Government inaction threatens caribou
WAWA—Imagine if a species that has roamed Lake Superior’s shores for thousands of years was about to disappear and no one did anything about it....
Shawn Perich
On personal bests
Deer antlers on wooden plaques adorn the walls of my office. It is rare for someone to remark about them when they come into the...
Donation creates a public legacy
SCHROEDER—Atop Maine’s Mount Katahdin, Mike Freed found inspiration in the words of Percival Proctor Baxter, a visionary governor of that state. In the 1920s, Baxter...
Life is better with a bird dog
Autumn is the sweetest season for folks who enjoy the company of a well-trained bird dog. The ruffed grouse, called the “King of Gamebirds,” is...
A busy summer strains North Shore’s nature
It’s been a crazy year along the North Shore by any measure. The coronavirus pandemic has dominated our corner of the world (indeed, nearly all...
Set off on a Backroads Adventure!
Dad started it. When I was a boy, our family would go on what were simply called “rides.” Often, they began with a destination in...
That Hovland man and his flying machine
HOVLAND—Denny Pechacek of Hovland has always wanted to fly like a bird. He became a certified paraglider 22 years ago in the Czech Republic. He...
A sizzling summer for real estate
When asked how real estate sales were doing this summer,” Grand Marais realtor Terry Backlund of Backlund Realty summed it up with two words. “Crazy,...