Lake Superior’s Legendary Republic of Nirivia
Was there really a 20th century nation called Republic of Nirivia on an island in northern Lake Superior? A country with its own flag, national...
Elle Andra-Warner
World’s Oldest Canoes—Where Are They?
For many of us, the word “canoe” brings to mind the historic birch bark ones first used by First Nations peoples and later by the...
The Historic Tugboats of Lake Superior
It was a big story in Thunder Bay back in 2017 with lots of community excitement and media attention to welcome the homecoming of the...
Quirks of the Minnesota-Ontario Boundary
A large chunk of northeastern Minnesota—including Duluth and Grand Marais—might have become part of Canada if it hadn’t been for the inaccurate, error-laden Mitchell Map...
Minnesota Iceman
It’s a bizarre story that still have some believing the Minnesota Iceman was ‘real’—perhaps a Neanderthal or a Bigfoot—while others say it was always a...
The World’s First Christmas Tree
It was 2010 when in Latvia’s capital city of Riga a domed stone marker was embedded with the cobblestones of their Town Square declaring in...
Silver Islet: The World’s Richest Silver Mine
Less than a mile offshore in Lake Superior off the tip of Sibley Peninsula, a small rocky island—about 80 feet long, 70 feet wide and...
Furry Hobos ‘N Hiway Heroes: Taking the Road Home
A 19-month-old great dane named Amore recently hitched a ride across Canada from Golden, British Columbia to her owner’s new home in Nova Scotia, a...