Giant lava flow hiding in plain sight in Michigan. Story by Matt Jaworowski • 1w. G RAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — When people ...

But volcanic activity was the driving force behind some of Michigan’s key resources and landmarks. (Feb. 23, 2025) Giant lava flow hiding in plain sight in Michigan ...

Scenic boat tour offers new U.P. adventure with lighthouse, ancient lava flows. Updated: Jun. 12, 2023, ... They wanted more of the remote views Michigan’s northernmost peninsula is known for.

Today, volcano-chasers in Michigan can head from the rhyolite-rich Porcupine Mountains up to the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula, via M-41 to Copper Harbor, to see lava flows visible in the roadcuts.

Michigan's state gemstone is as stunning as the Great Lake where it's found. Skip to Main Content. ... Those lava flows, which could be thousands of feet thick in some places, ...

More than a billion years ago when North America began splitting apart, the earth began pouring out massive, iron-rich lava flows, according to the Department of Natural Resources. Water vapor and ...

On December 14, 1991, Etna began erupting, sending lava toward the town of Zafferana Etnea, located 9 km (6 mi) downslope of the active vents.

The flow traveled roughly 5 km (3 mi) underground in these cracks to within about 1.2 km (0.7 mi) of Ka‘ohe Homesteads subdivision where the lava exited the final crack in early September.

What we see as Isle Royale and the Keweenaw Peninsula is actually part of the one of the largest known lava flows on Earth. When people think of volcanoes, they don’t typically think of Michigan.

When people think of volcanoes, they don’t typically think of Michigan. But volcanic activity was the driving force behind some of Michigan’s key resources and landmarks. (Feb. 23, 2025) ...