The Quirky History of Halloween
Did you know that a city in Minnesota and an Ontario city on northeast Lake Superior both hold world titles in the history of Halloween?...
Elle Andra-Warner
A Different Kind of Coffeehouse: The Habit Coffee & Bakeshop
How best to describe The Habit Coffee & Bakeshop, located in Thunder Bay’s Urban Abbey, which is modeled after ancient Celtic abbeys? For starters, it’s...
The Quirky Mining Saga of Mabelle Duncan Mars
Looking for a gold mine using a “spirit map?” Or how about “dream mining?” Well, it’s all part of the strange, wild, northern saga of...
Lake Superior’s Tides, Seiches, and Meteotsunamis
In June this year, Lake Superior experienced some interesting tidal-like water movements that received media attention on both sides of the border, describing tides, seiches,...
The Homecoming of the Harvards
Excitement is building in Thunder Bay for the July arrival of four historic North American Harvard Mk IV airplanes. The Wings of Time event, featuring...
The Story Behind Rocky’s Lighthouse Adventure
The remote Rock of Ages Lighthouse was constructed in 1908 of steel, masonry, and concrete on a skimpy 50-foot by 200-foot (15 m by 7.6...
Déjà Vu: Remembering a Place You’ve Never Been Before
Ever visited a new place for the first time but feel you’ve been there before? Or maybe you get a strange feeling that the conversation...
How a Flawed Map Shaped the Minnesota-Ontario Border
If it hadn’t been for the inaccurate, error-laden Mitchel Map of 1755, a large chunk of northeastern Minnesota—including Duluth and Grand Marais—might have become part...