Lake Superior as it is most commonly known today goes by many names. In the Ojibwa language it is referred to as either gichi-gami, gitchi-gami or kitchi-gami loosely translated as “Big Sea” or Huge Water”. My fellow kayakers and paddlers often refer to her affectionately as “Big Lake”. Having spent many happy hours on this biggest of lakes, I have come to realize how wonderous and mercurial she can be.  One moment calm and peaceful, ominous and lively in the next. This can happen in the same day, the same hour or even the same minute. The three movements of this piece, played without pause, reflect the beauty and changeability of this “Great” lake. The first, “Clapotis”, musically describes this phenomenon where the water appears confused an unpredictable due to waves breaking off either rock face or the shoreline. It is simultaneously the bane and joy of many kayakers. The waves seem to be everywhere all at once, breaking into each other making for a challenging, yet exciting paddle. Pack ice, created by smaller ice formations that have frozen together moves closer to shore in the early spring and is quite beautiful to behold. In the stillness of late winter, the formations are incredible. In the final movement “rogue wave” I describe these mysterious waves that seem to appear out of nowhere even a calm day creating much excitement and lost water bottles and hats for those who make their way in its path.