Here is further news from the Lake Superior region. Yesterday, the first ocean-going ship (a saltie in local parlance) reached the Duluth harbor. It was the Brazilian-flagged freighter named the Diana. It is currently moored loading wheat destined for Algeria. What is significant is that this is the latest date on record for the first ship to transit the St. Lawrence Seaway all the way to Duluth. The problem? You guessed it: ice. Most years see the first saltie arrive in early April. The Diana struggled with ice from Lake Huron, all across Lake Superior, and then got stuck in the pack ice 5 miles off the mouth of the Duluth harbor. She was rescued by a USCG icebreaker. Meanwhile, local marinas have put very few boats in the water. Some don’t even have their docks in yet. Lake Superior still has enough ice to stop ships. The Duluth harbor is full of ice floes which I would not care to tangle with on my boat. Reports are that the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, a popular boating area of Lake Superior, is still pretty much clogged with ice. Where is climate change when we need it? David Sorenson Duluth, MN