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During the winter months, the full moon rises over Split Rock Lighthouse State Park. During the spring and summer months, the light station in Grand Marais offers the same opportunity. This week, five of us gathered on the beach in front of the Grand Marais campground and awaited the appearance of the moon.

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We joked about where the moon might appear. We wanted to stand so that we could get photos of the moon passing behind the light.

It only took a few minutes for the moon to appear as a huge globe over the waters of Lake Superior.

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This month’s moon is called the “Maple Sugar Moon”.

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As the moon rose higher it turned bright yellow and aligned with the Grand Marais light.

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Soon the clouds that we thought were going to block the moons light earlier turned pink adding a magical charm to the evening.

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