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Seeds of Change

Emily Stone
Outside, the dried stalks of milkweed, tansy, bee balm and sunflowers sport fluffy little caps of snow. Each dead flower clings to a few tiny time capsules, but many of the seeds they once cradled now lay buried under the snow, lying dormant until favorable growing conditions return. In the......
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Northern Trails

The Christmas Tree Hunt

Gord Ellis
The magical month of December is upon us and with it comes the Christmas season. Not everyone is crazy about this time of year, I know. Some find the consumerism wrapped around the holiday a bit too much. Others simply cannot abide by the nearly two months of Christmas music that......
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Each month Northern Wilds Magazine features upcoming events, the arts, outdoor activities, dining, community news and other interesting topics. It also contains The Ultimate North Shore Real Estate Guide, the areas most comprehensive listings of homes and properties for sale in our coverage area.

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Strange Tales

The Story of “Merry” Christmas

Elle Andra-Warner
So, why do we say the seasonal greeting “Merry Christmas” instead of “Happy” like we do for Happy Birthday, Happy Easter, Happy Mother’s Day, etc.? Where did the phrase “Merry Christmas” come from? Well, there’s an answer, sort of. Though the actual origin of the phrase “Merry Christmas” is obscure,......
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North Shore Dish

Is Lutefisk Dead?

Chuck Viren
Zoar Church in Tofte held its final Lutefisk and Ham Dinner this fall. Around the state, other organizations have discontinued their annual lutefisk feeds. This prompted the question, “Is lutefisk dead?” Is the tradition of eating reconstituted codfish on Christmas Eve waning? Will these lutefisk dinners come to an end?......
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Points North

Old Hunter confronts CWD reality and irony

Shawn Perich
A longtime reader from Harmony, Minn. contacted me recently to share some photos of a Minnesota DNR CWD station set up on his farm. The station is intended to help contain Chronic Wasting Disease, which has been found in wild deer in that portion of southeastern Minnesota. As you probably......
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