OUR COVER STORY

The foxes of Sleeping Giant Provincial Park by Paul Manary capture our hearts and also Honorable Mention in this year’s photo contest. See the winners on page 30.

FEATURES

16 Special Annual State of the Lake Report by Konnie LeMay
“Sustainable development” opens crucial conversations.

26 Twenty (Mis)conceptions about the Lake
Amaze your family and friends with tantalizing tidbits.

30 LSM Photo Contest Winners
Amateur photographers capture the image in imagine.

37 Romancing the Greenstone by Hollis D’Normand
What’s in a name? These two stones have stories to tell.

41 Special Section: Rooms With a View by Hugh Bishop
City living with a window on the wilderness.

 

COLUMNS/DEPARTMENTS

     4 Editor's Note

     4 Masthead (Who We Are)

     6 Letters to the Editor

     7 Around the Circle

     11 Lake Superior Journal
     Isle Royale Goes Away?
     James R. Marshall

     53 Lake Superior Gift Guide

     50 Superior Science
     At the Bottom
     David D. Lonsdale

     52 My Lake Superior
     Ice is nice but…
     Herbert J. Coleman

     55 I Remember
     …always think twice
     Jonathan Small

     58 Regional Calendar of
         Events

     65 Lake Superior Marketplace 

     66 Advertiser Index

     64 View•Point
     The Whimsy Awards