Crossing Lake Superior: Father Baraga’s Journey
In the summer of 1846, a small 18-foot birch bark canoe travelled 40 miles across the unpredictable open waters of Lake Superior from the Apostle...
Elle Andra-Warner
An Eclectic Mix of “World’s Largest Statues”
A recent article in a national publication about the “World’s Largest Statues” raised the question whether there are any such statues in the Northern Wilds...
Revillon Frères: The Fur Trade Company Often Forgotten
Think back to the fur trading days in our Northern Wilds, with all its lakes and rivers. The fur trading companies that usually come to...
Family Holiday Traditions: Part 1
The Christmas Card Tradition Carries On By Elle Andra-Warner In this digital age of emails, texts, social media, cell phones, and DMs to send holiday...
Historical Monument for the Indigenous Group of Seven
A modern-day ‘historic’ event took place in Nipigon, Ontario, in October of this year. An impressive monument was officially unveiled at Nipigon’s Bridgeview Lookout Tower,...
North Shore Mail: Historic Routes and Legendary Carriers
Early residents in the sparsely populated settlements along the North Shore of Lake Superior only had one way to communicate with the outside world: by...
2023: The AI Landscape Unveiled
The hot news topic these days is the accelerating advancement in “Artificial Intelligence” (AI). While there is praise for the many current benefits of AI...
Lake Superior’s UFO Enigma and Dr. McDonald
Are we alone in the universe? Are extraterrestrials spying on us? Just what are those unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in our skies? In recent years,...