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How to have Safe Driveways in Rural Areas Driveway Access for Emergency Vehicles Emergency personnel try their best to respond to calls in a timely manner. Planning for access by emergency vehicles improves safety for homeowners and their families. This is especially important in rural areas where response times may be considerably longer than in cities.

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You might say this issue is all wet. Emily Stone tells us about spring frogs. Teacher Chris Dube describes working with his students to set up a simple, yet sophisticat-

We have stories from indoors and on dry land, too. Elle Andra-Warner translates some quirky Canadian terms. Julia Prinselaar makes the case for growing native flowers in your garden. Maren Webb tours restaurants that make a point of catering to vegetarians. Kim Falter gives us the rundown on spring greens. Breana Roy shares some of the art that will be displayed during the Art Along the Shore event this month. Speaking of Breana, she is participating in a big event in Grand Marais, the third annual Cook County YMCA dance performance, for which she is one of the instructors and choreographers.

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Nearly all of these wetlands are pristine or nearly so, which is not always the case in more populated regions.

Nevertheless, our wetlands need protection. That’s why Kelsey Roseth sat down with one of our best-known defenders of water and wetlands, octogenarian Dave Zentner of Duluth, to learn what we can do to keep our waters clean. In contrast, Casey Fitchett talked with an up-andcoming clean water advocate, 11-year-old Olya Wright of Grand Marais, about the efforts of her Nordic Nature Group to raise the awareness of adults regarding local environmental issues. When it comes to age, Dave and Olya are 70 years apart, but they share a passion for clean water and the great outdoors.

ed classroom aquaponics system. We also welcome new writer Ali Juten, who reports on an innovative streamside clinic to teach women how to fly-fish for steelhead. Our favorite fisherman, Gord Ellis offers stories and advice for fishing from a canoe. Meanwhile, the intrepid Eric Chandler ventures with his family deep into the wilds of Wisconsin to discover some lovely waterfalls along Lake Superior’s South Shore. A Thunder Bay woman who loves fishing is profiled by Kim Casey.

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Youth-led environmental group brings forward Climate Inheritance Resolution GRAND MARAIS—The Nordic Nature Group has been busy. Between collecting years worth of Grand Marais’ environmental impact data and presenting it to groups of supporters, it’s surprising that the group manages to squeeze in another big priority: school.

The main mantra of the six local (and two honorary) members—“tackling global climate change at a local level”—is one that rolls easily off the tongue of group leader Olya Wright, 11.

“I got the idea to start the Nordic Nature Group around five years ago. We started doing hikes and then we went on to bigger projects,” she explains. “At the beginning we didn’t do as much to help the environment, we just enjoyed it. We started to feel like we needed to do something more to help the environment.”

In conjunction with iMatter, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping groups like the one based on the North Shore, the Nordic Nature Group compiled their research from 2014 and 2015 to assess the environmental efforts of the city of Grand Marais. What they found through tabulating the “report card” is that the small town definitely has room to improve.

“The grade for the city was a D+,” said Wright. “We also delivered [to the City Council] a Youth Climate Inheritance Resolution.”

The report card, whose metrics were developed by a climate scientist, assesses a city’s efforts with net-zero emission planning, renewable energy use, waste, carbon removal and the inclusion of youth

When not submitting proposals and resolutions, the Nordic Nature Group finds time for outdoor recreation. | SUBMITTED in decision-making. The resolution, delivered by the group, asked for the creation of a climate change action plan in the immediate future that includes the youth voice. Including a voice like Wright’s isn’t difficult, as she is becoming a figure in the community that is willing to stand up in front of a crowd. More than 50 individuals attended the group’s February presentation, which ended in a standing ovation.

The Nordic Nature Group’s connection to iMatter has been instrumental in teaching lessons that will extend beyond their current environmental mission. During biweekly meetings, leaders of groups of kids across the country meet with leaders of iMatter through an online video chat.

These sessions focus on topics that are important for advocates of all ages: taking time for yourself, gathering signatures, elevator speeches, and more.

Larry Kraft, the executive director and chief mentor of iMatter, acts as a mentor and advisor for the Grand Marais group.

“Grand Marais was the third city in the country to pass a youth-led Climate Resolution,” said Kraft. “Young people are really the moral authority on climate change as they are going to have to live with the effects of it for a lot longer than the older generations. When they speak up authentically and passionately, it really has a huge impact.”

Developing an extended network has been a second-hand benefit for the young advocates. The work has encouraged the group to develop stronger ties, both within their own community and with other like-minded youth across the country hoping to achieve similar feats.

“I’m helping a girl—she’s starting a campaign in Akron, Ohio,” said Wright. “She called me up for some pointers about how we went about it. That’s been a nice friendship. She’s 11 years old.”

The work of the Nordic Nature Group and other youth-led coalitions across the U.S. and Canada serves as a gentle reminder that one day they will be the ones to inherit the planet.—Casey Fitchett

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The Ham Lake fire burned roughly 75,851 acres in the U.S. and Canada. | VISIT COOK COUNTY

Community remembers Ham Lake wildfire GUNFLINT TRAIL— At the beginning of May, it looked like the summer of 2007 was going to be wonderful. Northlanders enjoyed T-shirt weather and planned for early season camping. A few resort owners had concerns about fire danger after the nearly snowless winter; but for the most part people were enjoying the warm weather. That is until smoke from the Ham Lake wildfire was spotted on Saturday, May 5. Ten years later, the community is still haunted by how quickly things can change.

Calls reporting the wildfire came in to Cook County Law Enforcement a little before noon on the beautiful sunny day, from Mary Bade, a property owner on Gunflint Narrows Road and from Jessie Derscheid, then a driver for Como Oil and Propane.

Derscheid has vivid memories of that day. He had just completed a service call at Tuscarora Lodge and was visiting with lodge owner Andy Ahrendt. Derscheid recalls that they were talking about motorcycles. The men agreed motorcycles give riders a sense of freedom as they enjoy the fragrance of the forest, of trees and campfires. Derscheid remembers the wind shifting at that moment and both he and Ahrendt saying, “That’s not the smell of a campfire!”

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First, the men saw a wisp of smoke, then a plume of fire. “I had my eyes on the

fire when it crowned,” recalls Derscheid.

“The flame went up into the sky, flickering up into the sky 3 times. Then it just became a fire ball. It was a bouncing ball of fire, rolling over the tree tops, setting them on fire.”

Derscheid, who was then a Hovland volunteer firefighter, grabbed his emergency radio as Ahrendt shouted, “Tell them it’s coming over Ham Lake!”

Over the radio, Derscheid heard dispatcher Doug Gale contacting the Minnesota DNR. He was also relieved to hear Bob Baker of the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department (GTVFD) responding, directing everyone to head to the Round Lake landing.

The DNR and U.S. Forest Service responded by land and air. Aerial reconnaissance pinpointed the fire coming from the northeast area of Ham Lake. The fire was being driven by strong southeast winds, gusting from 20- to 30-mph.

Derscheid commends the agencies for the fast response. He made the initial call at 11:30 a.m. and he said, “By 11:55, I was in for the air show of my life.”

Because the winds were pushing the fire toward Tuscarora Lodge, it and nearby residences were evacuated. “We evacuated Tuscarora in a firestorm,” said Derscheid.

By morning, the fire had grown to approximately 8,000 acres. A mandatory evacuation was issued for residences northwest of the Cross River. For a brief time, those evacuees were stranded on the Gunflint Trail as the fire burned through below them. Yet another evacuation on May 9 followed, for residents in the North Gunflint Lake area.

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Cook County Public Health staffers set up temporary housing at the Cook County Community Center. As word came in of historic homes and cabins burning in the path of the wildfire, the community came together to support displaced homeowners. Friends and neighbors opened spare bedrooms. Churches took turns providing meals.

People doing their every day jobs were impacted, such as the Gunflint Trail mail carrier at that time, Linda Bloomquist. She remembers her delivery route changing daily as the fire perimeter grew. Each day the post office checked to see how far mail could be taken.

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Fire retardant was used to help stop the wildfire. | VISIT COOK COUNTY There was also a ceremonial tree planting, which a year later became the “Gunflint Green Up.” In 2008, 450 volunteers planted over 50,000 trees in the Superior National Forest. Seedlings were donated by the Iron Range Resources Nursery, Hedstrom Lumber Company, and the Quetico Superior Foundation.

Over the years, community members and Trail visitors continued to plant and tend to thousands of trees in the wake of the Ham Lake wildfire.

Also in 2008, the annual Ham Run Half Marathon was established to celebrate the revitalization of the Gunflint Trail after the wildfire.

The wildfire was finally contained on May 20. | VISIT COOK COUNTY Bloomquist especially remembers the day the fire jumped across Gunflint Lake. She recalls meeting multiple emergency vehicles speeding past her and the thick black smoke and thinking, “What am I getting myself into?”

Using the same communication and logistics they had in the Ham Lake wildfire, the GTVFD hosted the half marathon to rave reviews from runners and bystanders alike.

This year, the race and the surrounding celebration holds special meaning. It’s been 10 years since the devastating wildfire.

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Shortly after that, Bloomquist joined the Colvill Volunteer Fire Department, in part because of that experience.

Her husband, Clark Bloomquist, was one of many local volunteer firefighters who left their jobs for days on end to work with U.S. Forest Service and DNR firefighters to combat the wildfire. The GTVFD was joined by the Grand Marais, Hovland, Lutsen and Maple Hill Volunteer Fire Departments, all focusing on protecting homes.

Despite the efforts of multiple fire departments, the DNR, and Forest Service, by the time the fire was considered contained on May 20, it had burned 75,851 acres in the U.S. and Canada; the largest fire in Minnesota since the early 1900s. Thirty-plus structures were destroyed.

Evacuated residents were finally able to return home on Tuesday, May 22, 2007. About 75 people gathered to watch Leanne Adams of the Seagull-Sag Home Owners Association and Shari Baker of the Gunflint Trail Association cut a bright orange ribbon to “re-open” the historic Gunflint Trail.

The fire destroyed 30-plus structures, and this row of canoes. | VISIT COOK COUNTY It’s time to look back, which the community is doing with a special exhibit at Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center. Working with the Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway Committee, GTVFD, U.S. Forest Service, WTIP Community Radio and Good Measure Media, the museum is gathering photos, videos and oral history memories of the Ham Lake wildfire.

There will be A Celebration of Community: Remembering the Ham Lake Fire 2007 on Saturday, May 6 at the Seagull Lake Community Center (Fire Hall No. 3).

The GTVFD and the Gunflint Trail Historical Society are sponsoring the gathering from 3-6 p.m. A social hour is planned at 3 p.m. with food and refreshments at 4 p.m.

A Commemoration Program will be held at 5 p.m. All are invited to come visit with friends, neighbors and volunteers to share stories and memories of the Ham Lake wildfire—as well as the strength and resilience of the Gunflint Trail community.—Rhonda Silence

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Spring singers in the swamp NORTH SHORE— Each spring, I find myself stepping outside on mild evenings to listen for the frog chorus. If my own wet woods are silent, I’ll pick a warm afternoon to ride my bike slowly down a certain stretch of road where a southwest-facing wetland always seems to thaw first. The rough quacks of wood frogs rise from pools where a skim of ice still floats. Spring peepers begin their jingle-bell chorus right after the wood frogs’ cue, and western chorus frogs are just a few beats behind.

These early singers all spend the winter frozen solid—essentially dead—in the leaf litter near their breeding pools. There, just below the forest duff, warm rains and a strengthening sun thaw the frogcicles quickly. Once awake, it’s only a quick hop, skip and jump over to the frogs’ honeymoon suites.

The woodland pools that these early-breeding frogs inhabit have one main claim to fame: because they dry up by the end of summer, they harbor no fish.

Fish prey heavily on the eggs and larvae of amphibians and insects. While some species have adapted to living with fish in lakes and ponds, many types of frogs and salamanders, as well as insects and other invertebrates, have simply adapted to go where the fish aren’t.

The catch is that in a vernal pool, you have to breed early and your babies must grow fast. This requires its own set of adaptations. After spending the winter as a pool-side frogcicle, wood frogs thaw from the inside out. Some unknown trigger jumpstarts their heart before the body is even fully thawed. Breathing resumes next, and circulation begins as soon as their blood liquefies. After about five hours, their leg muscles regain some function. After 24 hours, the frogs exhibit normal body postures and coordinated muscle functions.

Just a couple days later, their mating drive kicks in. That’s when we’re treated to an almost deafening cacophony.

Some frogs and toads can be as loud as a lawn mower. Luckily, they have an internal pressure system that keeps their own eardrums from vibrating excessively, and therefore prevents hearing loss in the shouter himself.

{LEFT] Spring peepers are one of the earliest frogs to start singing. One peeper sounds like a loud beep. A group of

peepers sound like jingle bells. | LARRY STONE

[RIGHT] Wood frogs are easily identified by the black bandit mask across their eyes, and their duck-like quack given

from the water. | EMILY STONE

Male frogs and toads need highly developed body-trunk muscles in order to drive air over their vocal chords and produce those surprisingly loud calls. Packed with mitochondria, the powerhouses of the cells, the singing muscles have the capacity for high aerobic metabolism. Plus, frogs and toads call for such a long time that their muscles must eventually switch from burning carbs to burning fats, just like human endurance athletes.

What’s the point of all that muscle and noise? Impressing the ladies, of course!

The impassioned calls draw females toward the pond. The more females their collective calling can attract, the better chance each male has of finding a mate.

Wood frogs are “explosive breeders,” meaning that they gather in large numbers for a short time.

For just a few weeks, this wood frog choir will resume their performance whenever the temperature rises near 50

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Fertilization happens externally as the female deposits her eggs in a floating mass. Here, too, explosive breeding is useful. When many wood frogs lay their

If you miss the early spring chorus, don’t worry; there are 14 species of frogs and toads in Minnesota, and they all wake up and begin singing their songs in a typical order each year. While an early spring will find wood frogs breeding as early as March, you’ll still be able to hear green frogs, bullfrogs and mink frogs near your favorite lake or wetland in July.

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Although large numbers of frogs mean increased competition, it also means greater opportunity. Amusingly, wood frogs can’t see or smell whether a party guest is male or female. Male frogs just approach everyone from behind and give them a hug. Fellow males feel skinny and give a loud croak. They are released. Females who have already mated and laid their eggs are slender but silent. They also get released. When a male frog grips a plump female—chock full of eggs—he hooks his thumbs around in front of her and doesn’t let go. This is called “amplexus.”

eggs together, the eggs in the center gain protection from predators, absorb heat and develop faster. In a vernal pool with a limited lifespan, anything that hastens development is beneficial. Eggs laid in the cold infancy of spring mature slowly, over the course of a month. That’s ok, because the pools also evaporate slowly then. By late spring, though, the eggs may hatch in only 10 to 14 days, and the larvae must waste no time in developing landlubbing lungs and legs before the waning wetland disappears.

