Winner of the 2023 Lake Superior Magazine Achievement Award: The St. Louis River Alliance
Since 1994, Lake Superior Magazine has given out its annual Achievement Award to individuals and groups from all four Lake Superior shores. Winners have been involved in a range of Lake life from business enterprises, to environmental protection, to promoting the region, to documenting its beauty. But all the recipients have one important element in common. They have contributed significantly to the well-being of Lake Superior and its peoples.
That is why this year’s choice for the 2023 Achievement Award – the St. Louis River Alliance – was an easy one. We celebrate the Alliance for its partnerships, its planning and its commitment to the waters of Lake Superior’s largest U.S. tributary. The award and a story about the Alliance appears in the October/November issue of Lake Superior Magazine and is now available online.
“The St. Louis River Alliance works so effectively because it gathers together businesses, organizations, state and federal agencies and citizens into the common cause of protecting the health and resiliency of the St. Louis River,” says Konnie LeMay, editor of Lake Superior Magazine. “As it notes in the organization’s mission and vision, it understands the need for a ‘thriving ecology, economy and community’ surrounding the river’s watershed. In presenting this Achievement Award to the Alliance, though, we also note its ability and commitment to educate and engage the residents along the river. Building that understanding and support will protect the river into future generations.”
“The St. Louis River Alliance is excited and proud to receive this award from the widely respected and prestigious Lake Superior Magazine.” St. Louis River Alliance’s Executive Director Kris Eilers says. “The Alliance is a membership organization that has been working on the restoration of the river for decades, and this award is a reflection of the support and work of our community, members, and partners. We are truly amazed at how this beautiful river continues to bring us together over and over.”
The Alliance’s activities and achievements depend on its members. It is in the midst of a membership drive Nov. 1-Dec. 15, during which it will be showcasing the many projects and events it hosts to help connect the community to the river. Learn more about this incredible organization and how you can get involved HERE.
Editors & News Directors:
Contacts (including for logos and photos)
Konnie LeMay, editor, Lake Superior Magazine, 218-740-7355; kon@lakesuperior.com
Kris Eilers, Executive Director of the St. Louis River Alliance, 218.733.9520; kris@stlouisriver.org
Links
2023 Lake Superior Magazine Achievement Award: www.lakesuperior.com/the-lake/455%20Achievement%20Award/
A full list of past Lake Superior Magazine Achievement Award Winners: www.lakesuperior.com/aboutus/media-center/achievement-award-winners/
St. Louis River Alliance: www.stlouisriver.org/
Lake Superior Magazine: www.lakesuperior.com/
