Health/Wellness
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.
Mar 19, 2019
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.”
Nov 26, 2018
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.
Oct 15, 2018
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.
Oct 15, 2018
KONNIE LeMAY
A Healthy Circle, Touring Tips from Doctors & Travelers
So you’ve decided to travel around Lake Superior and earn your Circle Tour bragging rights. The excitement (and maybe some anxiety) of this epic journey can span months of careful planning for some.
Aug 16, 2018
KONNIE LeMAY / LAKE SUPERIOR MAGAZINE
Healing All Wounds Modern Techniques & New Spaces Provide Relief
Turns out your mother was wrong – picking the scab from a wound can encourage healing. But you should let the professionals do it.
Mar 18, 2018
PICTURE THIS OF BRIMLEY, MICHIGAN
Community of Caring, Local Volunteers & Donors Give Life to a U.P. Hospice
In September 2016, Marion Eavou came to live – and to die – in the Robert and Helen Ball Hospice House in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Every minute of her eight months there, someone in her large family stayed with her.
Dec 22, 2017
COURTESY COLLEGE OF ST. SCHOLASTICA
Heads Up (or Down) Local Doctors, Coaches & Others Focus on Concussions
With the start of the football and hockey seasons – pro and amateur – concussions are much on the minds of many doctors, coaches, athletic trainers, players, teachers and health professionals nationally and regionally.
Dec 1, 2017
Phil Bencomo / Lake Superior Magazine
To the Point, Local Practitioners Embrace Acupuncture
Acupuncture – the ancient Chinese practice of using carefully placed needles to treat a variety of maladies – has moved into the modern medical mainstream nationally and Big Lake locally.
Oct 3, 2017
Maureen Talarico
Essentia Health Staff Reunite Patient with Service Dog
When Dennis Wold found out he was going to have to stay at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospital-Superior for an extended period, he feared he would lose his new service dog, Warner. But the hospital welcomes pets as part of its care.
Jun 16, 2017
Courtesy UP Health System-Marquette
No Need to Leave Town for Top-Notch Healthcare
Marquette is not the only regional city with medical options beyond what might be expected. We take a look at three state-of-the-art offerings at three area hospitals that can keep patients home or in their home region.
Apr 3, 2017
Chris Gibbs
Don’t Blame Winter for Missing Outdoor Fun
In winter, many Lake Superior outdoor enthusiasts live by the old adage: “There’s no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.”
Feb 1, 2017
Courtesy Nipigon Dental
Fortunate Fillings: Dental Care Bridges the Gaps, Even in Rural Regions
Lake Superior’s rural neighborhoods fare pretty well when it comes to available dentists. Residents of most areas have at least one general practitioner within an hour’s drive – and usually much closer.
Dec 1, 2016
Courtesy NMU Lydia M. Olson Library
Therapy Dogs Bring Comfort to Others
A dog's calm presence can bring comfort to people under stress of grieving, recovery, depression or other anxiety-inducing pressures like final exams.
Oct 1, 2016
Superior Notes
Around the Circle This Week: April 25, 2025
Migrators Return, Independent Books & Homegrown Music
Apr 25, 2025
Korben Moelter
Around the Circle This Week: April 17, 2025
Wild Residents, National Parks & Dark Skies
Apr 17, 2025