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Aquaponics adventure in the classroom TERRACE BAY— I teach an Outdoor, Experiential, Environmental Science course at the Terrace Bay High School.

During a discussion on sustainable agricultural practices, composting methods and food miles, the topic of aquaponics arose. We stumbled upon aquaponics as part of the urban agricultural movement, but we didn’t know much about how it works. We decided as a class to research, design and attempt to build our own aquaponics system. Thus, our class aquaponics adventure began.

First, we started our query using a researcher’s new best friend: YouTube. We discovered that aquaponics is a hybrid term that combines hydroponics (soil-less growing of plants) and aquaculture (raising fish). The general concept is that the nutrient-rich water from the fish tank is used to water and fertilize the plants in a closed-loop ecosystem.

Thus, our “big question” developed: Can we use aquaponics to grow plants in our school sustainably, using only recycled materials? If so, what system would work best for us and why? With our very limited budget, we wanted to keep with the philosophy of reducing and reusing, re-thinking and re-purposing. Luckily, I was able to find a solar panel and a fish tank sitting in storage at the nearby elementary school. These would become integral components of our system.

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One of my students, Alexis Ray, reflected on her experience building our system.

hold flower pots. The water enters from the top and flows through the cascading pipes that are held in place by a wooden triangular structure, designed by the students from used two-by-fours. The water then exits back into the minnow tank via a hose on the bottom, which drops approximately 6 inches to aerate the tank for the minnows. We run the system for about 20 minutes every day.

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“I thought it was really interesting to learn how to create a well working, self-watering garden. Something I did not know was that the water from the plants is really good for minnows. I also didn’t know that bugs formed life in the tubing, and when the water goes through all the tubing they wash out and become food for the minnows. Aquaponics is a really good way to have a garden when you don’t have a lot of space or a lot of money.”

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We decided upon a hybrid of a few different designs to suit our particular location and materials. We found a spot in the lunchroom by a south-facing window. The spot was relatively small, so the system needed to be compact. Starting at the bottom of our system is a fish tank with minnows we purchased from our local tackle store. Adjacent, we used the south-facing solar panel to trickle charge a lawn tractor battery. This battery runs a small water pump that pushes the water to the top of the system, which is made of 4-inch, black PVC pipe connected in series. We cut 3-inch diameter holes in the pipe to

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Cougar carcass found near Thunder Bay THUNDER BAY—The long-asked question of whether cougars exist in northwestern Ontario may have been answered.

“It was in really bad shape when I skinned it. Very thin,” he said. “It weighed about 80 pounds, but it was all skin and bones. It seems like it died of natural causes.”

On Saturday, March 25, Mandi Weist of Thunder Bay, and three of her friends, were driving along the Boreal Road on their way to do some target practice in a gravel pit. They saw a van pulled over on the side of the road and stopped to check on them.

Cavicchiolo removed between 50 and 75 porcupine quills from the cougars shoulder and nose, but there were none in its mouth.

Weist and friends inquired if the folks in the van were ok. They answered, “Yes, we are just looking at the mountain lion.”

The day after they found the cougar, Weist took an OMNRF conservation officer to the site where they found the animal. Weist said the officer told them they could not keep any part of the animal because it is endangered in Ontario, and therefore not legal to have.

Weist and her friends piled out of their jeep to see a cougar partially frozen into some snow.

Weist said she was told the animal would be displayed for educational purposes.

“We were shocked,” said Weist, of the find. “We had driven by the spot before and assumed it was a deer dead in the snow.”

Jolanta Kowalski, a communications specialist with the OMNRF, said the animal carcass was in their possession and would be DNA tested to confirm whether it was a wild cougar, or a domesticated pet that had been released. She said the ministry had not decided what would be done with the mount. A vice principal on the public school board has already pitched having the animal displayed at an outdoor education centre they operate at Kingfisher Lake, on Hwy 527.

Knowing it was an extremely rare find, Weist and company loaded the dead cougar onto their vehicle and brought it into Thunder Bay. Weist contacted the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (OMNRF) via online service and got a confirmation number for the dead cougar.

They had also been talking to taxidermist Dan Cavicchiolo and decided to bring the cat to Boreal Tales Taxidermy on Hwy 61, southwest of Thunder Bay. “It definitely is a cougar,” said Cavicchiolo. “Full grown male cougar.”

For her part, Weist said she and her friends were disappointed they couldn’t keep the mount, but happy they had helped potentially solve a mystery.

“They said it was the very first confirmed mountain lion carcass in Ontario,” said Weist. “It’s pretty neat. It is a special find.”—Gord Ellis

Cavicchiolo said the animal had long claws and good teeth, but was emaciated.

A cougar carcass was found March 25 on Boreal Road, northwest of Thunder Bay. | MANDI WEIST

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Healthy soil: The secret to stopping climate change?

FINLAND—What if there was a way to not only slow climate change, but reverse it?

policymakers in over 100 countries, all working to address climate change.

Automatically, you may think that’s impossible. However, an international non-profit organization headquartered in Finland, Minnesota says they may have identified a way.

As you may know, greenhouse gases are one of the causes of climate change.

They act as a blanket, making the Earth warmer than it would be otherwise. Carbon dioxide is one of those greenhouse gasses, transferred into the atmosphere through a number of ways, including the extraction of fossil fuels and modern agricultural techniques.

Their solution starts with carbon.

“Carbon is the currency of life,” said Kaare Melby, the social media and web content coordinator of the Organic Consumers Association, an online and grassroots public interest organization that campaigns for health, justice and sustainability.

“The atmosphere is overburdened with carbon and that leads to climate change,” said Melby.

The Organic Consumers Association is spearheading a worldwide movement to remove the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and return the carbon to the soil, which Melby said would reverse climate change.

They’re doing this through an initiative called Regeneration International, which advocates for regenerative agriculture and land-use practices that rebuild soil fertility and biodiversity.

The Organic Consumers Association has nearly one million members. Through the global network of Regeneration International, it’s connected to 3.6 million consumers, farmers, activists, scientists and

Melby said because of farming practices like overfertilization and overtilling, there are dangerously low amounts of carbon in the soil. That’s bad because carbon-rich soils protect against erosion, soak up rainfall to help ranchers weather droughts, feed plants and nourish animals, among other uses.

The solution is to pull carbon back into the soil through photosynthesis.

This change is possible by a shift in agricultural mindset, said Melby. “It’s hard to be against this. We simply need to explain the science of how it works. The actual solution is a really simple thing.”

One of the techniques is for ranchers to mimic grassland herds of the past. Bison centuries ago would roam wide, open spaces, staying close together to protect themselves from predators while moving from one area to another in search of food.

The herds would consume the high nutrient plants, trample down others, create

Healthy soil might be the key to stopping climate change. | SUBMITTED holes in the soil that hold water, urinate, defecate, and then move on. The bison often wouldn’t return to the same land for one or two years, which gave the high nutrient plants time to regenerate and the soil a chance to be naturally fertilized by the bacteria left behind by the herds.

Using this method, farmers rotate their acres with animal pastures and food. Perhaps one year, the space holds a corn crop, and the next year become a pasture for grazing animals. This process ensures organic matter is high in an area and keeps carbon in the soil.

Today, bison and cows often overgraze by eating in the same place again and again. They consume the highest nutrient plants, and return to the same spot before the high nutrient plants have a chance to regenerate, and poor plants take over.

Over time, due to this and other concerns, the carbon content of the soil is reduced.

Melby said the key message Regeneration International is spreading is one of positivity and hope, and that change can happen in as little as a decade.

Another potential solution, outlined in the video “Soil Carbon Cowboys,” which has more than 26 thousand views on the Organic Consumers Association Facebook page, is called pasture cropping.

“It’s possible to revert to preindustrial levels of carbon by using regenerative agriculture…We can make a tangible difference in our lifetimes.”

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Hansi Johnson on Duluth This is real DULUTH— In 2014, Outside Magazine crowned Duluth as the Best Place to Live in the United States. That summer, Hansi Johnson started a newly created job called the Director of Recreational Lands for the Minnesota Land Trust. The City of Duluth hired Johnson in that role to help the city assess and promote the use of public lands in the city. This summer will mark his third year. He recently learned the city has contracted to continue his position until June 2018.

Johnson lives in Thomson, just west of Duluth, with his wife Margaret and son, Tae. His interest in the use of public land is both personal and professional. Before he was hired, a controversial sale of land on Park Point spurred the City of Duluth to perform an inventory and assessment of what public lands (county tax forfeit lands, parks, trails, etc.) fell within the city boundaries. When Johnson was hired, the city wanted to know how to promote and maintain these parcels. Johnson engaged with the user groups of these lands.

Johnson asked local advocates, “If you could do whatever you wanted, and you had the ability to have city support and create a true destination-class experience, what would it be?” He said, “Instead of a top down, ‘Here’s what you’re going to do’ it was more, hey, we have this opportunity, you know what the best experience here would be because you’re the user.”

“It’s really hard to engage somebody without a good carrot,” said Johnson. This is why the St. Louis River Corridor Project, approved by the City Council of Duluth in 2015, was vital. “For me to walk in with the support of the city behind it [St. Louis River Corridor Project] and the possibility of an $18 million initiative, was a great position to be in to motivate people.”

The Cyclists of Gitchee Gumee Shores (COGGS) and the Duluth Cross-Country Ski Club (DXC) are examples of user groups that are advocates for projects near the St. Louis River. This major outdoor infrastructure project helped spur the creation of two new user groups: the Northland Paddlers Alliance and the Duluth Climbers Coalition.

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Johnson believes strongly in advocacy.

He spent 12 years in sales and marketing for companies like Wenonah Canoe and Patagonia.

“When I got out of sales, I thought, sales to me was selling a thing. Fulfill your life. Buy this thing. What I really wanted to do was sell ‘it.’ The lifestyle, the actual going outside part,” said Johnson.

This led him to a job at IMBA (International Mountain Biking Association) as regional director for the Midwest. He advocated for a single user group, but in a 5-state region, for almost six years.

According to Johnson, Mayor Don Ness, who helped envision the Director of Recreational Lands position, asked him, “Why are you investing time in all those other places? Why don’t you just invest it here?”

“Advocacy matters,” Johnson said, “And if there isn’t an advocacy group stumping for those activities, then they’re lost. That’s one of the things that I really wanted to get involved with when this job came around. Now, instead of just pushing for one group, I had the ability to push for all the groups. And specifically in my own hometown.”

According to the Duluth News Tribune, Duluth’s tourism tax revenues reached record levels in 2016 ($11.34 million) surpassing the previous year’s record by 6.6 percent. Johnson sees the outdoor recreation piece of that puzzle a little differently.

“It’s not about tourism in my mind,” he said. “We welcome those people. It’s good to have visitors, right? But what’s really good is the people that live here already and the quality of life they experience. And people who come here to visit and stay. We have large amounts of standing housing stock. We want to fill those neighborhoods. We want to increase our tax base. We want to make the city vibrant again. That to me is the real game in town. Anecdotally, I know a family of doctors that moved here and they wanted to pick Madison or Duluth. They picked Duluth because of our outdoor infrastructure.”

He said early steps are being taken to build a baseline of data for trail use and

Good things are happening in outdoor recreation in Duluth and Johnson has been in the forefront. | HANSI JOHNSON the economic impact of outdoor projects.

Trails are being built. The 100-mile Duluth Traverse mountain bike project is almost complete. The Grand Avenue Nordic Center project near Spirit Mountain is planning to break ground in 2017. Climbing venues and kayak parks are growing.

Could someone parachute into Duluth and figure out what to do and where to go?

“No,” Johnson said. “I feel like we’re still at the very beginning. It’s hard because these things happen in parallels.

As we’re creating the infrastructure, the buzz is also occurring. And the people are also coming. You see it at the trailheads.

They’re already here. I think marketing is also wayfinding, because I think they’re the same. When you’re on the trail, if you have good maps and signage you can navigate a trail system well. To me that’s good marketing. I think we’re literally just putting our toe in the water. The city has made some overtures towards doing it.”

What are his immediate priorities? His top priority is helping the city advocate for accessibility for everybody. The YMCA and Northland Foundation helped facilitate a grant that created the Outdoor Collaborative. This new group is designed to work with youth services groups and local recreational user groups (like DXC).

Johnson said, “Making sure that some mechanism for wheeling this out for everybody regardless of income or gender or race. That’s a personal and professional goal. We would like to be a national level example for this.”

He also mentioned getting National Water Trail designation along the St. Louis River, the Grand Avenue Nordic Center, completing the Duluth Traverse, and the Quarry Park climbing venue as priorities.

“We’re not across the finish line,” he said.

“There’s this myth of the outdoor town.

You can come up with 10 outdoor towns.

Burlington. Bend. Anchorage. Asheville.

They’ve slapped this designation on folks but with no real criteria. It’s a popularity contest,” said Johnson. “Where we were going with the early work with Duluth was saying, ‘No. Let’s put some meat on the bones.’ What does it actually mean to be an outdoor town? In the conversations with the mayor, both the past mayor and the current one, that comes up all the time. How do we compare to our peers?

How do we truly promote ourselves in a way that says, ‘This is real.’ We’re investing in it. This is something that’s actually happening versus just marketing.”

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SLEEPING GIANT—For a dozen springs, I have spent a week in Sleeping Giant Provincial Park photographing ruffed grouse.

Most ruffed grouse mating occurs before the park opens on Memorial Day weekend. But if a fox destroys a nest, the hen will likely mate again and renest. So the males remain vigilant in maintaining what Arthur C. Bent referred to as “the throbbing heart of awakening spring.”

The cock selects one or more stages that provide visibility, protection from raptors and mammalian predators, and a nearby food source. Most stages are on the familiar drumming logs, but dirt mounds and boulders can provide suitable stages. The cock occupies a small territory during the spring mating ritual.

Periodically, he straightens and shifts a couple times, positioning himself crossways of the log at his particular spot to begin the next drumming session. If he is a year old, most likely he spent some time learning to produce the sound during the previous autumn. During one autumn trip to Sleeping Giant, we watched a young cock going through the motions but unable to make a sound. Come spring, he was beating the airwaves with powerful strokes that created a vacuum into which collapsing air emitted the “pup” sound.

