It’s 9:00 PM, and the Lake Guardian is cruising along the Keewenaw Peninsula on the way to Houghton, Michigan. Today’s highlights included working with Michigan Tech professor Marty Auer and his microscope attached to a flat-panel television. We viewed and identified phytoplankton and zooplankton from the Duluth-Superior Harbor compared to some that had been collected farther out in Lake Superior. Marty is an excellent teacher who often uses the technique of storytelling to keep his students focused on the topic at hand. He frequently checks for understanding throughout his lessons making sure no COSEE learner is left behind.

The marine technicians on board deployed two remote control devices into the water. Off Isle Royale, we watched as Steve Delworth steered the ROV. Later in the day, the Triax went for a “swim” sending several kinds of real-time data back to the onboard computers.

Stay tuned for more updates from other members of the expedition (I like the sound of that - sort of makes me think of Jacques Cousteau). TWS