22 Pasty Passion

December-January 2007/Volume 28 Issue 6

FEATURES

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By the Shores
photo by Dennis O’Hara
Winter is golden under the influence of the bright sunshine of this December photograph taken from Minnesota’s Tettegouche State Park.

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Passion for Pasties    2008 Gold Medal Winner - Best Cultural Feature
by Ann Treacy
For generations, it seems there’s been a debate about what goes in the perfect pasty, but there’s no debate that pasties rule as a regional dish.

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The Man Who Lives with Christmas
by Konnie LeMay
Wayne Torke, always fascinated by Christmas, has created a business and a life around the holiday that most of us celebrate only once a year.
   Read More: Online Supplemental Story

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Lake Superior Living
Holiday Hospitality by Konnie LeMay
One family opens its doors for an annual “Christmas card” to friends, colleagues and neighbors made of homemade sweets and a warm welcome.

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Lake Superior Restaurant & Lodging Guide
RL2   Hunt for the Hot Bargains by Bob Berg
           Winter and its shoulder seasons offer some of the
           hottest deals for overnight stays, plus we give tips on
           finding bargains all year.
RL7   Tidbits & Tips
           The latest word on passports and fun opportunities.
RL8   Restaurant & Lodging Listings
           More than 130 updated, informative entries of restaurants,  
           resorts, motels and hotels all around the lake region.

Departments

  4 Letters

  4 Who Are We

  7 Welcome to the Big Lake
      Big Shoes, Now Empty
      by Konnie LeMay

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

 10 Around the Circle

 13 Reviews

 14 Essay
       Slushbound!
      by John Pierpont

 16 Lake Superior Journal
       Jim Marshall Is a Friend
       by Cindy Marshall Hayden

      LSM Gift Guide

 81 Travel & Events
      The Special in Specialty Shops
      by Konnie LeMay & Bob Berg

      84 Michigan   86 Minnesota
      88 Ontario      90 Wisconsin

 92 Lake Superior Marketplace

 95 Advertiser Index

 96 View•Point
      Watch the Birdie
      photo by Paul Sundberg

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