About 45 beats in 10 seconds start out distinctly spaced but turn into a flurry with diminishing volume. Usually, the cock waits three or four minutes between drumrolls, but I have seen a fired up bird drum every minute for 20 minutes before slowing the pace.

The grouse near Marie Louise Campground are accustomed to people and hence approachable. In other places, I’ve struggled to sneak into a blind in starlight to photograph drummers. In contrast, I learned that within a couple days the Giant’s grouse would accept me. During my first attempt, they usually walk away. By the third day, most will allow me to set up 10 feet from them. They don’t perceive me as a threat.

Often when a grouse is still wary of my approach, it will step off its stage, walk perhaps 100 feet, mount an alternate log,

and not miss a beat. On at least three occasions, I slowly followed a bird to two or three stages and then back to the original log where it decided to settle in and continue drumming. The alternate logs had droppings on them, indicating that they were being used some of the time.

Occasionally, I’ve used a mirror and a decoy to elicit additional grouse behavior.

For one red phase cock, I sat the mirror 15 feet from him on a long log. He drummed but obviously couldn’t see himself. I circled him to look down the log and determine what adjustment to make on the mirror.

Another drum. Another adjustment.

After the fourth adjustment, he made one wingbeat, stopped, went into the strut, and charged the mirror. At five feet from it, he jumped off the log to meet what he perceived as a rival charging him.

The mirror image disappeared; he hopped onto the log’s root mound and continued to strut, probably satisfied that the rival had disappeared. On the third day, he ran to the mirror and shadowboxed with his reflection.

On day three, another drummer finally let me set the tripod where I could photograph. After an hour of moving closer and continuing to photograph his drumming, I decided to go back to the car and get my decoy. I placed it on the log eight feet from him. He immediately began displaying to it. He strutted, pecked at the log, and did the rapid head twist that I think helps erect the ruff feathers around the neck. He displayed for 20 minutes and came within a couple feet of the decoy.

I can drag the decoy with a monofilament line, and the next day I led him around with it. He was so oblivious to my presence that he rubbed the tripod as he circled the decoy. Then he mounted it and jumped off in obvious bewilderment.

I hadn’t been able to see what happened because of my angle, but now I saw the decoy’s head laying on the ground. The cock grasps feathers on the back of the hen’s head, but the head shouldn’t come off. That was traumatic, but I suspect he recovered.—Al Cornell

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Hiking Association hires new executive director

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Denny Caneff will begin his new position on June 1. | SHTA

TWO HARBORS—The Superior Hiking Trail Association (SHTA) has hired a new executive director. Denny Caneff will lead the SHTA into the future of maintaining, improving, permanently securing and protecting the trail, as well as securing financial resources to support the SHTA and cultivating membership.

river conservation organization River Network. As a long-time nonprofit executive and consultant, Caneff has raised tens of millions of dollars in grants and donations, developed volunteer and board capacity, managed professional staff, shaped conservation policy and educated the public on complex issues.

“We are fortunate to have found a leader with Denny’s depth of experience and dynamic personality,” said Tim Kuehn, vice president of the SHTA board of directors and chair of the executive director search committee, which received more than 70 applications for the position.

“With this summer’s completion of the trail, the association’s focus and needs are broadening. We not only chose Denny for his passion for the outdoors but his big picture thinking and strategic skills and his ability to build relationships with stakeholders. These skills will be key in setting the future direction of the trail for years to come.”

“I’m really excited to bring my nonprofit management experience and passion for the outdoors and conservation to the Superior Hiking Trail Association,” said Caneff. “The North Shore has always drawn me in, and what better way to answer that call than this work to keep the Superior Hiking Trail a regional and national gem.”

Caneff comes from Madison, Wisc., where he held professional positions in land and water conservation, most recently completing a 13-year stint as executive director of the River Alliance of Wisconsin. His work at the River Alliance was honored with two recent awards: the Conservation in Action award from the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters, and a River Hero award from the national

A Minnesota native, Caneff was born and raised in Hastings. He’s a graduate of St. Cloud State University and holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The father of four children, Caneff is an avid kayaker and hiker, canoed the entire length of the Mississippi River, spent time in over 20 foreign countries, and served in the Peace Corps in West Africa.

Members and hikers attending Hike Fest on May 19-21 will have an opportunity to meet and welcome Caneff, when he will be formally introduced to the association on Saturday. Visit shta.org for more information.

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trail when it’s completed,” said Martin Torgerson, DNR Moose Lake area supervisor. “For safety reasons, we ask that people obey the closure signs during the construction and avoid areas where heavy equipment is present.”

The project will stabilize parts of the treadway damaged during the 2012 flash flood and bring that section of the trail up to current standards that call for a wider surface and shoulders. Because heavy equipment will be operating in the area, the section of the trail will be closed to all traffic throughout the project.

Construction updates will be posted in the trail notes of the trails webpage at mndnr.gov/statetrails. For more information, email the DNR Information Center at: info.dnr@state.mn.us or call (888) 646-6367.

“While the construction will be disruptive for trail users in the short-term, we are already looking forward to having this project fully repaired and being able to welcome people back to an improved

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One million visit Ely wolves ELY—The International Wolf Center achieved an important milestone on March 25, when the one-millionth visitor passed through its doors during the weekly “What’s For Dinner?” program.

The International Wolf Center has been welcoming visitors to its Ely Interpretive Center since opening in July, 1993. During its first few years, attendance numbers were very high as people came to see the new facility. But by the late 1990s, attendance began to decline.

Recent efforts to increase promotion and offer new exhibits each year have had a positive effect on bringing more people to Ely and through the Center’s doors, with last year’s attendance increasing by 27 percent to 44,381 guests—making 2016 the largest attendance at the International Wolf Center since 2004.

excitement for our programs and ambassador wolves, and to expand the kinds of special exhibits to attract new audiences.”

Grant funding from the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB) helped promote a collaboration with local northern lights photographer Heidi Pinkerton, which resulted in increased attendance. This upcoming summer, the Center’s advertising campaign will feature Axel and Grayson, two arctic wolves who have grown significantly over the winter months after arriving from Canada last spring as three-pound pups.

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NIPIGON— A man of conviction and endless charm, Philip McGuire has lived in the Hurkett, Red Rock and Nipigon areas most of his life. And nothing delights him more than seeing the excitement on people’s faces when he shows them why it’s so great to live along Lake Superior’s North Shore.

a once in a lifetime experience, the tourists are never disappointed. He will even do an authentic moose call upon request.

McGuire recounted a recent experience where he was hired by three women from Austria for a personal tour.

The excursion began in a van, but wanting to give them a more meaningful experience, he took them off-roading in his jeep. When McGuire drove the women up a steep hill behind his house, they got a little nervous. But by the time they reached the top, they were thrilled with the view of the cuestas and took plenty of pictures. There’s also the outline of a bear’s head on one of the cliffs. The very appreciative women told McGuire that back in their country, people don’t take their jeeps off the highway.

McGuire also does guided tours for larger groups. He usually meets the Happy Time Tours and Travel Agency’s charter bus at the Terry Fox Lookout, and begins by showing them the Amethyst Mine Panorama in the Township of Shuniah and the two canyons in Dorion. The always welcoming Townships of Red Rock and Nipigon are another must-see sight for the tourists eager to learn more about small town life. There’s also about 20 stun-

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“Every mile is a mystery because you never know what you’re going to see next,” McGuire said.

Sometimes, a wild animal will show up, and with every season the spectacular views change. And with McGuire’s witty commentaries and eagerness to give people

McGuire attributes his passion for the natural world to his upbringing. His father James was Metis, and was born in a trading post at the top of Lake Nipigon. McGuire’s mother Loretta was French Canadian and grew up in the Long Lac area. His parents had one daughter and seven sons, McGuire being the third youngest. James died in a car accident at the age of 38, which meant his wife was left with the task of being both a mother and a father.

Money wasn’t plentiful, but the McGuire family always made do because they knew how to live off the land.

McGuire is a registered member of the Ontario Metis Organization and is quick to explain that in his culture, the land and all that it contains is never taken for granted.

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“Groups seeking a place to really connect and build their team find ideal accommodations in the dorms,” said Christine Costa-Wilson, Lakehead’s manager of conference services. “Others prefer to stay in one of our private apartments or townhouse bedrooms. And what’s great for large groups is that all of our accommodations are within walking distance of each other.”

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Lakehead connects tourists, teams, conference groups, and other travelers in a multi-purpose venue; it has 100,000 square feet of rentable space which includes dormitories, apartments, boardrooms, AV-equipped classrooms, lecture halls that seat up to 360 people and a 55,000-square-foot event space that’s great for gala dinners and trade shows.

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Conference services has some accommodations that are available year-round, but from May to August, Lakehead opens up its campus and provides more than 1,000 beds for nightly, weekly or monthly rental.

All the rooms are available on the picturesque Thunder Bay campus, which is centrally located and features spectacular views of scenic Lake Tamblyn. Rooms range from an affordable $35 per night to $200 per night. The air-conditioned meeting spaces are reasonably-priced too, ranging from $50 per day to $500 per day.

The conference capacities are wide. Lakehead can host groups of 10 to 1,200. The university has hosted church groups, baseball associations, and visiting teams playing the Thunder Bay Border Cats, among others. This May, Lakehead is hosting an Indigenous Language Conference and more than 500 people will be in attendance.

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for intimate gatherings, formal sit-down dinners, outdoor barbeques, and more.

“When you stay here and host an event, we’re a one-stop shop,” said Costa-Wilson. “We coordinate the event or conference, set up the meeting space, parking, technology, and signage, and we develop personal meal plans. Also, our team serves as personal, on-site assistants to ensure events go on without a hitch.”

Costa-Wilson said for those seeking a unique Thunder Bay experience, Lakehead University is the solution. “For the people that stay with us, dine with us, and have their conference here, what’s really important to them is that at Lakehead, they remain connected to the whole community. They’re able to tour around Thunder Bay and visit our attractions with ease.”

To explore the exciting opportunities that await at Lakehead, call Conference Services directly (807) 343-8799 or visit: conferenceservices. lakeheadu.ca.

Lakehead is part of a group called Canadian University and College Conference Organizer’s Association (CUCCOA). Check out their website to take advantage of reasonably-priced university accommodations nationwide at cuccoa.org.

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North of the Border

Seeking a Hip Scene?

Head for Thunder Bay’s Waterfront District and the nearby Algoma & Bay Neighborhood. You’ll find it all: live music, great food, funky galleries, unique shops, the OLG Casino, Marina Park and more.

This ain’t your daddy’s Thunder Bay! www.thewaterfrontdistrict.ca (Remember, Thunder Bay is on Eastern Time­—1 hour ahead of MN time.)

Start the month of May by visiting the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. Currently on display until May 7 is the Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School Exhibition, featuring student art from the 2017 art class. Also currently on display until May 28 is The Tangled Arts: Point of Origin exhibit by Melannie Monoceros. An opening reception and artist talk will be held May 5, from 7-9 p.m. Monoceros is a poet and artist exploring poly-sensory production through textile and performance. theag.ca Check out the Youthful Expressions Exhibition May 3-30 at the Baggage Building Arts Centre. The exhibit is a collection of original printmaking by students from Thunder Bay elementary schools. The works are the result of classroom visits by arts educator and printmaker Brian Holden, made possible through the Ontario Arts Council Artist in Education program. (807) 684-2063 Sign up for Pints and Poses at Red Lion Smokehouse on Saturday, May 6. Held from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., enjoy a one hour yoga class, followed by beer tasting. Cost is $35 per person. Then, stop by from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on May 7 for the Craft Revival event, featuring local artisans, tasty treats and craft beer. Other Red Lion events include live music every Saturday, Celtic Night every Thursday, Arts & Craft Beer Night on May 10, and a Blue Grass Mother’s Day Brunch on May 14. redlionsmokehouse.ca The Thunder Bay District Master Gardeners will hold a Spring Workshop featuring Heather Holm on Saturday, May 6. Holm is a horticulturist and biologist by training, educating audiences about the fascinating world of pollinators, beneficial insects and native plants. The workshop will include talks on: “Common Native Bees: Their life cycle, foraging behavior and pollination of native plants” and “Gardening for Bees and Butterflies: Nesting, food, plants they pollinate, host plants.” The workshop will be held at the Confederation College Lecture Theatre at 9:30 a.m. Tickets are $20; lunch not provided. mastergardeners.eventbrite.ca The Thunder Bay Multicultural Association presents the 2017 Folklore Festival: A World Tour of Nations, May 6-7. Held at the Fort William Gardens and Curling Club, the festival will feature local artists on site, exhibits and displays, “shop-the-world” booths, live music by 21 Gun

Fun, the fanfare of world flags, prizes, international foods and imported beers and wines. Children will enjoy free face painting, arts, crafts and games. The festival takes place from noon to 11 p.m. on Saturday, and noon to 7 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $5 adults; $3 students and seniors; $1 children ages 4-12. folklorefestival.ca World Laughter Day is May 7 at the Baggage Building Arts Centre. Learn to laugh for no reason at all with this free event, taught by Sherry Anne of Laughter Yoga Thunder Bay. Laughter Yoga is a series of breathing and easy moment exercises, designed to teach the body to laugh without jokes or humor. Great for all abilities; no previous yoga experience required. World Laughter Day will be held from 1-2 p.m. laughteryogatbay.ca Join the Magnus family for the Ales & Apps night on May 13, featuring local craft beer, tasty appetizers and entertainment. Sleeping Giant Brewing Company will provide several different varieties of locally brewed craft beer to help shake off those winter blues and celebrate spring.

There will also be a variety of auction items, raffles and door prizes. The event will begin at 6 p.m. at the Magnus Theatre. magnus.on.ca The 5th annual New To You Jewelry & Purse Exchange & Sale will be held on Wednesday, May 17. Bring four gently used purses, jewelry, or a mixture of both, to exchange. There will also be jewelry and purses for sale; nothing over $20. Appetizers and refreshments provided.

Tickets are $10. All proceeds go to the Military Family Resource Centre. Event will take place from 7-9 p.m. at the HMCS Griffon; 125 N. Algoma Street. (807) 345-5116 Victoria Day is Monday, May 22, to honor Queen Victoria’s birthday. Also on Monday is the Fire Fighters 10 Mile Road Race. The race will begin at 9 a.m. on Simpson Street. Registration required. 10mileroadrace.org The 25th annual 55 Plus Centre Art Exhibit & Sale will take place May 26-30. The show features talented and emerging artists from the 55 plus community. This popular event will kick-off with an opening night gala on May 26, from 7-9 p.m. at the Thunder Bay 55 Plus Centre. Other viewing times during Centre hours. All ages are welcome to attend. Silver collection at the door. (807) 684-3066

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Why Your Involvement is Important

f you’re interested in protecting Minnesota’s water resources for generations to come, Duluthian and renown conservationist Dave Zentner has the solution—and it’s you.

