Rae Poynter is a creative writer and freelance book editor who lives in the woods near Grand Marais. Her most noted accomplishments include saving a sheep in Ireland, learning to raise succulents in Hawaii, and writing a small handful of novels. Apart from writing, she enjoys traveling and hiking the Superior Hiking Trail with her retired sled dog. You can find her at northernwords.blog.
Last December, the lakes of the upper Gunflint Trail region experienced something that happens every few years: near-perfect ice skating conditions. The waters of the...
Some artists begin following their creative path early on in life, while others come around to it later on. For Thunder Bay musician Shy-Anne Hovorka,...
A Wild Workshop When Charlotte Brontë wrote the preface to the 1850 edition of her sister Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights, she described how the novel...
While this last year has brought incredible changes and struggles to all parts of our communities, among the challenges there have also been new opportunities,...
When the pandemic lockdowns began, the extra time spent at home led many to take up new, socially-distanced pastimes, from bread baking to home improvement...