lake Chetek. This is why I love Wisconsin!
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