24 Island School

August-September 2008/Volume 30 Issue 4

FEATURES

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A School of Their Own
by Jared Glovsky
It’s small on students - only 23 - but big on heart and learning. Come
visit the 135-year-old elementary school still open on Madeline Island.

36

Best of the Lake
by Readers
Local residents, Circle Tour-ists and weekend visitors reveal
their favorite places and experiences around Lake Superior.

42

Superior Education
42 CSI: Microbial by Konnie LeMay
  A microbe may be an invaluable part of the lake’s nitrogen cycle
  and may be key to a 10,000-year history of water temperatures.
45 Keeping Out a Deadly Fish Virus
  Lake Superior probably cannot repel the VHS fish virus, but
  regional researchers and others are trying to find battle options.

47

Lake Superior Living
47 Women in Construction by Ann Treacy
  A Duluth company works to change ideas about what women
  can do and what are the best (greenest) ways to build homes.
55 Superior Catches: Lather Up!
  Two regional experts recommend lotions of summer - sun and bug.     
58 Recipe Box: Fry Breads & Bannock by Juli Kellner
  Yes, these tradition-laden recipes are calorie laden, too, but
  at a powwow you could also dance off some of the bounty.

Departments

   4 Letters

   6 Who Are We

   7 Welcome to the Big Lake
      Fly High … Work Together
      by Konnie LeMay

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

  10 Around the Circle

  14 Event: Lake Superior Day

  16 Superior Reviews
       Regional Books, Music, DVDs

  17 Lake Superior Journal
       A Little Slice of Heaven
       by Donn Larson

  22 By the Shores
       Whirling Waters
       photo by Brian  Shawn Malone

       LSM Gift Guide

  61 Travel & Events
       Sweet Spots
       by Bob Berg

         67 Michigan  72 Minnesota
         76 Ontario     79 Wisconsin

  83 Lake Superior Marketplace

  87 Advertiser Index

  88 View•Point
       Stone Puppy
       photo by Nick Bristol

62 Sweet Spots