Background. Aseptic meningitis is an illness characterized by serous inflammation of the linings of the brain (i.e., meninges), usually with an accompanying mononuclear pleocytosis. Clinical manifestations vary, with headache and fever predominating.
Lake Superior 1  ... is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area and the third largest by volume (Lake Baikal in Siberia and Lake Tanganyika in East Africa contain more water). 2  could hold all the water in the other Great Lakes, plus THREE MORE Lake Eries. 11,000 years ago: Glacial Lake Duluth, the precursor to Lake Superior, forms as the ice sheet retreats northeastward. 2  The lake's torrential outflow near present-day Duluth carves the St. Croix River Valley and feeds the Mississippi River.
Lake Superior agate. The Lake Superior agate is a type of agate stained by iron and found on the shores of Lake Superior. Its wide distribution and iron-rich bands of color reflect the gemstone's geologic history in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. In 1969 the Lake Superior agate was designated by the Minnesota Legislature as the official state gemstone.