Restoring a legend: The Lucius canoe lives on
How does it feel to paddle a 100-year-old piece of Northwoods history? To ply the waters of Wisconsin’s Bois Brule River in a wooden canoe...
Chris Pascone
Duluth Parks and Recreation: Breaking down barriers to green spaces
Open the Duluth Parks and Recreation program catalog online, and get ready for a shock: Ice Fishing 101? Ninja Skills? Painting in the Parks? The...
A “Super-charged” Canada Road Trip
“Are you sure you want to drive that electric car through no man’s land?” asked the Canadian border officer at the Pigeon River crossing, as...
Cloquet Forestry Center: Bringing science to the wilds
The Northern Wilds are an inspiring place to be, as readers of this magazine know well. Towering cliffs overlook Lake Superior, hundred-foot-tall waterfalls plunge into...
River Skiing: Embracing Winter’s “Corridors of Life”
North Shore tributaries of Lake Superior are constantly changing corridors of life. They reflect the four seasons, becoming mighty torrents in spring and trickles in...
Honoring the “timeless” Coleman gas lantern
The soft light, warm glow and gentle hum of a gas lantern burning in the night has captivated our primitive needs for generations. Everybody understands—you’re...
Trapper’s delight: Rusty crayfish
Want to wash your camping dishes in the wilderness with zero effort? Let me share a life hack made in the Northern Wilds. I had...
The Duluth Folk School: Hands on in Lincoln Park
Have you ever wished you could do woodworking repairs around the house, or sew up a worn-out garment? As inflation continues to shoot through the...