Long before the Great Lakes came to define the heart of North America, a much larger lake once ruled the land. Lake Agassiz, a prehistoric inland sea, spread across the continent with a reach that ...

Bill Redekop drove from near the Canada-U.S. border south of Morden up to Swan River, following one of giant phantom beaches of the ancient Lake Agassiz. "There were moments there that I thought ...

During the waning days of the ice age, North America’s Lake Agassiz was the largest body of fresh water in the world. At times it held more water than that in all the world’s lakes today.

Lake Agassiz. By far, Lake Superior takes the title as the largest of the current Great Lakes with an impressive expanse of 31,699 miles. Lakes Michigan and Huron, which can be considered as one ...

The Red River is what's left of ancient Lake Agassiz. CATHY WURZER: You are listening to Minnesota Now here on MPR News. I'm Cathy Wurzer. As you know, Minnesota claims to be the land of 10,000 lakes.

What caused water levels to drop in immense yet long-vanished Lake Agassiz? New research suggests that conditions 12,000 years ago encouraged evaporation. Not long ago, geologically speaking ...

Geologists later named this Lake Agassiz (AH-ga-see), for the Swiss geologist Louis Agassiz. The lake drained twice: first to the south, to form the channel of the Minnesota River and the Upper ...

Cindy Gray, executive director of Metro COG, said the name Agassiz was initially chosen for the proposed greenway because of its connection to the ancient glacial lake and the fact so many places ...

Mar. 21—BAGLEY — Lake Agassiz Regional Library will offer a series of programs at area libraries as part of its Spring Legacy series from March 26 to May 21.