Popular Northern Wilds Rivers
Did you know that out of more than 250,000 rivers in the United States, the two longest are the Missouri River at 2,341 miles (3,767...
Elle Andra-Warner
The World of Underwater Archaeology
Exploring and conserving ancient underwater ruins (like the Lighthouse of Alexandria and Cleopatra’s palace under the Mediterranean Sea), shipwrecks, cities, artifacts, museums, and other submerged...
Spirits & Haunted Houses: Who Do You Call?
Ever wondered if there is a spirit that might be in your home? In the movies the call goes out to “Ghostbusters,” but in real...
The “Wilds” Beyond Northern Wilds
The theme of this issue is “beyond the Northern Wilds,” and looking back over the years, there have been some really cool ‘wild’ places that...
Multi-Millionaire John Jacob Astor & Captain Kidd
John Jacob Astor—the first multi-millionaire in the U.S.—claimed he made his fortune as a fur-merchant, but did he get some help from Captain Kidd’s pirate...
Viking replica ship has a new home
The speculation is over. Duluth’s historic Leif Erikson ship—the Viking replica that sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1926 and arrived in Duluth in 1927—now has a...
Modern-day historian and Ontario amateur archaeologist
Harold Alanen, the Canadian-born grandson of Finnish immigrants, is one of Thunder Bay’s modern-day historians—the stewards of history—who explore the landscape, collect and preserve an...
Breaking Tradition with Christmas “Away”
Years ago, a colleague told me they made a point of going away each Christmas to avoid the stress and dynamics of Christmas, and had...