Building with used steel shipping containers
Thunder Bay—A cozy house built of steel? Shipping container architecture—using recycled shipping containers of heavy gauge steel as building blocks—is a growing worldwide trend. These...
Elle Andra-Warner
When Bombs Dropped on Northern Minnesota’s Big Bog
The discovery of a bomb casing in a lake in northern Minnesota’s Big Bog—technically named the Red Lake Peatlands—led Doug Easthouse, DNR park manager of...
Stone Mysteries in the Northern Wilds
It is the “stones” in the world that hold some of the greatest mysteries, like Stonehenge in England; giant statues on Easter Island; rune stones...
Ice diving into an upside down world
Thunder Bay—Ice diving takes diving to a new level and into a completely different world. Considered a type of “penetration diving,” the dive takes place...
Thunder Bay Centennial Botanical Conservatory turns 50
Thunder Bay—The year-round tropical oasis in the middle of Thunder Bay, the Centennial Botanical Conservatory, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The Conservatory, which...
Lee Fedorchuk creates chainsaw sculptures
Thunder Bay—Have you ever noticed the six-foot killer whale on Thunder Bay’s Memorial Avenue? And nearby, the blue heron, standing bear, pelican and giant mushroom,...
The Grey Jay: Canada’s National Bird
It was an announcement in mid-November that many Canadians didn’t see coming. That’s when the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS), publisher of Canadian Geographic magazine,...
Christmas Pasts: Childhood Memories
Whether it’s recent or from your childhood, it seems everyone has a favorite Christmas or holiday memory; something special that you’ll never forget. Maybe it’s...