Around the Circle This Week
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Features
June/July 2020
Thunder Bay at 50, a Keweenaw community rescues a rescue boat, "Viral" adaptations and a photo journey from Bob Jauch in Wisconsin (and cover). All these plus a mushroom Pan Roast recipe, an inland lake home and the storytelling of Catalyst in Duluth Read more
Great Lake Destinations
Find out more about Lake Superior Magazine's featured supporters through this month's Great Lake Destinations. Links, Maps, Video, Facebook, Twitter and more. Read more
Painting by Tim Olsen / Lake Superior Maritime Collections, University of Wisconsin-Superior
Sailing Ships on Lake Superior: The Early History
Lake Superior, like all the Great Lakes, had its share of wooden-hulled, tall-masted ships sailing its sweet waters, even before creation of the locks at Sault Ste. Marie in 1855 allowed a freer flow of maritime traffic between the lakes. Read more
Parks Canada
Land, Water & History: Exploring Our Geoheritage
Have you ever stood barefoot on massive rocks beside Lake Superior? The idea of geoheritage is to connect people to geological history by pointing out significant features and highlighting the way we use and interact with the landscape. Read more
Phil Bencomo / Lake Superior Magazine
Spring Break
If you want to visit the waterfalls on Minnesota’s North Shore as they break free of ice in the powerful gushing roar of spring, it’s best to keep tabs on changing conditions. Read more
LESLEY DuTEMPLE
When Will That Garden Grow? You Know You Want to … But You Have to Wait
When winter starts releasing its grip and spring slowly emerges, gardeners’ thoughts turn to greenery and to planting, but those of us who live in the Lake Superior region know one important maxim: Read more
LAKEHEAD TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM SOCIETY
A Coast Guard Veteran is Finally Home, Workhorse launched in 1958 Comes Full Circle
Local Hero: Step aboard the retired Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Alexander Henry in Thunder Bay’s Marina Park and check out the view from the wheelhouse or explore the captain’s quarters. Read more
JENNIFER JOHNSON
Lake Superior Journal: Peninsula’s Final Voyage A Water Workhorse Sails Home
It started earlier this year with a phone call from Stan Johnson, president of the Marathon & District Historical Society in Marathon, Ontario. Read more
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