35 Photo Contest

February-March 2007/Volume 29 Issue 1

FEATURES

22

By the Shores
photo by Travis Novitsky
Rounded sections of ice on Grand Portage Bay in Minnesota make it easy to see how it gets the name “pancake ice.”

24

Maritime Industry: State of the Lake Report
by Al Miller
There may be a few potholes facing the traffic on Highway H20, but the maritime industry remains a strong economic force on the lakes.
  Read More: Online Supplemental Story

41

An Artist’s View of a Fishing Village
by Jeff Hagen
This artist-author’s “postcard” from Tofte, Minnesota, reveals a bit of the town’s heart and history in words and illustrations.

46

Lake Superior Living
46 Home: Condo as Getaway by Sarah Benson
    A Marquette, Michigan, home becomes one woman’s dream cabin.
50 Recipe Box: K is for Kellner in the Kitchen  by Ann Treacy
   Juli Kellner brings regional comfort food to public television.
58 Superior Catches: Watch for the Birdies
   When spring seems far away, it’s good to have feathered friends.e.

Departments

  4 Letters

  4 Who Are We

  7 Welcome to the Big Lake
     Any Time is Maritime
     by Konnie LeMay

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

   9 Almanac Special Report
      The effects of low lake water

 12 Around the Circle

 15 Reviews

 17 Lake Superior Journal
      Wintering on Isle Royale
       by Howard Sivertson

 60 Destination
      The Sweetness of Sweetgrass
       by Beryl Singleton Bissell

      LSM Gift Guide

 64 Travel & Events
      Destination Weddings
      by Konnie LeMay

      68 Michigan   70 Minnesota
      72 Ontario      74 Wisconsin

 76 Lake Superior Marketplace

 79 Advertiser Index

 80 View•Point
      Ice-whipped Cliff Dweller
      photo by Brian & Shawn Malone

41 Artist’s View