In Duluth MN, the wind was harsh and the water was rough on Lake Superior, there were waves that would make being on a small boat unpleasant, but not far away Port Wing WI, the wind was calm and Lake Superior was calm and water was beautifully smooth. The location of Port Wing may be the cause of the still water, the little peninsula that juts out on the Western edge of WI shelters a small area creating a bay of sorts that blocks the waves and wind. Duluth on the other hand is exposed and gets larger wave and more wind.
I wanted to see if this also applied on a larger scale, I looked at Chesapeake Bay and out side of it, the waves were strong outside of the bay, the water was rough, but even at the mouth of the bay, there was no significant wave height.
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