Lake Superior Magazine

Welcome to the Big Lake

Summer Fun & Games A jug of wine, a jigsaw puzzle and thou. How different that familiar phrase – “a jug of wine, a loaf of bread and thou” – might have been...

Learning to See & Surprise Yourself

New Ways to View the Shore by Konnie LeMay Savvy photographers know that a camera can be your passport to exploring the world. And photo workshops or excursions can be...

Our Snowshoe Saint

As the story goes, in 1846, Father Frederic Baraga on Madeline Island heard word that the Ojibwe community at Grand Portage (in today’s Minnesota) was in the midst...

Rescuing The Rock

  A Volunteer Movement to Save a Lighthouse Maybe it’s the isolation, the endless battle against wind and waves, or the tales sheltered within. Whatever the...

Salad Savvy, Building a Smarter, Healthier Dish

Salads say summer. More than any other dish, the toss up of cool, crisp, refreshing ingredients is the essence of this bountiful season. Another perk: Salads require...

Fishing You Were Here, Let a Charter Be Your Guide

It was 5:15 a.m. on a June day, and Jon Dahl was commuting to his family business in downtown Duluth. His destination? Jon’s idea of the ideal office: a 32-foot,...

Sweet Pickin’s, Choosing Cherries in an Apple World

Before the apples, come the cherries, at least at Apple Hill Orchard near Bayfield, Wisconsin. The orchard bears the name of Bayfield’s beloved fruit, but for a...

Circular Connections, An Exhibition of the Amazing Artistry of Christi Belcourt

Art and nature: Christi Belcourt, a Métis artist, has always addressed the cyclical relationship between people and nature. Her large paintings of floral designs...

Welcoming The World, Newest Budget-Friendly Lodgings at the Lake

Kate Keeble’s daughter, Addie, was enamored with the idea of Paris. “She was obsessed,” Kate says. So what to do when your home is 4,000 miles from the...