Gunflint Adrenaline Rush
By Shelby Gonzalez When it comes to winter recreation, it can be tempting to stick to the same activities year in and year out. After...
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Northern Sky
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By Deane Morrison What can beat watching the stars on a lazy summer night? Our first treat comes early, when Mars makes a close pass...
Different Strokes for Different Folks
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By Ada Igoe Looking for a paddle? Duluth Pack, Duluth: Bending Branches and Whiskey Jack Paddles Of note: The Whiskey Jill of Whiskey Jack Paddles...
Outdoor Fun For Kids
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By Stephanie Love On a snowy afternoon in mid-January, 50 8th graders pile off a charter bus, ready to spend the next four hours exploring...
Bolder at Boulder Lake
As we drive closer, my 5-year old daughter Grace says, “I’m faster without my poles.” My 8-year old son Sam says he’s going to try...
It’s All Good—A Canoe Country Sojourn
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By Lucas Will As my brother and I lowered my father’s aluminum canoe onto the surface of Sawbill Lake, I felt my heart begin to...
Excursions on the Bay
Our Northern Wilds has in its midst the world’s largest freshwater lake—Lake Superior—yet many northerners have never actually been ‘’on’’ the lake waters. Now thanks...
Riding the Wind on Superior Sailing Through the Portal of Doom
Luke shouts, “Big wave!” “What?” I ask, before a frigid wall of Lake Superior smacks me. I snort water out of my nostrils. My rain...