It’s clear that water’s impact locally is tremendous. However, Zentner said people often forget that water conservation “is not just about wild things. This is about us.”

“There is no elixir, but I think that the environmental conservation movement has to move back to neighbor-to-neighbor, grassroots, bottoms up, putting people in the picture,” said Zentner, who is in his early 80s and a local legend among Minnesota conservationists.

Our local paper, taconite and agricultural industries rely on water to operate. Also, following best practices when it comes to water management is fiscally prudent. Citing the 2012 floods that devastated Duluth and other North Shore communities, Zentner said that proper management of water saves people billions of dollars in disaster relief, as wetlands hold watersheds together and local streams are conduits of storm water into Lake Superior.

Challenges of Citizen Engagement The way he sees it is that some people, especially younger generations, are put off by the current “top-down” environmental organizations—you know, the organizations that seek donations, develop policies, and talk with the Legislature about the issues on behalf of the members. Zentner said the organizations with “check-writing memberships” hold an important place in our communities and in our state, however, “they don’t do a very good job of having the average man or woman see themselves as a steward of water and wetlands.”

“People don’t take into account the bigger picture,” said Zentner. “They don’t understand that how we manage water changes and increases the frequency and severity of floods.”

Water conservation and preservation allows us to continue to support the wide diversity of wildlife we have in northeast Minnesota.

“It’s all the living things we love to be around,” said Zentner. “Everything we love to see. From the mallard with its clutch walking across the road, to the fish we like to see, catch, eat, to the herons, to the things that give us richness in our lives.”

Zentner has thought a lot about this topic. One of his passions is seeking ways to connect communities and boost citizen involvement. Another one of his passions is getting involved with local conservation issues.

Also, healthy wetlands are carbon sinks for climate change, and water conservation can help people protect the planet for the long-term, and avoid the costs related to managing climate change in the future.

A Lifetime of Conservation Zentner has a long and significant history of being involved in Minnesota’s conservation efforts. After retiring from a successful financial planning and insurance career, Zentner helped lead the campaign to pass the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment, which generates more than $300 million each year to protect water, wetlands, wildlife, parks, trails, and the arts and cultural heritage in Minnesota.

Recently, funding from the amendment helped the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Lake Superior Steelhead Association, and several other agencies complete a habitat project that stabilized 2,200 feet of eroding clay banks along the upper Knife River, which is a critical habitat for steelhead spawning. This year, there are a number of local projects planned, including one that will restore and protect watersheds and streams in Minnesota’s Lake Superior coastal region, and another initiative will provide local governments with grants to support parks and trails in northeast Minnesota.

Another feather in Zentner’s cap—in the 1970s, he served as the national president of the Izaak Walton League of America, which is a nearly 100-year-old national conservation organization with more than 43,000 members.

He also joined forces with people across the state to help establish Voyageurs National Park, he’s worked for years to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and he served on the board of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency… the list goes on. It’s safe to say that Zentner, who is also an avid angler and hunter, knows what he’s talking about.

On a personal note, Zentner married his high school sweetheart Margo when he

Most importantly, “We need not be ashamed to put in the moral imperative.

We need to take care of the things that live around us that depend on actions we take for their existence,” said Zentner.

How to Get Involved If water conservation starts with you, where can you start?

Dave Zentner is passionate when it comes to helping local conservation issues. | KELSEY ROSETH was a junior at the University of Minnesota Duluth, and the pair don’t miss a Bulldogs’ hockey game if they can help it.

Finding the Middle Ground Part of Zentner’s conservation success comes from his ability to observe issues from all sides, and understand other people’s perspectives. Also, he has the ability to think about the issue as a whole, rather than just the here and now.

“You need to divorce yourself from the instant case long enough to say, ‘what are we doing on a daily basis that will make a difference long-term,’” said Zentner.

Zentner said that the way we live today is complicated, and it’s time for us as individuals to confront the reality of those difficult decisions.

“There are no easy answers,” he said.

“But the need for technology does not dismiss the equally compelling need to try and use our natural resources for the highest and best use.”

In Zentner’s eyes, the solution to obtain

citizen involvement is three-fold. First, individuals and organizations need to educate people on our natural resources and help them understand that water conservation starts with them. Then, organizations need to open themselves up to those from other backgrounds or generations, to obtain greater volunteerism, opinions and ideas.

Finally, Zentner said if conservation organizations still want to remain relevant today, they need to change the structure of their meetings, becoming flexible to reach a new generation of people.

“We are pretty rich and diverse with conservation organizations in northeast Minnesota,” said Zentner, and if those organizations want to compete and attract new members, he said they should provide opportunities for people to become educated on water conservation and develop the foundation to think for themselves. State park visitor centers and other local resources like Hartley Park in Duluth can teach people to see themselves as stewards of our natural resources, and learn how to personally protect them.

Begin by staying up-to-date on local issues. Read articles from trusted news organizations like Northern Wilds, Minnesota Outdoor News, Minneapolis StarTribune, and others.

Learn how your tax dollars are being spent. Take time to understand the Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment and how your money is being put to work locally: legacy.leg.mn.

When visiting national, state or city parks and other public spaces, see if you can find educational materials to help you connect your outdoor experience with the big picture of Minnesota’s natural resources.

Manage your property with care and ensure you’re taking water resources into consideration. Explore the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources website to learn more: bwsr.state.mn.us.

Consider becoming involved in a local water conservation organization like the St. Louis River Alliance, Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, Minnesota Naturalist’s Association and others. Find them with a quick online or Facebook search.

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You know you are in a good place when a painted turtle welcomes you. | SALLY A. DUNN

For the Love of Swamps

BY SHAWN PERICH When I’m finally called to the big fishing camp in the sky, there will be an alder swamp waiting for me. A celestial ghillie will outfit me with a fly rod, a box of flies, a pair of chest waders and hopefully some bug dope.

Peat bogs are the signature wetlands of the North. They are shallow basins that once were lakes or ponds, but over centuries and millennia slowly filled in with silt and vegetative matter through a natural process called eutrophication. A spongy layer of sphagnum moss grows over the peat. Some bogs support stands of black spruce and tamarack. Often the trees grow so slowly in a boggy environment that foresters refer to them as “stagnant” spruce.

Then the ghillie will say, “Sir, if you head off into alders over there, you’ll find a beaver pond filled with 4-pound brook trout.”

And off I’ll go. Maybe I’ll find that brookie Shangri-La. Or maybe I’ll spend eternity crashing through the swamp, swatting swarms of black flies and cursing the ghillie who didn’t supply me with bug dope. Either way, I’ll know my fate.

I’ve spent a lot of time slogging through swamps, bogs, marshes and sloughs in many places and in all seasons.

Often, my quest for trout has taken me there. When I was a kid, my father and I followed a path across a bouncy floating bog to try for brook trout in Lake County’s Section 8 Lake. I stepped around a puddle in the path.

Dad stepped in it…and promptly sunk to his waist in oozing muck.

“Now I know why they call this lake Section 8,” the old infantryman growled. “You have to be Section 8 to go fishing here!”

Section 8, in case you are not of Korean War vintage, was a military term for mentally unfit for duty. Dad recovered from his mud bath and proceeded to go fishing. The brook trout were biting, which restored his humor, too.

The Northern Wilds is a landscape washed with water.

This is most apparent in our wealth of lakes and streams.

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Amphibians are among the many creatures that depend upon wetland habitat. | PAUL CHAMBERS clean. In other places, human development from urban sprawl to agriculture has led to the drainage and obliteration of wetlands. By contrast, the vast majority of Northern Wilds wetlands remain intact and largely protected from human encroachment. Activities such as logging occur in the winter, when heavy equipment can be operated on frozen swamps to prevent long term damage.

Have you ever walked a corduroy road? In the old days, loggers laid logs side by side to build roads across swamps, creating a natural platform to prevent horse drawn sleighs and, later, mechanized equipment from sinking into the mire. Preserved in the ooze, corduroy roads last for decades after the last load of logs rumbles over them. Very often they are the best way for a grouse hunter or some other backwoods wanderer to hike across a bog.

When I was a kid, we once happened upon an old-timer who was using snowshoes in the summer to fish for brook trout in a creek flowing through a peat bog. Come to think of it, Dad should have been wearing snowshoes when we fished Section 8 Lake. I like to explore bogs in the winter, when you can snowshoe across a world few people visit. It’s quiet out there. You might see fox tracks or a raven may pass overhead, but a frozen bog is a place of lonely solitude.

Not all wetlands are this way. A marsh teams with life, serving as a focal point for a plethora of creatures; some exist there, others live nearby and others, most often birds, make seasonal visits. In spring I like to walk my dogs along the high ground above an expansive open marsh. Although I can’t see them, I listen to the calls of trumpeter swans and sandhill cranes. Both species have become more numerous in the Northern Wilds during the last 20 years.

Sometimes on these walks I’ll happen upon an antler dropped by a moose the previous winter. Swamps are an important aspect of moose habitat. In summer, moose eat aquatic vegetation and seek shelter from the sun in the shady coolness of black spruce bogs. In autumn, you can often find the battered brush and muddy wallows that are the calling cards of rutting bulls along the perimeter of a swamp. Last March, I found where a moose had spent part

Brave the bugs to visit a bog and you might see some pitcher plants. | SANDY UPDYKE

Northern pike swim in the shallows during spring, where they are prey for bald eagles. | KEITH ANDERSON

of the winter in a swampy grove of ancient white cedar, browsing on the understory of alder, birch and balsam fir.

Wetlands, especially the ones where big cedars dwell, are among the least disturbed ecosystems on the Northern Wilds landscape. But change occurs in swamps, too.

You can still see remnants from the early years of European settlement, when waterways were altered to facilitate logging operations. Lakes and streams were dammed to create a head of water for spring log drives. Dynamite blasts were used to create potholes in creeks for the storing logs and water. Swamps were ditched and drained to build roads and homes or to dry out land used for crops and pasture. These days we have rules in place to protect our water and wetlands from activities that may damage them or impair water quality.

But no one regulates the beavers. Sometimes called “nature’s engineers,” these industrious rodents have been busy at work in the Northern Wilds for millennia. Beavers cut down trees with their teeth to build dams across flowing water, from tiny trickles to sizeable streams. On large rivers and lakes, they are content to build their homes of sticks and mud along the banks; no dam necessary. The ponds created by beaver dams create a new environment used by a host of species, from black ducks and kingfishers to brook trout and painted turtles.

Beavers harvest deciduous trees for food and building materials. Aspen is their favorite. Where the terrain allows, they’ll even dig canals leading out from their ponds so they can reach more trees. Eventually, they cut down all of the nearby trees and run short of food. At that point, they abandon the pond. The beaver dam falls into disrepair and water drains out of the pond, leaving the original stream bed surrounded by muddy ground. Grass and sedges sprout from the mud, creating a lush meadow. Over time, trees return. At some point, another beaver decides to rebuild the dam and the process comes full circle.

I’ve watched beaver ponds pass through every stage of this process, sometimes more than once. I am humbled by the way these natural occurrences mark the passing of time. Beavers have long existed on this landscape. Long may they continue to do so. And when the time comes for me to seek that celestial beaver pond, I hope I find it.

The incessant activity of beavers is always evident on northern waterways. | JOHN MCFAUL NORTHERN WILDS

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By Breana Roy

ART ALONG THE SHORE

During Memorial Day weekend, May 26-28, various art galleries from Schroeder to Grand Portage will celebrate Art Along the Shore, many of which will hold art demos, artist meet-and-greets, food, music and fun. There will also be new artwork on display, as well as exhibits and shows.

For a list of events, check out visitcookcounty.com.

Artist Mary Bebie created this glass coaster.

Bebie will be teaching a Class Coasters Class from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, May 27 at the Grand Marais Art Colony. | MARY BEBIE

Check out the new artwork at Kah-Nee-Tah Gallery in Lutsen, such as this floral watercolor by Melinda Wolff. The gallery will also hold art demos with Judy Christensen and Maggie Anderson May 27-28. | MELINDA WOLFF

Betsy Bowen will hold a woodblock printmaking demo at her studio from 1-3 p.m. on May 28. Also at Betsy Bowen Gallery & Studios is the Spring Art Underground event, featuring various artists throughout the weekend. | BETSY BOWEN

Joy & Company in Grand Marais now features artwork by Tanya Beyer of Floodwood. This piece, entitled “Loons and Lake Shimmer,” is a watercolor, gouache, pencil and ink piece. | TANYA BEYER

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Ron Piercywill hold an open house from 4-6 p.m. on May 26 to celebrate the grand opening of his store, Ron’s World Rocks: Silver & Gems. His store is located at 105 First Ave. W., across from the Arrowhead Pharmacy in Grand Marais. | RON’S WORLD ROCKS 24

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“Trout Camp Dinner,” by Dave Gilsvik. Gilsvik will hold “Always Looking for Color,” a painting demonstration from 1-4 p.m.

May 27-28 at Sivertson Gallery in Grand Marais. | DAVE GILSVIK

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Through May 27

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New Acquisitions Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, d.umn.edu/tma

The SplinterTones know the North Shore. The group’s winding path to their current member cohort is more than 20 years in the making and includes time spent playing as Over the Waterfall and the Splinters. About four years ago, a merger with the Sivertones created the group—cleverly named the SplinterTones— that exists today.

April 6-May 7

Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School Exhibition Thunder Bay Art Gallery, theag.ca

April 20-June 18

Sandra Brick & Fred Amram: Lest We Forget Duluth Art Institute, duluthartinstitute.org Joe Klander: Strongman (reception May 13 at 5 p.m.) Duluth Art Institute, duluthartinstitute.org

A zydeco style and dance music that is uniquely eclectic and upbeat inevitably gets audiences across Cook County on their feet. According to the band, the “uppity blend of hep and snappy tunes is... noted for their vibrant vocal harmonies, colorful stage presence and strong rhythmic grooves.” The sound is jazzy, with a lot of swing and some Latin influences.

