David Hahn Paints Memories for Student Athletes
For many student athletes, participating in team sports is a highlight of school, with athletics offering unique learning experiences, friendships and memories that last a...
Arts
MaryAnn Brower: Saami Bracelets
by Rae Poynter
MaryAnn Brower never intended to be an artist. A medical researcher who spent 31 years working in the Twin Cities, she did not anticipate starting...
Unifying Colors: From Watercolors to Fused Glass on the Gunflint Trail
“The fluidness of the finished piece makes you think that it’s still wiggling around when you look the other way,” glass artist Nancy Seaton explains...
Dick and Debbie Cooter
by Rae Poynter
Using Natural Beauty to Create Traditional Crafts Near Two Harbors, just north of Betty’s Pies, is Cooter Pottery & Handweaving, an art studio run by...
Moose hair tufting makes a comeback
It was in Fort Providence, Northwest Territories (NWT) when I first learned about moose hair tufting. We had stopped there for lunch at the Snowshoe...
Plein Air Artist Brings the Outdoors In
Most painters prefer to keep insects at bay and their toes warm while they work. Lisa Stauffer is not like most artists. From the heat...
Kari Vick Finds a True Nest on the North Shore
Not far from the winsome home which doubles as an art studio, Kari Vick proudly points to a small structure standing on her property near...
Nature comes to Ely
by northwilds
Ely—Ellie Emerson was intrigued by her father’s friend Henry. The two men talked long into the night as Ellie eavesdropped from a secluded corner of...