Lacewood Fibre Studio
When Heather Ellam signed up for a weekend course in weaving, she had no idea that it was going to lead to a new passion...
Arts
The Alchemy of Water and Weaving
by northwilds
When I moved to Grand Marais at the beginning of 2020, I had never lived by so much water before. I came from Minneapolis for...
Welcome Home
I went home in September to Gichi-onigamiing (Grand Portage) to house sit for a cousin; it was the first time back since my naming. I was a little...
Singer-Songwriter Shy-Anne Hovorka
by Rae Poynter
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,...
Baskets in the North Woods
Driving down a dirt road in late fall, I notice all of the long, straight willow shoots growing along the roadsides and underneath the powerlines...
Calling the Pack
Ma’iimgan wiikomaad iniyen owiijima’iinganan I have seen a number of wolves and coyotes lately. This past month, I was heading up to Two Harbors when...
Wildlife Photographer Katie Mumm
by Rae Poynter
Many visitors to the wild areas of Northern Minnesota hope to catch a glimpse of some of the wildlife that is so emblematic of this...
Nimishoomis Mooz (My Grandfather’s Moose)
With this past October and November being a favorite time for hunting either mooz (moose) or bine (grouse), I think of hunting stories shared with me. I have...