Tiny home offers freedom
Washburn—I’ve known a lot of homes, albeit temporary ones. During one stretch, I moved eight times in seven years: truck beds, studio apartments, tents, cabins,...
Northern Wilds
Energy Audit: First step to greater energy efficiency
Grand Marais—Anyone who dreams of living in a log cabin in the woods should appreciate the work of Mike and Laurie Senty. They have been...
Learning to Work with Wood
It began in a sugar maple grove along the North Shore with a knife, an axe and a saw. I was trying to wrest my...
Canoes
A Natural History in North America By Mark Neuzil & Norman Sims University of Minnesota Press, $39.95 Ancient records of canoes are found in the...
From Blueberries to Blue Seas
By Curtis C. Bush Savage Press, $19.95 Despite knowing nothing of sailing, author Curtis Bush decided to pursue his lifelong dream and purchased a small...
This is Not My Life
A Memoir of Love, Prison and Other Complications By Diane Schoemperlen HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., $24.99 What is it like to fall in love with a...
2017 Readers Choice Restaurant Awards
Vote for your favorite restaurants for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to a local restaurant Voting for the 2017 Northern Wilds Readers...
d’Aulaires’ Book of Norwegian Folk Tales
Adapted and illustrated by Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire University of Minnesota Press, $24.95 Adapted from the 19th century translations of Asbjörnsen and Moe, award-winning...