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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
COURTESY MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Good Health in Motion Michigan Tech Researcher Advises: Keep It Moving
Since he once worked with Olympic athletes, you might think that physiologist Steve Elmer would be all about “bigger, faster, stronger.” Read more
James Smedley
Savoring A Northern Summer
Sure, if you live in some place like Florida or Arizona, you get snow-free ground and coat-free weather all year, but you may not appreciate summer like we do. Read more
Giving Thanks – Twice Big Lake Residents Can Enjoy Double the Leftovers
Residents by Lake Superior could get a rare holiday opportunity. Really, if we wanted, we could embrace two Thanksgivings – the Canadian one on October 8 this year (always a Monday) and the American version on November 22 (always a Thursday). Read more
Reviews: Local History
Thomson Township’s Night of Terror by C. Philip Johnson, Rodney Ikola and Davis Helberg. Hellfire in Hermantown by Connie Jacobson. Sustaining Lake Superior by Nancy Langston An Extraordina Read more
DAYTRIPPER OF DULUTH
The Big Fat Deal, In Duluth, Big Tires Pedal by Winter
The bicyclist came toward me on a bright summer day along Superior Street in Duluth, pedaling as if in slow-motion. Read more
Courtesy Michael Atmore and Paul Mesher
Home Again Reclaiming Childhood Spaces
Thomas Wolfe wrote a 600+page book lamenting You Can’t Go Home Again, but what if you could return to your childhood? Read more
COURTESY PATTY MESTER
Thanks for the Memories, Storytelling & Health
In the last years of her father Walter’s life, Patty Mester drove every weekend the 80 miles from Duluth to Grand Rapids so that they could sit together for hours in a back bedroom filled with photos, news clippings and other family documents. Read more
CATHERINE KILBANE
A Peek Inside the Pump House & Other Surprises on the Washburn Tour of Homes
When Denny Kilbane and his late wife, Georgann, bought the brownstone pump house from the city of Washburn, Wisconsin, they got a lakeshore property with 120 years of history … Read more
LESLEY DuTEMPLE
When Will That Garden Grow? You Know You Want to … But You Have to Wait
When winter starts releasing its grip and spring slowly emerges, gardeners’ thoughts turn to greenery and to planting, but those of us who live in the Lake Superior region know one important maxim: Read more
KELLIE RAE STUDIO
The People Provenance, A Historic Home’s Raison D’être
Provenance: A place of origin or earliest known history of something. Read more
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: COURTESY RYAN BOLEN; KARYL CLARK AND TERRACE BAY FIRE DEPARTMENT
Neighbor Helping Neighbor In Rural Areas, It’s Often Volunteers Who Come to the Rescue
Jerry Roehm’s first call as the volunteer fire chief for Ontonagon, Michigan, was a structural fire that engulfed almost an entire block of side-by-side buildings. Read more
Everybody Loves Pie
As the summer sun slants across our decks and shadows lengthen, let’s get serious about pie. Read more
Paul Hayden
The Wishbook Home
When Todd and Robin Winkler and their children, Rachel and Caleb, moved into their Wakefield, Michigan, home in 2003, they had no idea it had a special history. Read more
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