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Published March 23, 2011, 12:00 AM

Photo Gallery: Big winds, waves on Lake Superior in advance of storm


"It's the fierceness of it - the raw power," said Jason Hakala of Duluth, as he stands close enough to get hit by the spray of water from Lake Superior waves as they crash ashore in Canal Park Tuesday afternoon in advance of the snowstorm. Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com

  • "It's the fierceness of it - the raw power," said Jason Hakala of Duluth, as he stands close enough to get hit by the spray of water from Lake Superior waves as they crash ashore in Canal Park Tuesday afternoon in advance of the snowstorm. Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com
  • Stefanie Loeffler, visiting from Sioux Falls, pokes her head out of her car's sunroof to get a quick photo of the wind-whipped waves coming ashore in Canal Park Tuesday. Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com
  • Shae Desotell of Duluth walks with Leila (left) and Bella on Park Point Tuesday afternoon. "It's wild out there," she said of the wind and waves. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
  • Lydia Herbertz, 9, (left) and her sister Grace Herbertz, 15, hold onto each other to keep from being blown away by the wind in Canal Park Tuesday. Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com
  • Some ventured close enough to the waves to get hit with a spray of water and ice Tuesday in Canal Park. Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com
  • People curious to see the ferocity of the wind and waves on Lake Superior came down to Canal Park for a look Tuesday afternoon. Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com
  • JoAnn Narhi (right) and her husband Clyde Narhi, of Superior, took their granddaughter Julia Narhi of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, down to Canal Park to see the waves driven by the storm front Tuesday afternoon. The wind was so strong they had to hold onto each other. Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com
  • Powerful winds in advance of the snowstorm whipped Lake Superior's waters in tall waves and spray as seen from the Marine Museum in Canal Park Tuesday. Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com
  • "It's only going to get better," said Amanda Glowacki of Duluth, as she used her hood to shield her face from wind and water spray while photographing waves on Lake Superior with her cellphone from Canal Park Tuesday. Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com
  • One of many people with a camera couldn't resist coming down to Canal Park to witness and photograph the large waves whipped up by winds coming down Lake Superior Tuesday afternoon. Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com