Art/Photography
Features
Howard Sivertson (1930-2023)
The life of a natural-born storyteller skilled as an author and an artist 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
COURTESY CATALYST STORY INSTITUTE
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. Read more
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 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
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. Read more
TRAVIS NOVITSKY
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. Read more
BRYAN HANSEL
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. Read more
Courtesy Christi Belcourt
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. Read more
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 Read more
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. Read more
Used by special permission, ® DAWN LaPOINTE
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. Read more
Nace Hagemann
Inspiring Natures: Artists on the Gunflint Trail
Come meet these artists who take their art from their wooded neighborhood along the scenic Gunflint Trail. Read more
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. Read more
A Q&A with the Filmmakers of “Blood Stripe"
"Blood Stripe," the directorial debut of veteran actor Remy Auberjonois, was filmed in Minnesota and had a special screening at Zinema 2 in Duluth on Friday, Sept. 22. This is our Q&A with Remy and lead actress, co-writer and producer Kate Nowlin. Read more
Sunday
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Crafts Education & Learning Leisure & Recreation
Build an Aldo Leopold Bench with Dave Rasmussen-
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Crafts Education & Learning Workshops
Create an Aldo Leopold Bench-
