16 Duluth's Canal Park by Hugh E. Bishop
From birth cradle of Duluth to a salvage yard-dominated waterfront to city showpiece - the life and times of Canal Park.

25 Images by John & Ann Mahan
Another in our series of Lake Superior views from landmark photographers, the Mahans of Michigan bring the lake home.

30 Ghosts of the Apostles by Bob Mackreth
Some of the Apostle Islands recall a bustling history of human habitation; ghosts of that past can be found by careful exploring.

Lake Superior Living
37 Flush with Ideas about Septics by Jason Rice
Safe, workable septic systems are a challenge to northland homes.
     44  Superior Tastes by Arlene Coco
     46 Going Native in the Garden by Wendy Webb

Guide to Lodging & Restaurants
49 A Bit of Valhalla on Earth by Konnie LeMay
Named for the hang out of the Viking gods, Valhalla Inn gives guests a heavenly experience in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Plus our lodging and restaurant listings cover the complete circle of Lake Superior and offer noteworthy updates.

OUR COVER Divers swim with the fishes in the impressive Isle Royale tank at the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth, Minnesota. Photo by Bob Firth, courtesy Great Lakes Aquarium.

   4 Editor's Note

   5 Letters to the Editor

   5 Masthead (Meet Us)

   6 Around the Circle

   8 My Lake Superior

 12 On the Shelf

 14 Lake Superior Journal
    On the Gitchi-Gami Trail
     James R. Marshall

  81 Superior Antiques
     Trading on our
     forebearer’s trades

    LSM Gift Guide

 70 Travel
     Events Calendar &
     Regional Tidbits
        Michigan - 83
        Minnesota - 86
        Ontario - 90
        Wisconsin - 92

 91 Lake Superior
     Marketplace 

 91 Advertiser Index

  92 View•Point
     A Vision in White
     Jack Deo