Superior National Forest to improve forest conditions through prescribed fire
Duluth—If you are out and about the Superior National Forest in the next several weeks and smell smoke, it very likely is a signal that...
Northern Wilds
Moose Rescued from Hungry Jack Lake after Breaking Through the Ice
Gunflint Trail—Mid-trail residents awoke to an unusual surprise on April 10. A young female moose was crossing Hungry Jack Lake, located midway up the Gunflint...
Creekfinding: A True Story
By Jacqueline Briggs Martin & illustrated by Claudia McGehee University of Minnesota Press, $16.95 “Once upon a time, a creek burbled up and tumbled across...
North of Reliance
Bush Planes, Sled Dogs, and a Homestead on the Hoarfrost River By Dave Olesen Raven Productions, $16.95 This is the story of why Dave Olesen...
Fresh from the Garden
By John Whitman University of Minnesota Press, $49.95 Drawing on more than 50 years of gardening—and nearly as many years writing on the subject—author John...
The Hanoi Hug Taxi
A xe ôm driver naps in Hanoi. | HOUSETOLAOS.COM By Micaella Penning Amidst the whine and whir of the Hanoi traffic, small motorbikes carry propane...
Arboreal Writing Contest
Grand Marais—Drury Lane Books in Grand Marais is holding an Arboreal Writing Contest, open to all ages. Participants are asked to submit a 300 word,...
Building a Home with Sandwiches
Contractor Tim Bauer’s home on Birch Drive west of Grand Marais doesn’t look much different from other homes—at least not in the way it was...