20 - Blooms of Spring

April-May 2009 / Volume 31 Issue 2

FEATURES

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Bring on the Blooms  by Bob Berg
What do May flowers bring? A cheery farewell to winter and a great reason for a spring visit to the Bayfield, Wisconsin, neighborhood.

32

Storms of Spring  by Frederick Stonehouse
Everyone has heard of those “gales of November,” but Lake Superior doesn’t save its fury for fall only, as a maritime historian tells us.

32

Hoppy Together  by Jane & Erik Nordberg
A handful of microbreweries is keeping alive a Keweenaw tradition.
Supplemental story: How Brewers Choose a Good Brew

42

Lake Superior Living
42 Homes: Bright Ideas for Open Spaces
  by Konnie LeMay
  Designer Cheryl Fosdick’s views on building & remodeling.
47 Recipe Box: Seasoned Openers, Fish Food
  by Juli Kellner

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Lake Superior Recreation Guide
  RG2 Coming Full ’Cycle: Lake Motorcycling 
     by Tom Wilkowske
  Supplemental Infomation: Regional Motorcycle Clubs
RG13 Pedaling Pointers: People-powered Touring 
     by Bob Berg
RG17 Superior Catches: 2-Wheeling Accessories
RG18 From the Greens: A Rousing Round of Golf Tidbits
RG22 Short Takes: Birding, hiking, boating, kayaking, et al outside.

Departments

   4 Letters

   6 Behind the Pages

   6 Who We Are

   7 Welcome to the Big Lake
      Spring Surprises
      by Konnie LeMay

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

  10 Around the Circle

  12 Superior Reviews
       Regional Books   

  13 Catching Up …
       With Cheng-Khee Chee
       by Tom Wilkowske

  16 Lake Superior Journal
       Head to the Royale Isle
       by Paul L. Hayden

  20 By the Shores
       Middle Island in Middle Bay
       photo by Tom Buchkoe

  81 LSM Gift Guide

  97 Travel & Events
       Art to Honor Earth
       by Bob Berg

        101 Michigan  103 Minnesota
        105 Ontario     107 Wisconsin

109 Lake Superior Marketplace

111 Advertiser Index

112 View•Point
       Whoa, Wolf
       photo by Mike Mikulich

49 - Biker Heaven