Picnic Idea: Fly a kite, Family Picnic a Regular Every July

What's better than a July picnic on a hot, sandy beach next to the worlds largest freshwater lake?



A picnic and a Lake Superior celebration!



With Kite Flying and a whole lot of other activities this could be your best family picnic yet. You should make plans for Lake Superior Day this July



Watch this video to capture some of the magnificence of Lake Superior as well as learn about the day and some of the history and importance of the lake. (note the button to play is only small and a little hard to find. It's right under the largest picture.)



Billed as an Earth Healing Initiative for 2008 and an Interfaith environmental project for the Great Lakes Basin in cooperation with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).



According to the Lake Superior Binational Forum Lake Superior Day is a special day (held annually on the third Sunday in July) that encourages you to think about your connection to the world's largest freshwater lake.



Although Lake Superior is the cleanest of the five Great Lakes, it too is being threatened by pollution, invasive species, loss of habitat, and over-development. The purpose of this special day is to remind people how important the lake and its natural resources are to our everyday living and to encourage each of us to take action to protect it.



Almost 45 groups and communities have participated to date, in some way, including special events such as dragon boat races, beach clean ups, musical concerts, library displays, church services, and signed proclamations that designate the third Sunday in July as Lake Superior Day.



There is a Forum's website that offers ideas about how the day was celebrated last year and what you can do to celebrate Lake Superior. You may click on Current Projects and new information is posted regularly.



Individuals and families, churches and kids, communities and clubs, and businesses and industries hold activities or events that celebrate Lake Superior Day, held annually on the third Sunday in July



Lake Superior's deepest point is 1,332 feet, which would almost cover the Sears Tower in Chicago, one of the worlds tallest buildings.



The lake stretches approximately 350 miles from west to east, and 160 miles north to south. If you could travel along the entire Lake Superior shoreline, you would travel 1,826 miles, or the distance from Duluth to San Francisco.



The Lake Superior Binational Forum is a multi-sector stakeholder group of U.S. and Canadian volunteers that work together to provide input to governments about lake issues and educate basin residents about ways to protect and restore the lake.



Lake Superior's surface covers 31,700 square miles, or about the size of South Carolina.



The lake is so big it could hold all the water from the other four Great Lakes, plus three more lakes the size of Lake Erie.



A great place to have a picnic!



For more information email organizers - or call (715) 682-1489