14 Lake Superior Magazine 2003 Achievement Award
Our annual honor for contributions to the lake community.

22 Fabulous Fall Hikes by R.L. Hargesheimer 
Autumn paints the best backgrounds for walks in the woods.

29 Artists in Rare Form
Four artists combine intriguing materials into “practical” art.

34 Wild Beauty by Design photos by Randy Larson
Randy Larson sees the patterns in the most wild of places.

39 Out of the Mouths of Babes by Hugh E. Bishop
Things that go bump in the night often bump into the young.

Lake Superior Living
43 One’s Own Cabin by Cindy Ross
Logging into home building at this school requires a saw. 

Winter Recreation Guide
55 Ishpeming’s Passion by Hugh Bishop
How a small Michigan town earns national skiing fame.

Travel
68 Pilots, Divers & Other Seaworthy People
Gales of November blows in fine folks.

OUR COVER Scattered leaves quietly celebrate autumn at Bond Falls in Michigan. See Hikes, page 23, and a photo portfolio, page 34. Photographer Randy Larson.

  4 Editor's Note

  4 Masthead (Meet Us)

  5 Letters to the Editor

  6 Around the Circle

  8 Lake Pride

 11 On the Shelf

 12 Lake Superior Journal
     A Car Full of History
     James R. Marshall

 15 Lake Superior's Own
     Ida Ball
    Rick Burkman

 50 Wild Superior
    The Clothespin Thief
    Donna Salli

 64 Recipe
     Cranberry-Wild Rice
      Omelette

 66 LSM Gift Guide

 68 Travel
     Events Calendar &
     Regional Tidbits
        Michigan - 70
        Minnesota - 72
        Ontario - 76
        Wisconsin - 78

 79 Lake Superior
     Marketplace 

 79 Advertiser Index

 80 View•Point
     … the end of the line.
     Michael Shedlock