Behind the Pages

From Our Office

For our 30th anniversary issue, we’re sending a special gift from us to you within the “Why We Love the Lake” feature story. It is a fold-out of the photo by Jay Steinke on our cover. The golden-tinted Lake Superior shows the lake is worth more than gold … as you see, the Lake makes its own gold. This gift is to thank you for supporting us, whether you are a subscriber, an advertiser, a supporting vendor or a contributor. Thank you for 30 great years!

Also in this issue we are sending you something that we hope you’ll send back – our reader survey found between pages 56 and 57. We’d like you to help us to make Lake Superior Magazine even better and more useful. We’d love it if you could answer the questions and send the survey back to us. You can also fill it out online by clicking here.

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Save These Dates

• September 12, Saturday, 10 & 11 a.m. – Dan Lynch, co-author of Lake Superior Rocks & Minerals: A Field Guide to the Lake Superior Area, will speak on what treasures a rock-picker might find on the shores of Lake Superior. The free event will be in our Lake Superior Magazine offices at 310 E. Superior St. in Duluth. The book will be available for purchase, and Dan will be happy to sign copies. Please call to pre-register as space is limited. 218-722-5002 or 888-BIG LAKE (888-244-5253).
• October 24, Saturday, 2 & 3 p.m. – Author Fred Stonehouse will present “Things That Go Splash in the Night, Great Lakes Ghost Tales.” Lake Superior Magazine offices. Bring your favorite Stonehouse books for Fred to sign, or buy them here. Free, but pre-register as space is limited. 218-722-5002 or 888-BIG LAKE (888-244-5253).
• November 7 & 8, Friday-Saturday – 22nd annual Gales of November. Lake Superior Magazine is a sponsor of this annual celebration of our maritime heritage, hosted by Lake Superior Marine Museum Association in Duluth. Speakers, exhibits, presentations, raffle and other drawings. Details can be found at www.LSMMA.com or call 218-727-2497. Also see ad page 106.

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On the Web - www.lakesuperior.com

Links from this issue’s online Table of Contents:

• Find the online version of our Reader Survey.
• From Why We Love the Lake, expanded answers from our Lake lovers and fill out the same questionnaire yourself.
• From Recipe Box, additional recipes from Talmadge Farms.
• From Reviews, see additional books reviewed online.

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Worthy Causes

Marquette Beautification & Restoration Committee Inc. is a volunteer organization “composed of members who are sympathetic to our purpose of enhancing the appearance of the city of Marquette.” Among its projects, this 31-year-old group organizes an annual citywide spring cleanup, the Petunia Pandemonium project that blooms along entry streets to the city all summer and hosts fundraising garden tours and flower bulb sales. In its regular bimonthly meetings, the group has speakers knowledgeable on everything from gardening to food to regional history. (The general public can attend the meetings.) You can find out more about the organization at www.mqtbeautification.org.