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Along Lake Superior, erosion threatens the dead and the living's memories

NPR | By Sam Fuqua

Published July 23, 2026 at 2:36 PM MDT

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Low lying cemeteries near shorelines face threats of erosion as water levels rise. That is especially true for two cemeteries near Lake Superior, the largest of the country's Great Lakes.