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.more
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.more
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.more
You might think that when we tally up the votes for our annual Lake Superior Best of the Lake survey that we find that the same names keep coming to the top.more
On February 1, 2018, Duluth’s NorShor Theatre began a new life of indie arts and Broadway shows when the Duluth Playhouse opened its production of “Mamma Mia!” on a stage that has been silent for decades.more
“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.more
The package arrives days before Christmas (or the start of Hanukkah, your birthday or wedding). It’s labeled perishable, so no use waiting … you open it right away.more
From his home near Hawk Ridge in Duluth, high above Lake Superior, David R. Wheat’s view is spectacular.
But on a recent sunny fall day, the retired U.S. Navy commander was looking not into today’s brilliant blue waters but into a darker past,more
It’s called “astrophotography,” the photographic capturing of the night sky, and the Lake Superior region often offers up the most rarified views imaginable.more
Imagine telling bedtime stories to your children by the glow of millions of twinkling holiday lights. Talk about creating a memory – and you can do just that when you plan a three-day getaway for the family on the Duluth waterfront.more
Thanks to the internet, you can find recipes aplenty online, but I want to sing praises here to the joy of a good cookbook, one that offers much more than a sets of ingredients and the instructions for assembling a meal.more
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.more
In 1987 when Duluthian and dive-shop owner Elmer Engman called up a few diving friends, sent around a few announcements and gathered up a crew to hear speakers at Barker’s Island in Superior, he didn’t know he was launching an annual program.more
In early June , tens of thousands came to don sunglasses and earplugs at Duluth International Airport to marvel at the aerial maneuvers of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels.more
Boltz, one of the ambassador wolves at the International Wolf Center in Ely, Minnesota, seemed more at ease after the retirement of the exhibit pack's alpha male, Aidan, in August 2018.
Retiring Resort Owners
Scott Harrison and Nancy Burns sold Lutsen Resort after three decades owning the business.
Cook County Highway Department
New Lutsen Mountains Bridge
A new bridge opened in August 2018 between Eagle Ridge Resort and Papa Charlie's at Lutsen Mountains on Minnesota's North Shore.
Lutsen Resort
Lutsen Resort
A historic photo of Lutsen Resort on Minnesota's North Shore
Bob Berg
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At Duluth's Canal Park, the Lake was turned brown by the flooding of feeder rivers like the Nemadji River on the weekend of June 15-17, 2018
Paul L. Hayden / Lake Superior Magazine
A New HQ for Tettegouche in Minnesota
Landscaping remained to be completed, but inside the new center at Tettegouche State Park was state-of-the-art and ready for visitors in summer 2014.
Is there a schedule or list of speakers/topics available for this year's McDougall's Dream?
Ray Horton | McDougall’s Dream
Is the Edward Ryerson still in service and if not where is it today?
Patrick Cook | About the Boat: Edward L. Ryerson Returns to Service
Wonderful article - felt like I was there!
Cynthia Scanlon | Lake Superior Journal: Clicking on the Lynx
I have to wonder what marine forecast Micheal DeWitt listened to on September 3. I was on the lake
Brian Kerr | Riding an Angry Lake
L.oved seeing what they could create in the U.P. Carol is very creative with her gardening and ever
Bev Corbiel | Five Favorite Keweenaw Gardens