A Community to Call My Own
“You’re in Michigan, right? How cold is it up there?” It’s an honest mistake, really. Midwest states that start with ‘M’ blend together to east...
Casey Fitchett
Chasing Color and Knowledge: A Fall Drive Up the Shore
While the words chlorophyll, carotenoids, anthocyanins, and tannins conjure distant memories of a biology course for many people, these biochemicals are crucial to the phenomenon...
A Captivating Island and Stories from the Sea
The largest island on Lake Superior measures nine miles across, 45 miles long, and encompasses more than 132,000 land acres. Both Native American copper miners...
A Sharp Dressed Pig
“He is 150 pounds or more bigger than we thought he would be,” said Misty Schliep as she glances down at the photo in front...
Singing a Jubilant Song with the Arrowhead Chorale
The Arrowhead Chorale hopes northland residents will add a new tradition to their holiday schedule this year. The Holiday Jubilations and Traditions concert is a...
Boreal Bluegrass on the Banjo
Musicians from across Minnesota, the United States and Canada will converge November 3-5 to strum, pick and bow their instruments for the 27th time at...
Beethoven and Beyond: A Night at the Symphony
Classical music aficionados will only find one fully-professional orchestra in the 1,290 miles (2,077 kilometers) between Toronto and Winnipeg: the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra. The...
Floydian Slip: Jamming from North to South
No strangers to the stage, jam band Floydian Slip has been performing around the shores of Lake Superior for more than 18 years. Northland College...