State of the Lake - Special Report
18 Health Care Checkup
       by Hugh Bishop & Konnie LeMay
The "industry" with a large economic impact around Lake 
Superior is also one we count most on in emergencies.

28 Unburied Treasurea Photo Feature 
When Bob Barron and a friend went trolling for treasure in 
Lake Superior, they "snagged" a 17-ton copper whopper.

34 7th Annual Photo Contest Winners!
Nearly everyone of the 1,000 images submitted "coulda been contenders," but our judges picked some champions.

Rooms With a View
41 Rock Solid Beauty by Konnie LeMay
Ken Johnston has spent the last decade creating fireplace 
works of art using the field stones of the local landscape.

Travel Special
65 Touring Heritage & History
Whether "cultural" or "heritage" tourism, it means getting 
closer to the history and the people of your destinations.

OUR COVER Logan and Zach enjoy the view at Grand Marais, Minnesota. Photographer Kristen Theisen enjoys her win in the "Cover" category of this year's photo contest. See page 34 for all the winners.

  1 Huck's Corner

  3 Letters to the Editor

  4 Editor's Note

  4 Masthead (Meet Us)

  6 Around the Circle

 10 On the Shelf

 11 Lake Superior Journal
     When Iron Will …
         and Does
    James R. Marshall

 14 My Lake Superior
     Life in the
        Keweenaw
     Marcie Savela 

 49 LSM Gift Guide

 66 Regional Calendar of
        Events

 71 Advertiser Index

 72 View•Point
     West Side
     Kenneth Newhams