A Healthy Circle
Touring Tips from Doctors & Travelers So you’ve decided to travel around Lake Superior and earn your Circle Tour bragging rights. The excitement (and maybe some...
Cityscapes & Shorelines
The Photography of Jan Swart During her years as a North Shore expatriate in the Twin Cities, Jan Swart, a Two Harbors, Minnesota, native, loved using photos of...
Lightning and the Lake
A Striking Look at Our Summer Storms The most likely time to spot lightning on Lake Superior is between the third week of June and the second week of August, says Matt...
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...
