Lake Superior

The proposed measure would help offset the amount of a voter-approved operating levy paid for with local property taxes.

Minnesota author Peter Geye's book "A Lesser Light" is set in the 1920s North Shore, highlighting the arranged and difficult marriage of a lighthouse keeper and his new wife.

Minnesota researchers are looking at how to harness those forces and turn them into usable energy. Superior's waves can top out at 10-15 feet before crashing into shore.