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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. Read more
Meet the First-Time Author of SUNKEN
Former Wisconsin school educator, Kathy Groth, talks about the inspiration for her first book for young people. Read more
TODD MARSEE
Recipe Box: Surf Over Turf, Tapping the Lake Superior Terroir
The French use a term, “terroir,” to define how a region’s terrain, soil and sunlight influence the favor of a wine or cheese. Read more
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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. Read more
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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
Adieu Alder
After 16 years, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Alder will leave Duluth for eventual posting in San Francisco. Read more
It's a Wonderful Lake: What if it Disappeared?
There is no question that Lake Superior enriches the lives of those of us privileged to reside on or near it and those who visit. But just how much does that 10 percent of the world’s surface fresh water affect us? Read more
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Our Cunning Corvids Ravens & Crows Give ‘Bird Brain’ a Good Name
Most would not call these birds lovely. For that, we have warblers. Few would consider their caws and quorks melodious, either. The calls of the Common Raven and American Crow just seem raucous. Read more
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