New technology at Sawtooth Mountain Clinic
Sawtooth Mountain Clinic in Grand Marais is updating technology to offer personalized healthcare at a small-town clinic and cutting edge, precise medical record-keeping. Previously for...
Northern Wilds
Bent Paddle Brews Up some Decadence
One of the most decadent beers to be had in the Northern Wilds is Bent Paddle’s Cold Press Black coffee ale—particularly when it’s served up...
The Penguins of Isla Magdalena
Isla Magdalena is barren, moonlike. No trees or plants, just rocks and dust-colored grass cratered with round holes within which penguins rested, like prairie dogs....
Onigamiising: Seasons of an Ojibwe Year
By Linda LeGarde Grover University of Minnesota Press, $14.95 Long before it became known as Duluth, the land was known to the Ojibwe as Onigamiising,...
Tents, Boats and the Ones That Got Away
Outdoor Memories By Tim Mead Ancient Angler Press, $17.95 Some might call this a memoir. Others might call it a great collection of fishing stories....
Seven Ways to Trick a Troll
Trolls are huge, ugly and extremely dangerous. Thankfully, their brains are no bigger than a walnut, so even small children can trick them. But first...
For Two Germans, the Gunflint is “Like Home”
In the summer of 2011, the Northern Wilds office in Grand Marais had two surprise visitors: Gaby Würth and Werner Bahner of Freiburg, Germany. Longtime...
Warm Up to Winter Camping
While some people react to the idea of winter camping with a reflexive shiver, the truth is that camping out in the winter is just...