Joe Shead is happiest playing outside. He began his journalism career in a cubicle, but decided he is claustrophobic. Since then, he has tromped around Alaska, “working” as a rafting guide on the Kenai River. A Wisconsin native, Joe was trapped in Minnesota during road construction and stuck around. Now living in Two Harbors, he is a freelance outdoor writer and fishing guide. Joe enjoys looking for shed antlers, hunting and dragging lures for long, fishless hours on Lake Superior.
TWO HARBORS—It’s not hard to feel insignificant as you stand along Lake Superior’s shoreline, gazing out into a seemingly endless sea of blue. Yet one...
You’ll see them standing out there, steadfast against the wind and braving sub-zero temperatures: a die-hard cadre of winter anglers, bent on bringing home fresh...