12 Lake Superior Magazine 2001 Achievement Award 
20 Short Rails, Long Views by Bill Howe 
Clickity-clack makes the heart go thumpty-thump when Algoma Central chugs into great scenic splendor.

26 Perfect Place for Murder by Konnie LeMay
These folks seem like nice people … but they’ve all committed murder (and mystery) in our north woods.

31 I Am Betty by Hugh E. Bishop
On Lake Superior’s Minnesota shore, the name “Betty” means one thing - sumptuous pies.

35 Moments by Melin by Travis Melin
Some photographers focus on special places and people. This new up-and-comer also snaps the right moments.

Rooms With a View
40 Special Spaces by Konnie LeMay
Expansive or cozy or very tiny - any space in a house can become a showpiece if the creative juices let flow.

51 Superior Skiing
Here’s all the downs and acrosses for the best downhill and cross-country skiing.

OUR COVER Magnificent scenery surrounds the rails of the Algoma Central Railway, one of the hottest spots for cool views of Agawa Canyon. See page 20. Photo by Bill Howe

  4 Editor's Note

  4 Masthead (Meet Us)

  5 Letters to the Editor

  6 Around the Circle

 13 Lake Superior Journal
     Deep-Water Graveyard
     James R. Marshall

 16 Lake Superior’s Own
     Mary Jo Cullen -
        Kayaker
     Joan Brooks

 46 My Lake Superior
     Silver Mountain Sunrise
     Stephen King

 48 LSM Holiday
        Gift Guide

 60 Regional Calendar of
        Events

 63 Lake Superior
         Marketplace 

 63 Advertiser Index

 64 View•Point
     Superior Fantasy
     Poem: Sheila Kay Heaton
     Photo: Darryl J. Robbins