Good vibes and positive feedback from their community of “SplintHeads” keeps the six piece going strong. Leah Thomas, Rick Brandenburg, Jeff DeShaw, Max Bichel, Liz Sivertson and John Gruber grace the stage at least a few times a month in the summertime. The group jams on a myriad of instruments to include an accordion, drums, bass, violin, saxophone, clarinet and guitar. Performances typically take place in Grand Marais; nights at Grandma Ray’s and afternoons in Harbor Park for special events, like Fourth of July and Fisherman’s Picnic in August, are standard year-after-year.

“Performing definitely is a way to bring your sound to another level because it’s just different than rehearsing,” said Gruber.

Though performances are a good way to showcase skills, the SplinterTones are good at not losing sight of what really gels them together.

“If I was going to put a title on the description of the band, it would be ‘Just for the Fun of It’,” he said. “As much as we get

April 21-May 9

Cook County High School Student Art Exhibit Johnson Heritage Post, Grand Marais, johnsonheritagepost.org

April 21-June 4

Meryl McMaster: Confluence (reception May 11 at 7:30 p.m.) Thunder Bay Art Gallery, theag.ca

April 21-May 28 To celebrate the release of their first CD, the SplinterTones performed outside the Grand Marais Public Library. | SPLINTERTONES enamored with our music, we get reminded that it’s just for fun. The most fun is getting together to rehearse and just play.”

the group, and within a couple of weeks they’ve fleshed out their parts and it’s turned into something,” she said.

That sentiment was echoed by accordionist and vocalist Thomas.

The release of the group’s first CD was a community event that took place on a sunny day outside of the Grand Marais Public Library. The future includes a second CD to be released in the coming months.

“I love that feeling of camaraderie. The main thing for me is that I’m playing music with people I love to play music with,” explained Thomas. “We have a really good time and we want everyone up on their feet dancing.”

Along with playing her instrument as part of the performances, Thomas also contributes as a songwriter for the band.

She is constantly impressed by the ability of the group to bring her songs to life.

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Notable past performances have included an appearance on the Venture North television program and a months-long Greater Minnesota Town Hall Tour. They have also played for Minnesota Public Radio and various other stations.

“SplintHeads” can find more information about the group and a list of upcoming performances on splintertones.com.

Melannie Monoceros: Point of Origin (reception May 5 at 7 p.m.) Thunder Bay Art Gallery, theag.ca

April 22-May 21

April Apiary: A Celebration of Bees Sivertson Gallery, Duluth, sivertson.com

April 24-May 6

Artists-in-Residence: Holly Swift Grand Marais Art Colony, grandmaraisartcolony.org

May 1-25

Ely School District Student Exhibition Art & Soul Gallery, Ely (218) 365-7300

May 1-31

The Birch Tree Exhibition (reception May 6 at 1 p.m.) Lakeside Gallery, Duluth, lakesidegalleryduluth.com

May 3-30

Thunder Bay Elementary Students: Youthful Expressions Baggage Building Arts Centre, Thunder Bay (807) 684-2063

May 3-31 Metalsmith artist Tedd McDonah creates original recyclures; handmade fishing lures comprised of preprinted steel and copper. McDonah also creates jewelry, and will teach a class on Low-tech Metal Forming and Brooch Building on June 11 at the Grand Marais Art Colony. He will also hold an Artist Talk on The Brooch: Ideation, Design, and Execution; held June 10 at 2:30 p.m. McDonah’s work can be found at the Grand Marais Art Colony, or visit metalmonger.blogspot.com.

Moments in Time (reception May 5 at 6 p.m.) Friends of the Arts Gallery, Cook, nwfamn.org

May 19-June 18

Frozen Photographers Johnson Heritage Post, Grand Marais, johnsonheritagepost.org

May 23-March 11, 2018 1000 Words Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, d.umn.edu/tma

May 26-Oct. 21

Boom Town to Ghost Town: Taconite Harbor Cross River Heritage Center, Schroeder, crossriverheritage.org

May 26-June 25

Spring Art Underground Betsy Bowen Gallery, Grand Marais, woodcut.com

May 27-28

Pop-up Exhibition & Sale: Made at the Art Colony Grand Marais Art Colony, grandmaraisartcolony.org

May 30-Sept. 24

Sinew: Female Native Artists of the Twin Cities (reception June 1 at 6 p.m.) Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, d.umn.edu/tma

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MINNESOTA WOMEN ON THE FLY Saturday, May 20 After the snow melts and rivers open up, novice and intermediate steelheaders will head to the banks of the Baptism River to learn the fundamentals of fishing on the North Shore. Women on the Fly, part of Minnesota Steelheaders, will hold their second annual streamside clinic May 20 for women to gain knowledge and experience fly fishing.

Lisa Murphy, an eight-year steelheading veteran, is one of the directors for Minnesota Steelheaders and Women on the Fly. Last year, there were five women who participated in the clinic; this year, there are 16 signed up. Three out of five participants caught fish at last year’s clinic, and most of them continue to fish today.

“We had to add a second clinic this year—and also have a long waiting list. It’s encouraging because there is a lot more interest than anyone realized.” Murphy said.

When she first started volunteering for Minnesota Steelheaders, she noticed there wasn’t information and resources specifically for women on their website.

She had recently moved to Silver Bay from the Twin Cities with her fiancé to be closer to the rivers that they loved; she also wanted to share that passion with others. So in April of 2016, Women on the Fly came to be.

“I know that I am not the only woman who loves this.

If we can provide the resources and skills, we can get so many more women involved,” Murphy said.

More women are catching on—according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the amount of female anglers has slightly increased in the last five years. In 2006, there were 7.6 million women fishing and in 2011, that number rose to 8.9 million.

The goal of the clinic is for women to have the confidence to fish on their own. For the average fly fisherman, fishing alone is sometimes preferred. Although it depends on the river, most can agree that shoulder-to-shoulder fishing typically doesn’t amount to much but frustration.

The second annual Women on the Fly Streamside Clinic will be held Saturday, May 20. | LISA MURPHY

Murphy says that it is very rare to come across a woman fishing alone.

“There is no feeling like conquering a river, it’s a fantastic feeling and any woman can do it. They just have to have the confidence and the know-how to do it.”

That’s what the clinic is all about. To teach participants about migratory trout and salmon fishery so they know where to go, what to look for, and how to develop their skills and confidence navigating the water.

Plus, the clinic is free. Minnesota Steelheader staff volunteer their time to put it on—they do accept donations, though. Any donations received go toward funding future educational programs, community events, habitat projects, and their conservation mission.

Throughout the year, Minnesota Steelheaders offer multiple events, from streamside clinics to a steelheader meet and greet. The purpose is to continue the fishing heritage in order to pass on the passion to future generations.

There is also desire to get more local women out on the water. Murphy says that many of the people coming for the clinics are traveling from the Twin Cities.

While they are more than welcome, she’d love to see the impact of the clinic locally as well.

Lisa Murphy passing on her passion for the river to her daughter. | LISA MURPHY

With enough interest, Women on the Fly may put together yet another clinic this year. Interested anglers can contact them at womenontheflyms@gmail. com or visit minnesotasteelheader.com to learn more.

—Ali Juten The clinic will help participants develop their skills and confidence as anglers. | LISA MURPHY NORTHERN WILDS

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Gala

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Saturday, June 3 FINDINGS J E W E L RY SYMPOSIUM JUNE 8 - 11

This semi-formal benefit is held in the Lakeside Ballroom at Surfside on Lake Superior, Tofte Have a great night out at this spirited event while supporting Birch Grove Community School 5:30 p.m. - Champagne Social 6:30 p.m. - Dinner and Wine 7:30 p.m. - Live Auction/Raffle 9:00 p.m. - Music & Dancing

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Tickets are limited. To reserve your space call the school office at 218-663-0170 or visit our website at www.birchgroveschool.com/ Events/Gala for the Grove for a downloadable invitation/order form.

Proceeds from this event benefit Birch Grove Community School.

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BOWL OF SOUP AND ALL YOU CAN EAT SALAD

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We use grass fed beef and pork sausage for our italian seasoned patty, grill it, toast our baguette, slather with our house marinara and melted mozzarella.**

Organic house roasted turkey served open faced with Tavern mash and turkey gravy, side of cranberry compote Baked org. tofu, org. chicken, scallions, crimini mushrooms, walnuts, ginger, cilantro and romaine.

Sauteed ribeye strips, green pepper, onions, provolone cheese and horsey sauce.** Baked, bubbly and delicious like grandma would do.

Baked open faced with tomatoes, pickles, celery and onions in our mix .** Your choice of our soup of the day and salad with a chunk of buttered warm bread.

On french with honey dijon, tomatoes, onions and greens.** On toasted french, open faced.**

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The Lowland Lakers are one of many bands performing at Duluth’s Homegrown Music Festival. | LOWLAND LAKERS

HOMEGROWN MUSIC FESTIVAL

April 30-May 7 The Duluth Homegrown Music Festival showcases 200 musical acts, along with a few filmmakers and other artists. Performances will be held at multiple venues throughout the week. Musical acts include Gaelynn Lea, Rich Mattson and the Northstars, Big Wave Dave and the Ripples, Low, Nordic Angst, Black River Revue, Gin Street, Spin Collective and Bill Flannagan. Ticket pricing and info can be found online. duluthhomegrown.org

Saturday. There will also be a wine tasting at 1 p.m. on Saturday with Johnson Brothers, featuring Trinchero Family Wines.

Registration is required. bluefinbay.com

MOVE IT!

May 1-31 The Sawtooth Mountain Clinic’s Move It program is about moving towards good health, both physically and emotionally. It’s about choosing healthier food options, working out, and feeling more peaceful and engaged in your life. Get outside and hike, bike, walk or paddle, either by yourself or with a group. Then, register online to log your minutes and miles of physical activity. Activities throughout the month include a free day at the Cook County YMCA on May 7, the Ham Run on May 6, and the Bike Safety Rodeo at 3 p.m. at the Community Center on May 18.

Families with tweens and teens can attend the free Parenting with Strengths in Mind program on May 9 at the Community Center; families with pre-school and elementary-age kids can attend the free Parenting Positively program on May 16 at the Sawtooth Mountain Clinic Classroom. Both programs are from 5:30-7 p.m. There will be a free “Caring For Our Whole Selves” video on May 10 at the Sawtooth Mountain Classroom; 5:30-7:30 p.m. For a full list of events, visit sawtoothmountainclinic.org and click on the Move It icon.

SPRING FOOD & WINE LOVERS WEEKEND

May 5-6 This year’s annual Spring Food & Wine Lovers Weekend at Bluefin Grille in Tofte will feature delectable food by Bluefin’s new culinary team; executive chef Dan Dommer, and food and beverage director James Taylor. Enjoy a four-course dinner with wine pairings on Friday, and a five-course dinner with wine pairings on

GUNFLINT TRAIL EVENTS

May 6, Saturday Join the Gunflint Trail Fire Department and the Gunflint Trail Historical Society in an evening of remembrance for the Ham Lake Fire. Learn about the new Ham Lake Fire exhibit at the ChikWauk Museum, preview the USDA Forest Service interpretive sign to be installed at the Gunflint Lake overlook, and listen to presentations from several individuals involved in fighting the fire. Event will begin at 3 p.m. with a social hour, followed by food and refreshments at 4 p.m. and the program at 5 p.m.—located at the Seagull Lake Community Center, up the Gunflint Trail. Also on May 6 is the Ham Run Half Marathon, 5k Run, and Little Runts Run. Named in honor of the Ham Lake Fire, races will take place up the Gunflint Trail, starting at 10 a.m. Post-race festivities will be held at the Gunflint Lodge. Registration is required. cookcountyymca.org/ healthyliving/ham-run-half-marathon

WORLD ACCORDION DAY & WILLARD A. PALMER CENTENARY FESTIVAL

May 6-7 An array of international accordion artists will perform in adjoining festivals, sponsored by A World of Accordion Museum; World Accordion Day (May 6) and the Centenary Celebration of Dr. Willard A. Palmer (May 7). Held from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. each day, there will be concerts, lectures, workshops, jam sessions and free snacks.

Celebrity soloists include Kevin Friedrich, Stas Venglevski, John Scaffeo, Dr. Michael Middleton, Dee Langley, Michael Bridge, Carolyn Carver and Tracey Gibbens. Festivals will be held at the Harrington Arts Center in Superior.

Admission is $60 per day or $100 for both days. Tickets available at the door. worldofaccordions.org

STORIES IN STONE

May 7, Sunday Visit Sugarloaf Cove in Schroeder to examine geology up close and personal. Learn how Lake Superior got here, ponder the origins of a beach with some of the greatest diversity of rock types on the North Shore, and puzzle out lava flow features from top to bottom.

There’s no better place for rock adventures. Meet at the Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center at 10 a.m., and make sure to wear sturdy shoes for exploration. Sponsored by the MN DNR SNA program. sugarloafnorthshore.org

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p.m. (6 p.m. Thurs.) at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts in Grand Marais. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online. arrowheadcenterforthearts.tix.com

ture an energetic school of silver smelt puppets and mask dancers—participants and spectators are encouraged to wear silver. Then, head to the Zeitgeist Arts Café for a smelt fry and party at 5 p.m. magicsmelt.com

LAKEHEAD SHRINE CIRCUS

CHEQUAMEGON BAY BIRDING & NATURE FESTIVAL

May 13, Saturday The Lakehead Shrine Circus will perform two shows on Saturday, May 13 at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay. The Shrine Circus is Thunder Bay’s hometown circus, having performed annually for over 60 years. This family-friendly event features hilarious clowns, dancing, acrobats, food, music and more. Performances are from 2-4:30 p.m., and 6-8:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online. tbaycircus.com

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COOK COUNTY YMCA PRESENTS: DANCE3

May 11-13 Over 90 dancers of all ages will perform in the third annual Cook County YMCA dance performance; Dance3. The recital features ballet, jazz, tap and hip-hop dances, choreographed by instructors Christine Curtis, Breana Roy and Lesli Higgins. The recital will be held at 7

May 14, Sunday Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe will hold the 6th annual Run Smelt Run Parade and Party on Sunday, May 14 in Duluth. This free, family-friendly event begins at 3:30 p.m. with the presentation of the Smelt Queen at the Maritime Visitor’s Center, followed by a second line parade on the Lakewalk, featuring music by the Brass Messengers from Minneapolis. The parade will also fea-

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May 18-20 Enjoy three days of birding and nature activities in Ashland, Wisc. during the peak of spring migration. Birders and nature lovers of all skills and ages will find a wealth of choices at this year’s festival, with over 100 field trips and programs to choose from. This year’s keynote speaker will be Matt Reetz, executive director of Madison Audubon.

