Boundary Waters Quota Permits for the 2021 season
DULUTH—The Superior National Forest has updated the quota permit issuance process for Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) for the 2021 season. To prevent the...
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Floor Loom Weaving
The clothes we wear, the towels that dry our hands, the curtains that shield us from excessive sunlight—all these textiles are created with a few...
Terrace Bay surfing community grows amid pandemic
“It is a little bit of a crazy sport,” said Kendra Girdwood, freshwater surfer from Terrace Bay. While surfing tends to bring to mind images...
Wool is ancient, but still in style
I inherited the family loom and a pair of hand carders from the Carlson family, who immigrated to Northern Minnesota from Sweden in the 1890s....
Family Traditions
Christmas Stockings By Gord Ellis Christmas has always been a big deal in our family, due largely to the influence of my mother, Nora. Our...
Working as a teen ranger
For the past two summers, I worked at Grand Portage National Monument as a teen ranger on the Grand Portage Indian Reservation. Being a teen...
New curator appointed to Thunder Bay Art Gallery
Thunder Bay Art Gallery recently announced the appointment of Penelope Smart as curator. Smart holds an MFA in Criticism and Curatorial Practice from OCAD University...
Warm Up with Fiber Crafts
A Focus on Arrowhead Fiber Guilds Winter means cold outside, but cozy inside with the warm embrace of fibers. It is a good time to...