Finding Fabulous Fungi
Dead Man’s Fingers, Tree Ear, Velvet Foot, Toothed Jelly, Bear’s Head Tooth, The Blusher, Brain Fungus, Fuzzy Foot. Revel in the staggering shapes and colors of our North Woods fungi – and their evocative names. more
Features
Courtesy Karena Schmidt
Five Favorite Keweenaw Gardens
Our harsh winters and a growing season that lasts slightly longer than a nature nanosecond make any flourishing garden here all the more wonderful. Find inspiration in these five favorites. more
Apr 3, 2017 12:00 AM Homes
Courtesy Thunder Bay Historical Museum
Unsolved Mysteries of the Lakes
On November 23, 1918, three minesweepers commissioned by the French government left Fort William-Port Arthur (Thunder Bay today) from the Canada Car Works where they were built. Only one would reach Sault Ste. Marie. The others were never seen again. more
Nov 1, 2006 12:00 AM Maritime
Great Lake Destinations
Find out more about Lake Superior Magazine's featured supporters through July's Great Lake Destinations. Links, Maps, Video, Facebook and more. more
Jon Nelson
Stromatolites: Our Mysterious Ancient Reefs
Discovery of ancient stromatolites on Lake Superior's shore astounded the scientific world and reestablished the age of the oldest known fossils. more
Apr 15, 1997 12:57 PM Natural World
Bryan Hansel
Golf Courses with a View of the Lake
To enjoy a round of golf around Lake Superior, you don’t really need to be good at the game. You might swing like a pro or fling divots like a novice, but one thing’s for sure: The stunning Big Lake scenery will ensure a memorable day on the links. more
Apr 1, 2016 12:00 AM Recreation
Courtesy Canadian Lighthouses of Lake Superior
Porphyry Island Beckons with a Lighthouse, Trails & Gallery
An adventure to Porphyry Island on Black Bay about 8 miles east of Sleeping Giant Provincial Park starts with how you get there. Most people arrive by kayak, canoe or boat. Or you can hire a fishing charter, a floatplane or helicopter. more
Aug 1, 2016 12:00 AM Ontario
Bruce Ojard
I Am Betty
In 1956, Betty Lessard was living in Duluth, Minnesota, and making good progress toward her career in photography. She had no inkling that a proposition that year by her father, Aleck Christiansen, would change the course of her life. more
Mar 30, 2002 2:01 PM Minnesota 2 Comments
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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. more
Jun 1, 2016 12:00 AM Maritime
David L. Kohne
Photos: Lightning by the Lake
Lightning is a powerful subject, as these photographers showed in their entries from past Lake Superior photo contests. more
Claire Duquette
The Bee’s Knees: Local Couple Adopts a Healthful Honey of a Hobby
Three years ago, Paula Cunningham looked out at the little apple orchard behind her and husband Tom’s Ashland, Wisconsin, home and had an aha thought: “It would be a great idea to get some bees.” more
Oct 1, 2015 12:00 AM Health/Wellness
Randy Jarvis
Wild Superior: Ruby-throated Hummingbird
My resident hummingbirds are freeloaders extraordinaire. Not only do they fight over the four-spot sugar-water tap, they have the audacity to complain whenever it runs dry. Many a bird has lingered at the dining room window demanding a refill. more
May 1, 2003 12:00 AM Natural World
Courtesy Canadian Lighthouses of Lake Superior
Porphyry Island Beckons with a Lighthouse, Trails & Gallery
An adventure to Porphyry Island on Black Bay about 8 miles east of Sleeping Giant Provincial Park starts with how you get there. Most people arrive by kayak, canoe or boat. Or you can hire a fishing charter, a floatplane or helicopter. more
Aug 1, 2016 12:00 AM Ontario
MDOT
Peregrine Falcons Return to U.P. Bridges
Peregrine falcons have returned to the Portage Lake Lift Bridge between Houghton and Hancock again this year, and area students built nest boxes for them. Falcons have also successfully nested on the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge this year. more
Jul 7, 2017 9:17 AM Natural World
Wallpaper Images
Download lake views and other scenes from the region for your desktops and home screens. more
Dennis O'Hara
Lonely Lights: 9 Michigan Beacons on Lake Superior Islands
These offshore stations marked some of the most dangerous threats to navigation found anywhere, and the stories of their operation and maintenance speak volumes about the dedicated people who worked them. Come meet them and their islands. more
Aug 1, 2005 12:00 AM Maritime
Jack Rendulich
Dinner and a ...
All around the region, establishments offer combination opportunities to make your meal into more. Dinner and a movie or dinner and a play are just the beginning. more
Mar 5, 2013 11:46 AM Travel
Donn Larson
Mystical Michipicoten: Memories from a Majestic Island
To the Anishinaabe, it was a mystical floating isle that eluded approaching canoes – disappearing, then emerging again from the mist. At creation, Gichi Manidoo veiled Michipicoten Island in a shroud of mystery still palpable. more
Jun 1, 2015 12:00 AM Ontario
Minnesota Historical Society Split Rock Collection
The Family Lives of Split Rock's Keepers
Before Minnesota Highway 61 was built, boats were the only means of transportation to Split Rock Lighthouse. Life at the lighthouse could be lonely for the early keepers and their families. more
Aug 1, 2001 12:00 AM Maritime
Molly Hoeg
Lake Superior Journal: When Bad Things Happen to Good Trees
Waking in the early morning hours to blinding lightning, constant thunder and howling winds did little to prepare us for the devastation that we would find when dawn came – including the loss of a favorite pine tree. more
Oct 1, 2016 12:00 AM Natural World
Sparky Stensaas Collection
Lake Superior Journal: Perk's Floating Forest
An avid birder, Captain J.P. "Perk" Perkins decided not to let his career as a ship captain interfere with his passion for viewing birds. From the early 1930s through the early 1970s, Perk created his own on-deck forests. more
Jan 18, 2011 8:09 PM Superior Notes 1 Comments
Paul L. Hayden / Lake Superior Magazine
Celebrity Sightings: Big Names Hang Out at the Big Lake
There is an impressive list of big names who have come to the Big Lake to perform or just to visit, stretching back to the days of vaudeville. more
Jan 1, 2015 12:00 AM Travel
Cari Povenz
Gitchegumee
Majestic seas, rise so high / And take me captive with your hypnotic tune. / With thunderous crash, or whispering sigh, / Bear witness to the gull and silent dune. more
Jun 16, 2017 12:20 PM Poetry
Young’s General Store is Still a Hoot
Young’s General Store in Wawa is well-known for the stuffed moose that greets visitors from the porch. People love posing for pictures with this true icon – sometimes the only moose that travelers will see while driving through Ontario. more
Jul 19, 2011 12:00 AM Ontario
Maureen Talarico
Essentia Health Staff Reunite Patient with Service Dog
When Dennis Wold found out he was going to have to stay at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital-Superior for an extended period, he feared he would lose his new service dog, Warner. But the hospital welcomes pets as part of its care. more
Jun 16, 2017 11:33 AM Health/Wellness
National Weather Service
Nine Major Lake Superior Storms
Powered by strong low-pressure systems, these nine Lake Superior storms wrecked dozens of ships and claimed hundreds of lives. more
Jan 16, 2012 2:59 PM Natural World
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