Festival headquarters is the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center. Register online to attend. birdandnaturefest.com

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May 20, Saturday Come celebrate the Beaver House in downtown Grand Marais with the annual Family Fishing Festival.

There will be minnow races, kid’s games with prizes, scavenger hunts, a county wide fishing contest and more. Visit the Lightkeeper’s House Museum for a maritime exhibit, featuring commercial fishing themes; open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday. Other festival activities include kid’s art activities and Pin the Tail on the Beaver, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Joy & Company. visitcookcounty.com

SUPERIOR SPRING TRAIL RACES

Interested in teaching your kid how to fish and enjoy the many lakes in Cook County?

Then join the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Cook County Soil and Water Conservation District and the United States Forest Service for a day of fishing on . . . .

May 20, Saturday Starting and finishing at Caribou Highlands Resort in Lutsen, the Superior Spring Trail Races traverse the Sawtooth Mountain Range on the Superior Hiking Trail. Runners will face hilly, rugged terrain, crossing rivers and streams through the Boreal forests. Courses include a 25km and a 50km; aid stations are provided. Post-race events include an awards ceremony and a free meal for all runners. Race registration is required. superiorspringtrailrace.com

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FIRE FIGHTERS 10 MILE ROAD RACE

May 22, Monday The Fire Fighters 10 Mile Road Race has been a Thunder Bay tradition since 1910, promoting an active, healthy lifestyle for runners of all skill levels. The race begins at 9 a.m. on Simpson Street. Fruit, water, and massage and chiropractic services will be available to runners at the finish line. Runners can choose to participant in the individual race or relay race. Prizes will be awarded for multiple categories and age brackets.

Participants must register by Wednesday, May 17. 10mileroadrace.org

BLOOD DRIVE

Saturday, June 10th, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM at the Mink Lake Beach, Cook County • A child 5 – 12 years accompanied by an adult.

• Appropriate clothing for being near water – jacket, hat, sunglasses, sturdy shoes, insect repellant, life jacket if you have one.

• Some life jackets and fishing rods will be available, but due to limited supply bring your own if you have one.

food truck will provide lunch. Cost is $5 for adults and free for ages 12 and under. duluthmonarchbuddies.com

Directions to Mink Lake Beach

• Travel 12 miles north on the Gunflint Trail.

• Turn right at the Trout Lake Road (FR 140).

• Travel a little over 2 miles passing the Mink Lake Fishing Pier.

• Turn left at the east end of the lake until you reach the beach.

Space is limited!

Call the Gunflint Ranger District at 218-387-1750 or email at gunflint@fs.fed.us if you have questions.

MONARCH FESTIVAL

May 20, Saturday Join the Duluth Monarch Buddies for the annual Duluth Monarch Festival, held at the Coppertop Church (First United Methodist) from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. See real monarch eggs, caterpillars and butterflies, while participating in fun, family-friendly activities. There will be milkweed plants and native pollinator plants for sale, free milkweed seeds, face painting for kids, information booths and drop-in sessions. Love Creamery will provide ice cream and the El Oasis del Norte

May 25-June 30 Memorial Blood Centers is teaming up with the Minnesota Twins to give blood donors a chance to win premium baseball tickets. All presenting donors from May 25 through June 30 are automatically entered into weekly drawings for a pair of tickets to a Minnesota Twins game. To register for a blood drive, visit mbc.org or contact the sponsoring organization directly. While walk-in donors are always welcome, appointments are encouraged. A list of blood drive locations are available online. mbc.org/twins

ART ALONG THE LAKE

May 26-28 Spend Memorial Weekend exploring the numerous art galleries along the North Shore, many of which will host music, food, artist meet-and-greets, demos and exhibits. The Cross River Heritage Center in Schroeder will hold art demos

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Art Along the Lake is fun for the whole family. | VISIT COOK COUNTY from 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Demos include basketry with Mary Jane Huggins; knitting with Kathy West; hand quilting with Orlene Fisher; wood carving with Al Sunde; Ukraine egg carving with Lavona Czaplicki; and hand tool making with Marland Hansen. In Lutsen, Tom Christiansen will provide a live bronze pour demo at Last Chance Fabricating at 4 p.m., followed by a reception to welcome sculptor Greg Mueller. Kah-Nee-Tah Gallery will feature a precious metal clay and silver demo with Judy Christensen, and a raku demonstration with Maggie Anderson;

both at 11 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Betsy Bowen Gallery & Studios will hold a sneak peek from 5-7 p.m. on Friday for the Spring Art Underground Show, as well as demos throughout the weekend. The Grand Marais Art Colony will host demos and a Pop-up Exhibit: Made at the Art Colony. Joy and Company will hold children’s art activities from 9-11 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Other demos will take place at Sivertson Gallery, Ron’s World Rocks: Silver and Gems, and Wickwire Clay Works.

A full list of events can be found online. visitcookcounty.com

May 27, Saturday Hundreds of cyclists will gather in Grand Marais for the second annual Le Grand du Nord gravel races. Held

by Heck of the North Productions, races consist of a 100-mile course and a 50-mile course. Starting at the Coast Guard Station downtown, the route climbs almost 6,000 feet, providing spectacular views of the U.S./Canadian border. Post-race festivities will be held at Voyageur Brewing Company, featuring live music, drinks and awards. Registration is required. heckofthenorth.com

MAY 26 Opening Day! MAY 26-27

Art Along the Lake Demonstrations Friday, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

DRURY LANE BOOKS

Writer’s Salon

Saturday May 20, 7 PM Hear winners of our spring writing contest read their pieces alongside Josh MacIvor-Andersen, author and editor of Rooted: The Best New Arboreal Nonfiction

Memorial Weekend Annual Sale Saturday, May 27th & Sunday, May 28th

50% off select titles Story Hour

with the Muffin Man Saturday, May 27th, 11 AM

May Hours: Mon-Sat 10 AM - 5 PM 218-387-3370 • Follow us on 12 E. Wisconsin St., Grand Marais

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basketry

Ukrainian egg carving

Mary Jane Huggins Kathy West

knitting

Orlene Fisher

hand quilting

Lavona Czaplicki Al Sunde

wood carving

Orlene Fisher

crazy quilting

Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

10:00 to 12:00p.m.

Mary Jane Huggins basketry

Marland Hansen tool making

Nancy Hansen

Bunad Rodaland Jaelsa, Norwegian dress

1:00 to 3:00p.m.

Lavona Czaplicki

Ukrainian egg carving

Jean Bushman

Hardanger embroidery

AMANDA MARSHALL Kim Mitchell . Sam Roberts Band

BARENAKED LADIES

Alan Doyle & The Beautiful Gypsies Powder Blues Band . Lighthouse Barney Bentall & The Legendary Hearts

RANDY BACHMAN Big Sugar . Widemouth Mason

AND MUCH MORE!

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Boomtown to Ghost Town– Taconite Harbor Artists Gallery Vintage Needlework and Fiber Art

Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery On the Harbor, Grand Marais, MN

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Orlene Fisher

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CROSS RIVER HERITAGE CENTER Hours: Tues. - Sat. 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Sun.1:00 - 4:00 p.m. • Closed Mon. 7932 W Hwy 61, Schroeder • 218-663-7706 www.crossriverheritage.org Brought to you by the Schroeder Area Historical Society

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May Northern Wilds Calendar of Events April 20-May 7

May 5, Friday

La Cage aux Folles 7:30 p.m. (2 p.m. Sun.) Duluth Playhouse, duluthplayhouse.org

Cinco de Mayo Celebration 5 p.m. Voyageur Brewing, Grand Marais, voyageurbrewing.com

April 22-May 21 April Apiary: A Celebration of Bees Sivertson Gallery, Duluth, sivertson.com

April 30-May 7 Homegrown Music Festival Duluth, duluthhomegrown.org

May 1, Monday Northwoods Gardening with Andy Hill 4 p.m. Ely, ely.org Dream Dance Company: Live in the Moment 7 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, tbca.com

May 2, Tuesday Wudang Qigong & Chinese Calligraphy Classes with Master Bing 6 p.m.

Cook County Community Center, Grand Marais, wudangdao.com/ store0/wudang-qigong-class

May 3, Wednesday IPC’s Reaching Out to Ontario 8:30 a.m. Valhalla Inn, Thunder Bay, rsvp@ipc.on.ca Rick Mercer’s Canada: Coast to Coast 8 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, tbca.com Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament 8 p.m. Red Lion Smokehouse, Thunder Bay, redlionsmokehouse.ca

May 4, Thursday Duluth Lions Club Pancake Day 6 a.m. Duluth DECC, facebook.com/ duluth-lions-club When Grief is Complicated 2 p.m.

Sawtooth Mountain Clinic: Lower Level Classroom, Grand Marais (218) 387-3788 Geocaching 101 4 p.m.

Ely Public Library, elylibrary.org Writers Read 5 p.m.

Boathouse Brewpub, Ely, ely.org Wine in the Woods Fundraiser 6 p.m. Northland Country Club, Duluth, hartleynature.org

Daylin James: Gospel Music of the King 7 p.m. St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Thunder Bay, tbca.com

Ham Run Pasta Buffet 5:30 p.m. Justine’s at Gunflint Lodge, Gunflint Trail, gunflint.com Neechee Studio Free Summer Workshop 5:30 p.m. Definitely Superior Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, definitelysuperior.com St. Louis River Experience Fundraiser 6 p.m. Duluth DECC, slreduluth.com/2017-fundraiser Experience Dance: Petrouchka 7 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, tbca.com

May 5-6 Spring Food & Wine Lovers Weekend Bluefin Grille, Tofte, bluefinbay.com

May 5-7 Buck’s Big Bash Celebration Buck’s Hardware Hank, Grand Marais, buckshardware.net

May 6, Saturday Dulcimer Day 9 a.m. First

United Methodist Church, Duluth, dulcimersinduluth.com Thunder Bay District Master Gardeners Spring Workshop 9 a.m. Confederation College Lecture Theatre, Thunder Bay, tbmastergardeners.homestead.com Spring Youth Outdoor Expo: Free 9 a.m. Hartley Nature Center, Duluth, hartleynature.org MS Walk 9 a.m. Canal Park, Duluth, mssociety.org Ham Run Half Marathon 10 a.m.

Gunflint Trail, cookcountyymca.org/ healthyliving/ham-run-half-marathon Green Touch Program 10 a.m.

Gooseberry Falls State Park, Two Harbors (218) 834-2226 Nature’s Medicine Chest 10 a.m. Sugarloaf Cove, Schroeder, sugarloafnorthshore.org Silvana’s Early Mother’s Day Event 10 a.m. DaVinci Centre, Thunder Bay Pints & Poses 11:30 a.m. Red Lion Smokehouse, Thunder Bay, redlionsmokehouse.ca

Jon Miller 7:30 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais, gunflinttavern.com

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Remembering the 2007 Ham Lake Fire 3 p.m. Seagull Lake Community Center, Gunflint Trail

DSSO: Now and Then 7 p.m.

Duluth DECC, dsso.com

Spirit of Dance: The Magical World of Dance 7 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, tbca.com

Brothers in Arms 8:30 p.m.

Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais, gunflinttavern.com

May 6-7 Area 85 Round Up Current River Community Centre, Thunder Bay, aa-nwo-area85.org Beginners Beekeeping Course Thunder Bay, thunderbaybeekeepersassociation.ca Empty Bowls: Spring Make-a-Bowl Sessions Grand Marais Art Colony, grandmaraisartcolony.org

World Accordion Day & Willard A. Palmer Centenary Festival 11 a.m. Harrington Arts Center, Superior, worldofaccordions.org

Folklore Festival: A World Tour of Nations Noon, Fort William Gardens & Curling Club, Thunder Bay, folklorefestival.ca

May 7, Sunday Free Day at the YMCA Grand Marais, sawtoothmountainclinic.org Craft Revival 10 a.m. Red Lion Smokehouse, Thunder Bay, redlionsmokehouse.ca Spring into Summer Craft & Vendor Sale 10 a.m. Victoria Inn, Thunder Bay, facebook.com/events/185006038640331 Stories in Stone 10 a.m. Sugarloaf Cove, Schroeder, sugarloafnorthshore.org World Laughter Day 1 p.m.

Baggage Arts Building, Thunder Bay, laughteryogatbay.ca Studio One: The Circle of Life 2 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, tbca.com Out of the Darkness Memorial Walk 4 p.m. Confederation College, Thunder Bay, outofthedarknesstbay@gmail.com

Timmy Haus 7:30 p.m.

Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais, gunflinttavern.com

May 8, Monday

May 12, Friday

International Dance Academy: New Journey 6:30 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, tbca.com

Teacher Appreciation Day Voyageur Brewing, Grand Marais, voyageurbrewing.com

DSSYO Spring Concert 7 p.m.

Free Solar Day Camp for Kids 9 a.m. Cook County Community Center, Grand Marais, localenergy@boreal.org

St. Scholastica, Duluth, dsso.com

May 9, Tuesday Fairlawn Garden Work Day 9 a.m. Fairlawn Mansion, Superior, superiorpublicmuseums.org Grief Group: Learning Life After Loss 3:30 p.m. 1st Congregational Church, Grand Marais (218) 387-3788 Ruby’s Pantry 5 p.m. Cook County High School, Grand Marais, facebook.com/rubyspantrycc Parenting with Strengths in Mind: For Families with Tweens & Teens 5:30 p.m. Cook County Community Center, Grand Marais (218) 387-2330

May 10, Wednesday Bike & Brew 3 p.m. Voyageur Brewing, Grand Marais, voyageurbrewing.com Free Relaxation Video: Tree Roots Grounding 5:30 p.m. Sawtooth Mountain Classroom, Grand Marais (218) 387-2330 Fay Gleeson presents: Happy Birthday Canada 7 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, tbca.com Arts & Craft Beer Night 8 p.m.

Red Lion Smokehouse, Thunder Bay, redlionsmokehouse.ca

May 11, Thursday Nurses Appreciation Day Voyageur Brewing, Grand Marais, voyageurbrewing.com Garden Club Meeting & Tour 6 p.m. Ely Flower & Seed, ely.org

Billy Johnson 8 p.m.

Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais, gunflinttavern.com

Dean Brody: Beautiful Freak Show Tour 8 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, tbca.com

May 11-13 YMCA Dance Recital: Dance³ 7 p.m.

(6 p.m. Thurs.) Arrowhead Center for the Arts, Grand Marais, cookcountyymca.org

Portage Band 6 p.m.

