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JOHN SHIBLEY / LSSU
STEM Ready. It Looks Like Fun, But Really, It’s Science
There has always been a sure-fire way to interest kids in science. Just blow something up. Read more
Courtesy Jim Dan Hill Library / University of Wisconsin-Superior
Great Lakes Fleet’s Ties to Duluth Stretch Back to 1901 and One Man’s Refusal to Leave the Big Lake
In early 1901, Augustus B. Wolvin told executives at the newly formed U.S. Steel Corporation that if they wanted him to manage the “Steel Trust” fleet, he’d only do it from his adopted hometown – Duluth. Read more
Great Lake Destinations
Find out more about Lake Superior Magazine's featured supporters through February's Great Lake Destinations. Links, Maps, Video, Facebook, Twitter and more. Read more
Amy Schwartz
Lake Superior Journal: Superior Blues
Despite their resemblance to igneous rocks, the blue rocks we sought were not formed in the magmatic bowels of the earth, but rather in fires lit and stoked by men. In the late 1800s, several iron-smelting furnaces operated along that beach. Read more
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Thompson Hill’s ‘Wow Factor’, Come for Visitor Information, Leave Astonished by the View
A Scenic Overlook to Start Your Trip: Many visitors stop at Thompson Hill Welcome Center off Interstate 35 near Spirit Mountain to pick up some information for their trip to Duluth or the North Shore. Read more
ALAN JOHNSON PHOTOGRAPHY
Rural Idyllic: Some of the Best Marriages May Be Born in a Barn
Jill and Kirk Clemmer are a dangerous match. She has exquisite taste and big ideas. He has a hammer and nails and knows how to use them. Read more
Vote for this year's Best of the Lake
For more than two decades, readers of Lake Superior Magazine have shared their favorite spots and sights, restaurants and recreation, to help us compile the annual Best of the Lake list. Read more
City of Thunder Bay Tourism
Above It All, Sunken Gardens, Harbor Vistas – You Gotta Love Hillcrest Park
When Thunder Bay locals want to impress visitors, they take them to Hillcrest Park in the center of the city to show off the stunning views of the harbor and distant Sleeping Giant. 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
JILL JONES
For These Local Treasures … Stop the Car! Put Benoit Cheese Haus & Tetzner’s Dairy on Your Wisconsin Itinerary
Driving in the Ashland/Washburn area, plan two stops for a true taste of Wisconsin with regional cheese at Benoit Cheese Haus and couldn’t-be-fresher ice cream and milk at Tetzner’s Dairy and its self-serve store Read more
AmberBeth VanNingen / MINNESOTA DNR
10 for the Road Trip Discover the Rare Features in These Scientific & Natural Areas
FYI on SNAs: On Sugarloaf Point near Little Marais, a rugged shoreline testifies to basalt lava flows dating more than 1 billion years ago. On part of Minnesota Point in Duluth, red and white pines 150 to 270 years old dominate a unique nearly forgo Read more
Erik Frosh
A Relaxing Way to See an Island
Looking across from Munising to Grand Island or even passing in a guided Pictured Rocks cruise by its iconic East Channel Lighthouse, you’d probably never guess that a good way to get to know this remote, intriguing spot is by bus. Read more
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Leonard Chandler | Great Lake Destinations
I was a Lake Superior student living in the Sault, but will never forget that storm and that night.
Brenda Thom | A Night to Remember: A Newsman and a Sailor Recall When the Fitz Went Down
Mojakka is a fish soup originating in the region of Kalajoki, Finland and dating back to the days w
Randy Karpinen | Recipe Box: Making Mojakka
Big Lake storm – why not put in buffer strips in Duluth? All the farm land ditches have them.
Joyce Lobitz | Around the Circle This Week: October 12, 2018
Is there a schedule or list of speakers/topics available for this year's McDougall's Dream?
Ray Horton | McDougall’s Dream