Our story on Ethnic Foods around the lake included a listing of many restaurants. That listing, plus additional locations, is located here.

In our story on Cycling around the Big Lake, we promised some additional information on regional motorcycle clubs. You can also access what Lake Superior Circle Tour Club members have said about their rides around the Big Lake.

We ask regional brewmasters:
What is your favorite beer among those that you brew? Read their answers, plus tips on how to judge a beer, in our special supplemental online report.

In the report on Superior Education, we talk about the major medical training that occurs in the Lake Superior Region. As a supplement to that printed report, here is a list of institutions and the course work they offer, with links to their websites.

In the story “Feed the Birds,” editor Konnie LeMay asks bird expert Laura Erickson about bird-feeding tips. In addition, here is a simple feeder you can build at home from a few materials you’re likely to have on hand.

In the story “Circle the Station Wagons,” writer Ann Treacy asks some experts about tips on traveling around the lake with children. Here are some more specific regional “top ideas” for kids.

Here's a real Fish Story, one that sounds more than fishy, but we have the proof in the photo.

We told you about the challenges facing the shipping industry these days. Here are some additional comments from folks who work in the maritime trades.

We told you about the man who lives with Christmas all year long. Here are some of the ways he displays his love for the holiday.

You saw the picture of the group on the cover. See the full picture and learn more about who these people are.

We talked about the lighthouses of the western Upper Peninsula. Some terminology may not be clear, so here is a glossary of terms used in the story.

• We asked readers to tell us what’s Best about the Lake Superior region. And they told us.

• More than two dozen private land trusts claim interests within the Lake Superior basin. Some purchase lands to preserve, some work with governmental agencies to set lands aside as public and some work with private landholders to promote sustainable land use and conservation.

The best way to deduce the amount of water in the snow is to use a low-flying aircraft to measure the natural gamma radiation emitted from the upper eight inches of soil. The National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center in Chanhassen, Minnesota, does that around Lake Superior.

Frances Platske is a lightkeeper's daughter, and to this day her memories of life as a child at the lighthouse are strong. In our December/January 2002 issue, we profile Fran. Some of her memories are expressed in her poem "Farewell to Outer."

Phil Moy with advisory services for Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute in Manitowoc assesses the state of Lake Superior's fishery. This is a sidebar story to the "Flatlining with the Fish Magnate" story on page 14 in the April/May 2001 issue of the magazine.

Oct./Nov. 1998

Our October/November 1998 issue features a section on winter’s latest fad sport - showshoeing. Sparky Stensaas of Duluth, Minnesota, is perhaps one of the most knowledgeable when it comes to picking the right shoes for the sport. To whet our appetite for the season, he’s provided a backgrounder on just how snowshoeing got its start.