Grandma Ray’s (218) 387-2974 Minnesota Ballet Student Performance 7 p.m. Duluth DECC, decc.org

May 12-13 Moonshine Mountain 8 p.m.

Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais, gunflinttavern.com

May 13, Saturday

Minnesota Fishing Opener Playhouse Children’s Theatre Presents: The Stinky Cheese Man & Other Fairly Stupid Tales The Underground Theatre, Duluth, duluthplayhouse.org YWCA Mother’s Day Walk/Run & Expo 7 a.m. Clyde Iron Works, Duluth, ywcaduluth.org/mdwr Nice Girls of the North Marketplace 10 a.m. Lakeside Lester Park Community Center, Duluth, nicegirlsofthenorth.com Lakehead Shrine Circus 2 p.m. & 6 p.m.

Fort William Gardens, Thunder Bay, tbaycircus.com Joe Klander: Strongman Exhibition Reception with Live Wrestling 5 p.m. Duluth Art Institute, duluthartinstitute.org Ales & Apps 6 p.m. Magnus Theatre, Thunder Bay, mangus.on.ca Zorya Ukrainian Dancers 7 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, tbca.com

May 14, Sunday

Mother’s Day

Dance Dynamics: Inspirations 2 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, tbca.com Run Smelt Run Parade & Party 3:30 p.m. Duluth, magicsmelt.com

Jon Miller 7:30 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais, gunflinttavern.com

May 16, Tuesday Blood Drive 11 a.m. Silver Bay High School, mbc.org Nature Storytime 4 p.m. Ely Public Library, elylibrary.org Parenting Positively: For Families with Pre-School & Elementary-Age Kids 5:30 p.m. Sawtooth Mountain Clinic Classroom, Grand Marais (218) 387-2330 Wildflower Walk 6 p.m. Hartley Nature Center, Duluth, hartleynature.org

May 16-17 UnderOneRoof Twin Ports Conference Duluth DECC, underonerooftwinports.com

May 17, Wednesday Blood Drive 9:30 a.m. Cook County North Shore Hospital, Grand Marais, mbc.org Intro to Craft Beer & Beer Trivia 7 p.m. Voyageur Brewing, Grand Marais, voyageurbrewing.com New to You Jewelry & Purse Exchange & Sale 7 p.m. HMCS Griffon, Thunder Bay, tbaymfrc@tbaytel.net Legacy Performing Arts Company: This Is Our Legacy 7 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, tbca.com Game Tournament 8 p.m.

Red Lion Smokehouse, Thunder Bay, redlionsmokehouse.ca

Duluth Junk Hunt Duluth Heritage Sports Center, Duluth, duluthjunkhunt.com

Australia’s Thunder From Down Under 7:30 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, tbca.com

Community Ink Day: Screenprinting 2 p.m. Grand Marais Art Colony, grandmaraisartcolony.org

Voyageur Brewing Company Tour 1 p.m. Voyageur Brewing, Grand Marais, voyageurbrewing.com

Ely High School Veterans Memorial Showcase Veterans Memorial Field, Ely, ely.org

May 24, Wednesday

Meet the Artist 3 p.m. Ron’s World Rocks, Silver & Gems, Grand Marais, ronsworldrocks.com

May 29, Monday

Bronze Pour & Welcome Reception for Sculptor Greg Mueller 4 p.m.

Last Chance Studio & Gallery, Lutsen, lastchancefab.com

May 30, Tuesday

Oak Steel & Lightning Gun Flint

Tavern, Grand Marais, gunflinttavern.com

Artist Talk: Solarplate Printing with Dan Welden 4:30 p.m. Grand Marais Art Colony, grandmaraisartcolony.org

May 20, Saturday

May 25, Thursday

Beaver House Family Fishing Festival Beaver House, Grand Marais, visitcookcounty.com

Kimberlee Roth & Tom Hollenhorst: Water 6 p.m. Duluth Art Institute, duluthartinstitute.org

Michael Monroe Log Cabin

Superior Spring Trail Races Caribou Highlands, Lutsen, superiorspringtrailrace.com

Mysterious Ways 8 p.m. Gun Flint

Tavern, Grand Marais, gunflinttavern.com

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May 26, Friday

Dorion’s Canyon Country Birding Festival Dorion, Ontario, dorionbirdfest.ca

Senior Spring Cleanup Day Cook County (218) 387-3788 City Wide Rummage & Business Crazy Day Sale 8 a.m. Ely, ely.org GES Plant Sale Great Expectations School, Grand Marais Open Art Group NWFA Gallery, Cook, MN, nwfamn.org AEOA Home Stretch Workshop 8:30 a.m. Cook County Higher Education, Grand Marais, aeoa.org/housing/ homeownership Veterans Memorial Hall 5K Fun Run 9 a.m. The Other Place Bar & Grill, Duluth, vets-hall.org Yard Sale: Bike & Gear Swap 9 a.m.

Spokengear, Two Harbors (218) 834-2117

Blood Drive 8:30 a.m. Cook County High School, Grand Marais, mbc.org

Women on the Fly Streamside Clinic 9:45 a.m. Baptism River, Silver Bay, minnesotasteelheader.com/ wotfclinic.html

Bike Safety Rodeo 3 p.m.

Cook County Community Center, Grand Marais (218) 387-2330

Duluth Monarch Festival 10 a.m. Coppertop Church, Duluth, duluthmonarchbuddies.com

Cigar & Beer Pairing 6 p.m.

Voyageur Brewing, Grand Marais, voyageurbrewing.com

Cystic Fibrosis Walleye Fishing Tournament 10 a.m. Silver Rapids Lodge, Ely (218) 365-4877

Lakehead Festival of Music & Arts

SHTA Spring Hike: Judge C.R. Magney State Park to Kadunce River Wayside 10 a.m. shta.org

Thunder Bay Horticultural Society Meeting 7:30 p.m. Oliver Road Community Centre, Thunder Bay, tbayhortsociety.weebly.com

Spirit of the Times Fundraiser Party 6:30 p.m. Zeitgeist Arts, Duluth, zeitgeistarts.com/spirit2017

May 18, Thursday

Gala 7 p.m. Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, tbca.com

May 18-20 Chequamegon Bay Birding & Nature Festival Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center, Ashland, WI, birdandnaturefest.com

May 18-27 The Importance of Being Earnest 7:30 p.m. The Underground Theatre, Duluth, duluthplayhouse.org

May 19, Friday Beer & Paint Night 5:30 p.m.

Castle Danger Brewery, Two Harbors, castledangerbrewery.com

Writer’s Salon: Josh MacIvor-Andersen & Arboreal Writing Contest Winners 7 p.m. Drury Lane Books, Grand Marais, drurylanebooks.com

May 20-28 Duluth Dylan Fest

Duluth, bobdylanway.com

May 21, Sunday Board Game Competition 1 p.m. Voyageur Brewing, Grand Marais, voyageurbrewing.com

May 22, Monday Victoria Day

Bags Tournament & Pizza Party 6:30 p.m. Voyageur Brewing, Grand Marais, voyageurbrewing.com

Fire Fighters 10 Mile Road Race 9 a.m. Simpson Street, Thunder Bay, 10mileroadrace.org

Pete K Group 8:30 p.m.

May 23, Tuesday

Grandma Ray’s (218) 387-2974

May 19-20 Hike Fest Wolf Ridge, Finland, shta.org

Grief Group: Learning Life After Loss 3:30 p.m. 1st Congregational Church, Grand Marais (218) 387-3788

Pinterest Projects 2 p.m.

Ely Public Library, elylibrary.org

Portage Band 6 p.m.

Grandma Ray’s (218) 387-2974

May 26-27 Public Safety, Security & Health Recruiting Expo Canadian Lakehead Exhibition, Thunder Bay (807) 708-1049 Art Demonstrations 10 a.m.

Cross River Heritage Center, Schroeder, crossriverheritage.org Children’s Art Activities 10 a.m. Joy & Company, Grand Marais, facebook.com/ joyandcompanymn Wickwire Clay Works Tile Making Demo 11 a.m. Betsy Bowen Gallery & Studios, Grand Marais, wickwireclayworks.com

May 26-28 Art Along the Lake Cook County, visitcookcounty.com

Memorial Day Ely Farmers Market & Artists Market 5 p.m. Whiteside Park, Ely, ely.org Take It With You: Season 4 7:30 p.m.

The Underground Theatre, Duluth, duluthplayhouse.org

Concert 7 p.m. Grand Marais, michaelmonroemusic.com

Pop-up Exhibition & Sale: Made at the Art Colony Grand Marais Art Colony, grandmaraisartcolony.org Wilderness Medicine Workshop Hartley Nature Center, Duluth, theduluthexperience.com/ duluth-wilderness-medicine-workshop

May 31, Wednesday Quiz Night 8 p.m. Red Lion Smokehouse, Thunder Bay, redlionsmokehouse.ca

May 31-June 4 Duluth Superior Film Festival Duluth, ds-ff.com

Art Demos with Judy Christensen & Maggie Anderson 11 a.m. Kah-Nee-Tah Gallery, Lutsen, kahneetah.com Dave Gilsvik Painting Demos 1 p.m. Sivertson Gallery, Grand Marais, sivertson.com

May 28, Sunday MS Walk 9:30 a.m. Canadian Lakehead Exhibition, Thunder Bay, brittany.chrusz@ mssociety.ca Betsy Bowen Woodblock Printmaking Demo 1 p.m. Betsy Bowen Gallery, Grand Marais, woodcut.com

Studio Demonstrations 1 p.m.

Ron’s World Rocks, Silver & Gems, Grand Marais, ronsworldrocks.com

May 26-June 25 Spring Art Underground Betsy Bowen Gallery, Grand Marais, woodcut.com

May 27, Saturday Le Grand Du Nord Gravel Cycling Classic Grand Marais, heckofthenorth.com RFDA Flea Market 8 a.m. Regional Food Distribution Association, Thunder Bay, foodbanksnorthwest.ca Wildflower & Native Plant Sale 9 a.m. EcoSuperior, Thunder Bay, ecosuperior.org Arbor Day 2017: Celebrating Our Urban Forest 10 a.m. Vickers Park, Thunder Bay, thunderbay.ca/arborday Muffin Man Story Hour 11 a.m. Drury Lane Books, Grand Marais, drurylanebooks.com Stephan Hoglund Jewelry Trunk Show 11 a.m. Betsy Bowen Gallery & Studios, Grand Marais, stephanhoglund.com Thunder Bay Horticultural Society Fundraiser Noon, Oliver Road Community Centre, Thunder Bay, tbayhortsociety.weebly.com Vintage Iron Car Club Spring Show & Shine 1 p.m. Atikokan, visitatikokan.com Free Printmaking Demo 1 p.m. Grand Marais Art Colony, grandmaraisartcolony.org

Mondays

Fridays

Nature Nook 10 a.m. Hartley Nature Center, Duluth, hartleynature.org

Preschool Storytime 10:30 a.m.

Ely Public Library, elylibrary.org

Open Mic 6 p.m. Grandma Ray’s,

Live Music 4 p.m. Voyageur Brewing,

Help with a Project & Open Knitting 6:30 p.m. Sisu Designs Yarn Shop, Ely, sisudesigns.org

Live Music 7 p.m. Castle

Tuesdays

Saturdays

Open Studio 12:30 p.m. Duluth Depot, duluthartinstitute.org

Country Market 8 a.m. Canadian Lakehead Exhibition, Thunder Bay, thunderbaycountrymarket.com

Grand Marais (218) 387-2974

Live Music 6 p.m. Poplar River Pub, Lutsen Resort, lutsenresort.com

Wednesdays Country Market 3:30 p.m. Canadian Lakehead Exhibition, Thunder Bay, thunderbaycountrymarket.com

Open Mic 5 p.m. Gun Flint Tavern, Grand Marais, gunflinttavern.com

Grand Marais, voyageurbrewing.com Danger Brewery, Two Harbors, castledangerbrewery.com

Voyageur Brewing Company Tour 11 a.m. Voyageur Brewing, Grand Marais, voyageurbrewing.com Open Knitting 1 p.m. Sisu Designs Yarn Shop, Ely, sisudesigns.org Tour the North House Campus 2 p.m.

North House Folk School, Grand Marais, northhouse.org

Thursdays

Live Music 4 p.m. Voyageur Brewing,

Live Music 6 p.m. Poplar River Pub,

Live Music 7 p.m. Lutsen Resort,

Grand Marais, voyageurbrewing.com

Lutsen Resort, lutsenresort.com

DJ Trivia 7 p.m. Kamloops,

Two Harbors, superiorshores.com

Celtic Night 7:30 p.m.

Red Lion Smokehouse, Thunder Bay, redlionsmokehouse.ca

Lutsen, lutsenresort.com

Live Music Grandma Ray’s, Grand Marais (218) 387-2974

Live Music 10 p.m. Red Lion Smokehouse, Thunder Bay, redlionsmokehouse.ca

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The North Shore Dish Don’t Eat Meat? You Have Options By Maren Webb

When I came back from my first year of college a vegetarian, I quickly realized the North Shore was not a very friendly dining scene for those not eating meat. I remember one server trying to reassure me saying, “We have lots of options with chicken.”

Luckily for vegetarians and meat-eaters alike, in recent years many local restaurants have expanded their menus to include delicious vegetarian options. Whether you don’t eat meat, are looking for a healthier option, or just like good food, try eating vegetarian your next meal out.

When Michael and Maureen O’Phelan purchased Cascade Lodge and Restaurant in 2004, Michael couldn’t eat at the restaurant as it didn’t have any vegetarian options. They sought to change that and over the years they have become known for having a nice assortment of vegetarian dishes, even winning a few Northern Wilds Restaurant Awards in the process.

While many restaurants may feature one vegetarian entree, Cascade Restaurant has two sandwiches, a burger, two salads, three dinner entrees, and many breakfast dishes that are vegetarian.

The Growing Season’s Garden Grill Sandwich uses zucchini, onions, roasted red peppers and feta. | GROWING SEASON

One of their most unique vegetarian items is the O’Freuben sandwich; a vegetarian take on a reuben. Not only is it a tasty sandwich, it is also noteworthy in that it contains tofu. Tofu is a staple of many a vegetarian’s diet, yet it is quite rare on restaurant menus in the northwoods.

The O’Freuben took one and a half years to develop, with the original inspiration found in a recipe from a blog. It also happens to be one of my favorite sandwiches on the North Shore.

