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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
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
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
ALL PHOTOS BY CHERYL FOSDICK
Surrounded by Beauty A Waterfront Home Folds into the Land
When Katherine Merrill decided to build a home on the shore of Lake Superior, she already knew exactly where. Read more
JACK RENDULICH
Out of the Ashes, After a Fire, Teamwork Recreates a Dream Home
“I want this house back.” It was as simple as that for Mike Luhrsen as he stared into the ashes of his beloved Lake Superior-view dream home. He instantly knew he wanted to recreate it and his wife, Chrysa, signed on immediately. Read more
Bob Berg / Lake Superior Magazine
Building Community, A Blend of Wooded Seclusion & Friendly Neighbors
On a lovely Sunday afternoon in August, we strolled along the wooded driving lanes and hiking trails within the Brickyard Creek Community between Red Cliff and Bayfield in Wisconsin, joined by a somewhat impromptu neighborhood gathering. Read more
ANDREW KRUEGER / DULUTH NEWS TRIBUNE
Judging the Twinkle
Dressing up your house for the holiday season is a tradition (and sometimes an obsession). We talk to some master of Christmas lighting for advice and for how those judges decide who wins the local lighting contest. Read more
Konnie LeMay
Tree to Shining Tree: A Boreal Expert’s Planting Primer
Plan now how to plant a tree that will thrive long into the future. Read more
Spike Carlsen
The Care & Feeding of Your Cabin, Preventing Headaches, Heartaches & Bills
Your cabin, cottage or camp by the Big Lake can be a relaxing place, if you follow a few simple maintenance rules before a crisis hits. Read more
Courtesy Karena Schmidt
Five Favorite Keweenaw Gardens
Our harsh winters and a growing season that lasts slightly longer than a nature nanosecond make any flourishing garden here all the more wonderful. Find inspiration in these five favorites. Read more
Daniel H. Thompson
Lake Superior Journal: Our Little Cottage by the Big Lake
I was 7 years old when Mom and Dad bought their “Little Cottage,” as they called it, on the Minnesota shore. Read more
Sheila Smith
Dragonfly House: A Fairytale Getaway Made Real
The Dragonfly House, as its owners lovingly call it, tucks into a landscape of aspen, birch, prairie grasses and flowers. It’s more than a Lundie-inspired cabin; it’s a house built from dreams. Read more
