32 Michigan Coasts

June-July 2006/Volume 28 Issue 3

FEATURES

22

By the Shores
photo by Michael Shedlock
On a sunny summer day, sailboats nestle in the harbor of Raspberry Island in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin.

24

Not-So-Secret Twin Ports’ Treasures
by Paul Lundgren
A homeport boy does a bit of attraction-and-activity recognizance to uncover top Duluth-Superior spots - some known, some not.

38

Winged Dragons
by Sparky Stensaas
More than 100 species of dragonflies call the lake region home and a naturalist-photographer tells how and when to “hunt” for dragons.

43

Lake Superior Living
43 Home: House on the Rock
     by Beryl Singleton Bissell
     The latest addition to a Grand Marais family’s lakeshore haven.
52 Ideal Northern Home: Easy Does It
     by Frida Waara
     A gardener shares tips that work so you don’t have to.
55 Recipe Box: Simple Summer Marinades
     Get rave reviews by applying these marinades to your grilled entrees.
56 Superior Catches: Practical Artistry
     3 regional products that put artistic style into practical pieces.

57

Lodging & Restaurants Guide
LR2  New Faces at the Old Places by Konnie LeMay
     Meet the new owners and managers of some
     well-liked establishments.
LR6 The Listings
     Comprehensive information on 150+
     lodgings and restaurants.

Departments

  5 Letters

  5 Who Are We

  7 Welcome to the Big Lake
      Getting to Know All Around You
      by Konnie LeMay

   9 Kitchi-Gami Almanac
       Lake map & notes, water level

 10 Around the Circle

 17 Lake Superior Journal
       Coming of the America
       by James R. Marshall

 89 Events
       Grandma’s: A 30-year Run
       by Kelly Harth

 92 From the Book
       Haunted Minnesota
       by Hugh E. Bishop

 97 Heritage
       Thunder Bay Art Gallery
       by Bob Berg

      LSM Gift Guide

 98 Travel & Events
       Making Music by the Shores

      84 Michigan   86Minnesota
      88 Ontario      90 Wisconsin

114 Lake Superior Marketplace

119 Advertiser Index

120 View•Point
      Moonlight over Madeline
      photo by Gerard M. Bauer 

38 Dragons

COVER: Paul Lundgren samples cool Twin Ports hot spots (page 24). Photo by Jack Rendulich.