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Our first snowstorm of the year hit the region this week and with it lots of wind. Gusts were recorded up to 77 mph at Stannard Rock in Lake Superior.

Near Marquette, MI they logged in the largest wave ever recorded in Lake Superior on a marker buoy at 28.8 feet.

The North Shore had it share of huge waves also. These images were taken as waves crashed into the shore at Crystal Bay in Tettegouche State Park.

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You couldn’t stand anywhere close to the beach as spray was going everywhere. I had to hide behind a huge spruce tree and keep my camera covered in plastic.

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The sounds were awesome as the spray rose to twice the height of the cliffs.

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This was one of my favorite images as it captured three waves hitting the cliffs at the same time.

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We can expect lots of snow and cold this winter because if you look at the front of this wave you can see the face of “Old Man Winter” about to get smashed into the cliff. I think he is mad.

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From up on Hwy61 the waves were pretty impressive also.

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Tettegouche State Park Cart-in Campground

Tettegouche’s cart-in campground is located on this point. I don’t know if anyone was camped there. If they were they were getting hit by a lot of spray.

This was one of the more impressive storms that I have photographed.

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Storm Surge

The storm surge and high waves did lots of damage in Duluth and around the lake. Here in Grand Marais the parking lot was filled with water from the surge in East Bay.

When this boy’s mom sent him to the Co-op store to pick up a few things she had no idea the work he had to do to get there.

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