Art/Photography

A Quasquicentennial Theater Year 2024-25

Howard Sivertson (1930-2023)

The life of a natural-born storyteller skilled as an author and an artist

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.

Being the Catalyst: Can Duluth Be the Capital of TV Storytelling?

When Executive Director Philip Gilpin Jr. and the board of the non-profit Catalyst Story Institute considered relocating from Vermont, they looked around the country for a suitable new home.

Passion for a Place

Andy Kaknevicius discovered Lake Superior while stations with the Ontario Provincial Police about three-hours drive to Thunder Bay. In retirement, he's created a documentary series on the Big Lake neighborhood. We chat with Andy about his passion and

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.

Cityscapes & Shorelines,The Photography of Jan Swart

During her years as a North Shore expatriate in the Twin Cities, Jan Swart, a Two Harbors, Minnesota, native, loved using photos of Lake Superior as her computer’s desktop image to remind her of home.

Lightning and the Lake, A Striking Look at Our Summer Storms

The most likely time to spot lightning on Lake Superior is between the third week of June and the second week of August, says Matt Zika, warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service station in Marquette.

Learning to See, Surprise Yourself with New Ways to View the Shore

Savvy photographers know that a camera can be your passport to exploring the world.

Circular Connections, An Exhibition of the Amazing Artistry of Christi Belcourt

Art and nature: Christi Belcourt, a Métis artist, has always addressed the cyclical relationship between people and nature.

Lake Superior Lies Behind Those Better Homes

It seems a little cheeky for a photographer to rearrange the home of the editor in chief of Better Homes and Gardens magazine. After all, some 35 million people take their cues to better living each month from the world’s largest-circulation family m

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.

Radiant, Together in the Outdoor Spirit

For photographers Gary Fiedler and Dawn LaPointe, life by Lake Superior, well, it’s like a box of chocolates.

Inspiring Natures: Artists on the Gunflint Trail

Come meet these artists who take their art from their wooded neighborhood along the scenic Gunflint Trail.

2017 Plein Air Grand Marais

Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery in Grand Marais, Minnesota, features a showing of the paintings produced during the 2017 Plein Air Grand Marais. Other paintings are on exhibit at the Grand Marais Art Colony.