We need more than a rain
On a sunny, summer afternoon a number of years ago, we were driving along a backroad when suddenly the forest surrounding us took on a...
Shawn Perich
Grouse: The entry-level bird
Ruffed grouse hunting is part of the Northern Wilds way of life. For many folks, grouse hunting consists of taking a ride along the gravel...
Drought affects trout streams
GRAND MARAIS—Drought conditions have reduced the flows of many North Shore streams to just a trickle. Northern Wilds reached out to Grand Marais area fisheries...
From Pine Ridge to the Gunflint Trail
What’s happening this summer actually began on a cold winter night several years ago. Sitting in her warm home, Sarah Hamilton, owner of Trail Center...
The Historic Highway 61
The North Shore has become so focused on present-day tourism that many visitors and new residents are vaguely aware of the region’s long and storied...
Coaster Brook Trout
When is a brook trout like an onion? One answer may be when it is fried golden brown. But a better answer is when Lake...
State may return Superior beach to the Ojibwe
A 1.85-acre parcel of Lake Superior shoreline on the eastern edge of Grand Marais may come full circle. Once part of an Indigenous community known...
Talking with the Powells
“The stories don’t always fit the narrative.” Dicky and Sherry Powell haven’t been home for a while. Specifically, they haven’t been home since the U.S....