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At Bear Island Art Factory Meet Thomas McDonald
Thomas McDonald is co-owner of Bear Island Art Factory along with artist Janine Patten, his wife. Thomas creates with recycled metal objects or collages of found objects. He and Janine also do fine art paintings, drawings and relief sculptures. Read more
Dec 7, 2023
Beth Millner Jewelry Meet Beth Millner
Beth Millner Jewelry in Marquette has the founding artist’s name, but has evolved into an eight-person team supporting the designing process. We asked Beth about the evolution and about her nature-inspired work. Read more
Dec 7, 2023
The Creator of Dock 5 Meet Natalija Walbridge
This issue we meet Natalija Walbridge, the owner and operate of Dock 5, her home-based studio on Duluth’s Park Point at 2311 Minnesota Ave. It’s open Saturdays and Sundays, 11-4, or weekdays by appointment (www.dock-5.com). Read more
Dec 7, 2023
Newest Fitzgerald Book Features History, Theories & Author's Own Ties
Tattletale Sounds: The Edmund Fitzgerald Investigations Read more
Nov 9, 2023
A Few Questions for William Kent Krueger from the Road
William Kent Krueger is a prolific and well honored writer whose main mystery series, now with 19 books, features the fictional Cork O'Connor, an Ojibwe-Irish man living in northern Minnesota who starts the series as the local sheriff. Read more
Oct 12, 2023
Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Help to create Access for All
Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore launch Access for All Read more
Sep 6, 2023
Amber Mullen / Wilderness Inquiry
An Accessible Dream
Sea Kayaking the Apostle Caves Read more
Sep 6, 2023
Cedar and Stone Nordic Sauna
Steaming Hot Trend
Saunas Culture in the Big Lake Neighborhood Read more
Jul 19, 2023
FAR LEFT PHOTO BY KRISTIN OJANIEMI; OTHERS BY JIM KURTTI
In the Sauna Belt
How Finnish Folk Came to the Big Lake Read more
Jul 5, 2023
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Around the Circle This Week: December 13, 2024
Santa by Ferry, Geminids & a Sisterly Artist Read more
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Holiday Flicks, Truckin' Good Parade & a Local Viking Honored Read more
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