The wreck of The Emperor in Lake Superior is said to be haunted by a crewman who continues to go about his duties, even in death. The creepiest haunted wreck, though, is the SS Kamloops, which sank off Isle Royal in Lake Superior in 1927.
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In northeastern Ohio and Michigan folklore, Bessie is a name given to a lake monster in Lake Erie, also known as South Bay Bessie or simply The Lake Erie Monster.
Also called rock sturgeon, this freshwater fish is the oldest and largest native species in the Great Lakes. These huge fish can measure six and a half feet (two meters) long and weigh close to 200 pounds (90 kilograms). Instead of scales, the lake sturgeon has coarse skin.
About a billion years ago, a fracture in the earth running from what is now Oklahoma to Lake Superior generated volcanic activity that almost split North America. Over a period of 20 million years, lava intermittently flowed from the fracture.
It's the 'forgotten' Great LakeLake Huron is often overlooked compared with the other four Great Lakes. Superior has a reputation as the coldest, deepest and largest.
That's when he realized the fish had fallen victim to a sea lamprey—the scariest creature in the Great Lakes. The invasive, eel-like parasite has a round mouth filled with concentric rows of tiny teeth that could creep out a dentist.
Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area and the third-largest by volume, holding 10% of the world's surface fresh water.
Lake Superior in a nutshell:The world's largest lake by surface area. The largest of the Great Lakes. Contains more water than all four other Great Lakes combined. Water flows from Lake Superior out to Lake Huron.