18 Exhaling on Madeline Island by Wendy Webb
What’s it like to live on an island? Let the residents tell you.

28 Lake Superior Funny Bones by Konnie LeMay
Meet a few northern court jesters who bring wit and wisdom.

33 Landmarks a photographic essay
Special traits of land and water mark the Lake Superior basin.

37 River Revival by Konnie LeMay
For 25 years, a cooperative effort has worked to save the St. Louis.

Guide to Lodging & Restaurants
41 The Best Bets by Konnie LeMay
There’s a lot more to do than gaming at northern casinos.
     48 News & Noteworthy
     50 Lodging & Restaurant Listings

Lake Superior Living
73 The Ideal Northern Interior by Wendy Webb
Author, former magazine editor and Lake Superior resident
Jean LemMon shares tips on how to make a house a home.
     79 Choosing the Perfect Christmas Tree
           by Wendy Webb
     81 Lumberjack Christmas by Hugh E. Bishop
     85 Superior Tastes by Arlene Coco

OUR COVER “Landmark” traits - such as this beautiful Michigan shore vista - make Lake Superior a distinctive place. See more landmarks beginning, page 33. Photo by Michael Shedlock.

   3 Letters to the Editor

   3 Masthead (Meet Us)

   4 Editor's Note

   6 Around the Circle

   8 My Lake Superior

 11 On the Shelf

 13 Lake Superior Lore

 15 Lake Superior Journal
     Revisiting Old Victoria
     James R. Marshall

    LSM Gift Guide

 86 Travel
     Events Calendar &
     Regional Tidbits
        Michigan - 86     
        Minnesota - 88
        Ontario - 90
        Wisconsin - 92

 94 Lake Superior
     Marketplace 

 95 Advertiser Index

 96 View•Point
     On the trail
     Michael Shedlock