Annual State of the Lake Report
20 Land of Thunder and the Gods by Hugh E. Bishop
Even among the circle of impressive Lake Superior scenery, the natural color tableaux of Pictured Rocks in Michigan stand out.

29 9th Annual Lake Superior Photo Contest
Amateur photographers strutted their scenic stuff for our judges; here are the top winners among an impressive field.

35 Murals - Painting the Big Pictures by Konnie LeMay
Murals give communities something to crow about and visitors a quick sense of community history. Our look at a few Big Pictures.

Lake Superior Living
39 Designing Toward the Northern Light
        by Jason Rice
Duluth, Minnesota, architect David Salmela’s northern ideals.
     50 Superior Tastes by Arlene Coco
     52 I was a Lighthouse Keeper by Don Erickson

Summer Recreation Guide
57 Canoes & Kids by Cindy Ross
How to make a canoeing trip with the young’uns into one of the best family memories ever.
     61 Camping in Michigan by Hugh Bishop
     62 Guide to Regional Golf

OUR COVER These are the rocks for which this special Lake Superior shoreline is named. Read about Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, page 20. Photo by Dean Pennala

   4 Editor's Note

   5 Letters to the Editor

   5 Masthead (Meet Us)

   6 Around the Circle

 10 My Lake Superior

 15 On the Shelf

 17 Lake Superior Journal
     Baptism of Alder
     James R. Marshall

  64 Destinations
        Glorious Galleries
        Hugh E. Bishop

    LSM Gift Guide

 70 Travel
     Events Calendar &
     Regional Tidbits
        Michigan - 70
        Minnesota - 72
        Ontario - 75
        Wisconsin - 77

 79 Lake Superior
     Marketplace 

 79 Advertiser Index

 80 View•Point
     Hen and Chick
     Rick Baetsen