Tourism Thunder Bay
August/September 2015
On the cover: From the top mast of sailsuperior.com’s Frodo, Goh Iromoto photographs a novel view of the Varua and Sleeping Giant’s eastern shore in Ontario.
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FEATURES
Best of the Lake 2015
Best of the Lake 2015 by Our Readers & Online Friends
The votes are in! What communities, businesses and natural sites won the Best of the Lake for this year? Turn to the story to find out.
The Human Touch
Mary Amerman took up photography just recently, but her special sense of place and people brings surprising views of the Big Lake.
Meeting the Lake Superior Challenge by Molly Hoeg
The Big Lake awes many people with its power and beauty, but it inspires a chosen few to use its waters to truly test their limits.
LAKE SUPERIOR LIVING
Home: Honey, I Bought a House by Konnie LeMay
A thoroughly modern couple reforms a 1912 house into a 2015 home with a memorable kitchen.
Recipe Box: Just About Everything by Juli Kellner
Think pizza or burgers pair well with that local handcrafted microbrew? Think Asian noodle salad or an asparagus-and-egg sandwich instead.
Health & Wellness: Fit for School by Felicia Schneiderhan
Regional professionals tell the most important things to know about how to keep an Up North child healthy when heading back to school.
EDUCATION
Moving Lakehead into the Future by Phil Bencomo
Thunder Bay’s main university is looking good at 50 with new programs, plus med and law schools to serve its northern communities.
DEPARTMENTS
Letters
Behind the Pages
Welcome to the Big Lake: It’s Heaven to Me by Konnie LeMay
Around the Circle by Phil Bencomo
Reviews: History: Personal & Ecological
Lake Superior Journal: A Moose in the Rearview by Diane Larson
By the Shores: Superior Serenity by Craig Sterken
Travel & Events
Travel: Touring the Lake in Comfort by Bob Berg
Lake Superior Directory
Lake Superior Marketplace
View•Point: Hang Time on Palisade Head by Jamie Rabold