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Features
William Schumann Photography
Pros Reveal How to Plan a Memorable Wedding
What makes for a memorable wedding? We decided to ask a photographer, a wedding planner, a caterer and a musician to describe one Lake Superior-region event that lingers with them. 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
Benjamin Alva Polley
The Lake Is Boss: Returning a Little Wiser from an Apostle Islands Paddle
Quickly I understood this was not like any other water we’d paddled. Miles from shore, if you capsize you can’t just swim to safety. Read more
In the 1920s, Sand Island Was a Getaway for Young Women to Let Loose
In the 1920s, one young schoolteacher found a fun haven in the Apostle Islands for her girlfriends that gave them freedom to let loose and be themselves. Read more
MINNESOTA DNR
Safe Ice? Don’t Bet Your Life on It
When it comes to being safe on the ice, whether snowmobiling, ice fishing, fat tire biking or just taking a winter stroll, the experts all agree on one simple truth: There is no such thing as “safe” ice. Read more
Jared Munch
Meeting the Lake Superior Challenge
The Big Lake awes many people with its power and beauty, but it inspires some to test their limits. Meet individuals who set out on the water as a challenge and returned with a better understanding of themselves and our Sweetwater Sea. Read more
Duluth Author Margi Preus + 2020 Children's Books Reviewed
Margi Preus pulled off a hat trick of publishing this year with three books released. Writer Adam de Pencier chats with her and we review books for youngsters by regional authors or on regional topics. Read more
KONNIE LeMAY / LAKE SUPERIOR MAGAZINE
Our Snowshoe Saint
The Long Trek to Sainthood for Father Frederic Baraga Read more
Courtesy A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum
Minerals of the Lake Superior Region
Iron and copper are far from the only commercial minerals around this vast lake. Gold, platinum, silver, nickel, and gemstones such as amethyst, agates and even diamonds have been found here. Read more
Gary McGuffin
Out of This World: An Extraterrestrial Tale with an Island Ending
The Slate Islands origin starts some 450 million years ago when a nearly 1-mile-wide meteorite crashed into the Earth just south of the equator. Read more
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. Read more
Skyward, A Focus Above the Waters
It’s called “astrophotography,” the photographic capturing of the night sky, and the Lake Superior region often offers up the most rarified views imaginable. Read more
Courtesy CookingPost.com
Recipe Box: Fry Bread and Bannock
While many cultures have some sort of “fried” bread, what we call fry bread was created in Native American communities in the era following establishment of reservations. 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
PAUL SUNDBERG
Rockin' the Rift, The Billion-Year-Old Split that Made Us
Lake Superior was almost an ocean, not just a sweetwater sea. Read more
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