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Howard Sivertson (1930-2023)
The life of a natural-born storyteller skilled as an author and an artist Read more
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The Game of Throwns
The Viking game of Kubb comes to the Big Lake neighborhood Read more
Light Waves, A New Way to Absorb the Big Lake
The newest book by Craig Blacklock finds the art of waves. This story is from December/January 2023 issue. Read more
Winter Wonders
Imoved to Northwestern Ontario from the Czech Republic in 1993. Even after so many years, this landscape always feels new and exciting, mysterious and even dangerous. It’s wild and quiet, open and so vast that I am still awed by it. Read more
Roll Cameras on the Birth of an Industry
In northern Minnesota, when you think of “industry” you might envision our mines, our ports or perhaps our blossoming aviation businesses or our equally high-flying craft breweries. Read more
Mystery & Mayhem, Setting the Crime Scenes in the Big Lake Neighborhood
Increasingly you can find top-notch, high drama mysteries using our Lake Superior and north woods settings. In this issue, we query four successful mystery writers about why they choose this locale for their work. Read more
Home(stead) Cooking
A cookbook by a polar explorer from Minnesota brings out good home cooking. Read more
Children's Books 2021
Looking for children's books as holiday gifts? Reviewed here are: Grandmother's Pigeon; The Big Island; Marisol the Parasol; Big Yellow, Firefighting Superstar; Dragonfly; Josie Dances; C is for Camp; Begin with a Bee and The Adventure of Mr. Mouse Read more
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Moments of Zen - A Garden Grown, Sister to Sister
On a foggy Duluth morning in August 2010 under pelting rain, a group of gardeners and volunteers swarmed the top of Enger Park. Read more
Birthing a Marathon
Grandma's Marathon founder Scott Keenan discusses his memoir of the race's beginnings and growth. 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
Guided by an Old Prof
Speaking to the author of Michigan’s Western U.P. : An Old Professor’s Travel Guide of Twenty-Five Selected Locations (Ironwood to Baraga) 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
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