North Shore Cake Decorating
“The winner of this Big Bake and 10 thousand dollars is . . .” Twelve years earlier, as she spun out on glare ice during...
Chuck Viren
Passion for Pasties on the North Shore
About the time the tin mines in Cornwall, England were playing out, rich deposits of iron and copper were discovered in the Upper Peninsula of...
Is Lutefisk Dead?
Zoar Church in Tofte held its final Lutefisk and Ham Dinner this fall. Around the state, other organizations have discontinued their annual lutefisk feeds. This...
Pairing Food and Wine, North Shore Style
Most of us have been there. We’re at a restaurant and an item on the menu catches our eye. It seems it should go great...
Sage Advice on Cooking Game Birds
It’s upon us. That glorious time of year where woodland hikes in the crisp autumn air, perhaps with our canine companions, yield a bounty of...
Crave Asian Food? Look to Thunder Bay
It does not take much to affirm that my decision to move back to Grand Marais was a good one. The evidence is all around...
Sampling Summer’s Selection of Festival Foods
Just about every community seems to have one: a festival. These events bring people together and celebrate some unique characteristic of the community. Interestingly enough,...
Landmark Restaurants of the North Shore
The North Shore of Lake Superior is a place people return to time and again. Families develop rituals around the journey regarding where they stay...
