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A trivial conversation

Can you answer this question?

What are the five U.S. National Park Units of Lake Superior?

The answer is at the very bottom of this post.

A new season of "Pints North" trivia is coming up, kicking off at the end of this month in Traverse City, and making a total of 10 stops, including in Detroit, Ann Arbor and Cleveland. Dan tests our trivia mettle. (Don't worry; the question above is from last season. No spoilers.)

We'll also talk with a National Weather Service meteorologist in Gaylord about why we've had such wild swings in temperatures lately.

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Trivia answers: Isle Royale National Park, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Grand Portage National Monument, Keweenaw National Historical Park, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Learn more.

Ed Ronco is IPR's news director and the local host of "Morning Edition."