Cascade Restaurant’s most popular vegetarian item is their Veggie Bennie on the breakfast menu (available until 2 p.m. daily). Two basted eggs, served atop tomato slices and sauteed spinach on an English muffin, with hollandaise sauce and hash browns. One local customer decided to try her own vegetarian mash up by ordering the Veggie Bennie with Cascade’s black bean and wild rice burger patty as the base. Veggie brilliance or insanity? Only those that try it will know.

This year, Cascade Lodge and Restaurant is celebrating its 90th anniversary. If you are looking for a place that is “healthy, tasty, and with reasonable prices,” the O’Phelans look forward to seeing you.

Cascade Restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, seven days a week; 7:30

Cascade’s Veggie Burger is handmade with black beans and wild rice. | CASCADE RESTAURANT a.m.-8 p.m. weekdays and until 9 p.m. on weekends. Starting Memorial Day, it will be open until 9 p.m. weekdays and 10 p.m. weekends (3719 W. Highway 61, Lutsen).

In Duluth, the vegetarian options may be more plentiful, but one restaurant has become a vegetarian favorite over the years: the Duluth Grill. Not only is the Duluth Grill popular for its multitude of vegetarian entrees, it is also known for its commitment to local food and growing its own produce for the restaurant.

Choose from a variety of juices and shakes at The Growing Season, such as the Big Red. | THE GROWING SEASON

When you pull into the Duluth Grill’s parking lot, you see right away that something is different about this restaurant.

Container gardens and berms dot the landscape, making use of the space to grow food. The Duluth Grill’s goal of producing as much food as they can from their location becomes apparent with this landscaping. While you might be impressed by their on-site operation, they also run an urban farm at two houses nearby in the Lincoln Park hillside. Overseen by their full-time farm manager, Francois, the op-

eration is producing a broad range of foods from mint and basil to berries to rabbits for the Grill.

With a large menu and a busy restaurant, they are not able to meet all their produce and food needs. Instead, they support many other local growers and producers, last year spending close to $500,000 with local vendors.

General manager, Dan LeFebvre, explained, “It’s about figuring out why you do what you do, not the what (serve food).

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The why, for us, is about producing amazing food with local ingredients with a good, knowledgeable staff.”

Some of this amazing food includes the Buddha Bowl with chimichurri wild rice, roasted red peppers, grilled onions, housemade kimchi, broccoli, wild mushrooms, marinated kale, avocado, falafel, infused pepper oil and fresh cilantro—all in one bowl. The Thai-Ghetti, with fresh zucchini noodles and Thai flavors, is also popular.

The Duluth Grill is known for more than vegetarian food, as “we still sling burgers, onion rings, bacon, and sausage: it’s our bread and butter,” said LeFebvre.

This is the perfect location when you have a mix of herbivores, carnivores and omnivores in your group. The Duluth Grill is open seven days a week, 7 a.m.-9 p.m. (I-35 & 27th Ave. West).

Just over seven years ago, four women saw that there were not many dining options for vegetarians in Thunder Bay. They sought to meet this need by opening a restaurant serving vegetarian and vegan food and pressed juices: The Growing Season. Today, they continue to serve nutritious, colorful and refreshing food.

“We are a casual, comfortable, and friendly neighborhood eatery that makes simple, good food fairly quickly,” said one of its owners, Amy Kelterborn.

With several vegetarians and a vegan on staff, they understand vegetarianism and what people are looking to enjoy when out for a meal. Their signature dish is the vegetarian Season Sandwich, made with local Thunder Oak Gouda cheese in a grilled, open-faced sandwich with avocado and homemade pesto. The Chipotle Tofu Unwrap and the Venus Rice Bowl are two other veggie favorites, mixing fresh, healthy ingredients with bold flavors. The Growing Season partners with many local farms and vendors, using locally grown items to create their menu.

out business, so we put in our order and then took our delicious veggie-laden lunch to nearby Boulevard Lake. A perfect option on a beautiful day. The restaurant is also a great spot to eat, with nice decor and lots of light. The staff help make it a warm and lively environment. The Growing Season is open 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Saturday (201 Algoma Street).

Individuals who are vegetarian, or eat partially vegetarian, do so for a variety of reasons; these restaurants are similarly varied. Each brings its own flavors and ideas to vegetarian cooking, yet all are serving up delicious food for vegetarians and meat-eaters alike. Enjoy a meal, get a few extra servings of vegetables, and support a local business. Sounds like a win-win-win.

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Recipes Enjoy Spring with Spring Greens

By Kim Falter The official first day of spring was March 20, but along the North Shore, spring tends to blossom a little later.

While most gardening books say we can begin planting spring greens in early spring, we know for us that could be as late as early May. Spring greens are a lovely crop for those of us antsy to get our hands in the soil after a long, cold winter. A typical spring green is described as a member of the cabbage family that does not come to a head. This includes kale, bok choy, spinach and mustard greens, as well as dandelion greens, mizuna, arugula and some lettuces if an early crop is the goal.

Spring greens prefer cool weather as warmer climates can cause plants to bolt (which means to flower and go to seed) early. Mild weather promotes leaf production, which means plentiful garden salads for your dinner table. Harvest times may vary based on the type of spring green you plan to grow, but all are an easy crop to start in early May, or as soon as the soil is workable and the chance of a hard frost has passed. A hard frost is a period of around four hours with temperatures below 25 degrees F. This is definitely a possibility in May, so keep an eye on the weather, or try planting in a small hoop house to ensure crop protection. Here are some common spring greens for you to try in your early garden.

ARUGULA: Originally found in the Mediterranean, arugula, or rocket, as it is otherwise known, is a delicate green with a peppery bite to it. Arugula loves to be thinned to approximately 4-6 inches between plants and can be harvested at full growth around 6-8 weeks.

BOK CHOY: A member of the cabbage family, bok choy forms a loose white stemmed head with rich green leaves.

A great addition to salads, stir-fry, or in homemade kimchi—this is a green that loves the cool weather. Thin to 8-12 inches apart, depending on the size of your bok choy variety. Entire heads can be harvested, or individual leaves, at around 6-8 weeks.

KALE: Kale plants are profoundly cold hardy; although you still want to be mindful of the potential for a hard freeze, you can plant kale varieties before the last frost.

This is one of those rare crops that can actually be harvested in the snow. This is a crop well-suited for the northern gardener, and incredibly nutritious to boot. Kale likes to be thinned to two feet apart depending on the variety (and there are lots of varieties), and you can begin harvesting the leaves at around eight weeks.

MIZUNA: Also a member of the cabbage family, mizuna can tolerate both hot and cool temperatures. Almost mustard-like in flavor, the mizuna plant prefers to be about 6-12 inches from its neighbors. Individual leaves, or the entire head, can be harvested after about six weeks from germination. This green makes for a special, flavorful addition to any salad.

SPINACH: Rich in nutrients, spinach is an excellent addition to the northern garden, as it loves cooler temperatures.

It can be planted in early spring and leaves can be harvested as early as six weeks from germination. Planting a crop every 10 days can ensure a constant crop throughout the summer and early fall.

It is difficult to find a match, nutritionally, to the green leafy vegetable. Not only are they excellent detoxifiers, they are very rich in vitamins and minerals. Our motto with greens should be “the greener the better” as the nutrition content will be much higher in your kales and spinach

than say your lettuces. All green leafy vegetables contain a healthy dose of vitamin A and C, magnesium, potassium, iron, calcium and folic acid. As most gardeners know, thinning plants as they grow is beneficial to vibrant growth.

When thinning spring greens, the pulled sprouts can be used as micro-greens in sandwiches and salads, or simply eaten as is—so don’t throw them out. They are just as delicious and nutritious as their full-grown counterparts.

Spinach Salad with Ginger Dressing 3 tablespoons of onion, minced 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons of white wine vinegar (or apple cider vinegar) 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated 1 tablespoon ketchup 1 tablespoon soy sauce or tamari 1/4-1/2 teaspoon garlic, minced salt & pepper, to taste 10 ounces fresh spinach 1 carrot, grated 1 red bell pepper, sliced To create the dressing, blend first eight ingredients until well combined. Toss the spinach, carrot and red bell pepper together. Then, gently toss with dressing until dressing is evenly distributed. Serves 4.

Easy Miso-Chicken Ramen 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil, divided 1 bunch green onions, sliced, green separated from white parts 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger 4 cups water 3 tablespoons white miso 1 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce 1 1/4 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed, cut into bite-size pieces 8 cups chopped bok choy 4 ounces dried Chinese noodles, broken in half 4 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add green onion whites, garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Add water, miso, soy sauce and the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil; bring to a boil. Stir in chicken, bok choy, noodles and mushrooms. Cover and return to a boil. Uncover, reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring, until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are tender, 3-5 minutes. Serve sprinkled with green onion greens.

Serves 4.

Sleeping Giant

Northern Logger

By Eric Weicht Sleeping Giant Brewing Company, located in the heart of Thunder Bay, is a brewery that stands out from the rest for more reasons than just their northern location.

With a wide selection of year-round and seasonal brews—ranging from a special coffee-vanilla porter holiday release to a uniquely hopped English Pale Ale with their 360 Ale—Sleeping Giant has a beer for every occasion, and, judging by the couple of styles that I’ve tried so far, a delicious beer for every occasion at that.

I sat down to try one of Sleeping Giant’s beers on a warm, sunny April evening after a long day spent hiking and taking full advantage of the spring waterfall season.

Naturally, I was in the mood for something smooth and refreshing after a day spent in the woods, so I went with the Northern Logger Golden Ale—how could I not choose the blue can with the bearded lumberjack riding an angry grizzly with antlers? Also fitting was the description on the can, “Made to be refreshing after a day of taking on the world.”

Smooth with a pronounced malt flavor that leaves a pleasantly sweet after taste, the Northern Logger Golden Ale is an excellent, versatile beer that serves well as both a refreshing pick-me up after a hot afternoon, or a warming malt-driven brew for a cold winter’s day. Or after riding a grizzly bear with moose antlers, I suppose.

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Move it in May

By Bailey Wolding

“Increasing physical activity can lead to a longer life and improved health. Every hour you’re active, the experts say, adds one and a half hours to your life,” reads the press release from the first fitness week in Cook County, 13 years ago.

Movin and Groovin ran from June 12-19 in 2004. The goal was to encourage more North Shore residents to be active and to help participants see that exercise doesn’t have to be work. The week included sample classes, allowing residents to find the right type of exercise for them. The classes covered a wide range of topics, such as stretching, organizing a walking group, yoga and water aerobics. There was a bike ride to Naniboujou for brunch, and Wisdom Steps, a walking campaign in Grand Portage, organized by Minnesota’s American Indian tribes and the Board on Aging.

The push for a more active community was one of many happening at the time to combat the rising number of obese and overweight adults in the U.S. Heart-disease, type 2 diabetes, and some forms of cancer are all related to obesity. Currently, more than one-third of adults in the U.S. are obese, though Minnesota is below the national average, with 25-30 percent of its adult population qualifying as obese, according to the Center for Disease Control.

One of the reasons Minnesota may be

below the national average is due to campaigns like the Movin and Groovin week that promotes healthy lifestyles. Since 2004, the Sawtooth Mountain Clinic, along with other sponsors, have broadened the week-long event into a month-long event; Move it in May. To encourage people to participate in Move it in May, a website (sawtoothmountainclinic.org/moveit) was created that allows people to register their “minutes/ miles of healthy activity; for example: physical exercise, massage, or preparing healthy meals.” Each month, a destination is selected, and the miles logged by each person pool together to show how far Cook County residents as a whole have traveled. In February, the destination was Chena, Alaska, with “stops” at the hot springs along the way. Extra incentives have been added too. For example, when someone registers their minutes or miles they become eligible for prize drawings at the end of May. Businesses and organizations are encouraged to form teams to participate. A piece of paper can be pinned on a bulletin for employees to log their miles, allowing them to see how their activity compares to others, and hopefully encouraging them to walk an extra mile or swim an extra lap.

All of those miles can be logged under the team name on the Move It website.

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Take advantage of the outdoors during Move it in May. | BAILEY WOLDING This year’s Move it in May will include sample classes and prizes for those participating. The YMCA is also encouraging residents to utilize its facility.

The Ham Run, organized by the YMCA, has also become a May tradition in Cook County. Residents can register for the half marathon, a 5k, or the Little Runts Run.

“The first Sunday of the month at the Y is free for community members that want to take advantage of an open swim, cardio equipment, or open gym, so that’s always a great option to move-it,” said Emily Marshall, executive director for the Cook County YMCA.

With its extensive hiking trail system, ski trails, and waterways, Cook County is a place many people flock to for exercise.

However, as a resident it is easy to overlook these opportunities. Move it in May encourages residents to get off the couch.

Your mind and body will thank you, and you might even win a great prize.

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and talents can improve the quality of people’s lives. Now, in Strengths Based Parenting, this concept is extended to the most important operating system in the world— the family.

While this material is designed with parents in mind, participants will find the information practical and applicable for any adult who has a close relationship with a child.

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Strengthening the Family

By Amy Schmidt This month, as a part of the Hot Potato series, Sawtooth Mountain Clinic will be focusing on what it takes to build resiliency in families. With this in mind, Gallup Certified Strengths Coach Lori Rothstein will be teaching two parenting courses. Based on the book, Strengths Based Par-

enting: Discovering Your Child’s Innate Talents by author Mary Reckmeyer, these courses are aimed at providing caregivers with the tools to raise their children in a positive environment focused on strengths rather than weaknesses.

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Parenting with Strengths in Mind, the class geared toward caregivers of tweens and teens, takes an in-depth look at how focusing on a child’s strengths can improve resiliency and well-being while reducing stress levels. Never prescribing the one “right” method of parenting, this course seeks to empower caregivers to embrace their individual parenting style by discovering and developing their own—and their children’s—talents and strengths.

“It’s about discovering and encouraging our children to pursue what they’re naturally good at,” Rothstein said.

To this end, participants will be introduced to various individual strength finding tools and useful tips and tricks, as well as practical advice on how to set kids up for success, and how to manage weaknesses.

Parenting Positively: Building Compassion, Curiosity, and Confidence in Kids, the class intended for caregivers of younger children, explores the research findings of

Sonjya Lyubormirsky, researcher and author of The How of Happiness. According to her research, only 50 percent of happiness can be attributed to genetics/temperament.

Of the remaining 50 percent, just 10 percent can be attributed to circumstance, leaving 40 percent to intentional activity we can control. In other words, there is a direct correlation between a child’s level of happiness and what a parent does to develop a child’s positive habits. Rothstein will encourage participants to consider how a child’s individual strengths can be used to motivate positive behavior. Rothstein will also share practical tools based in positive psychology that can be easily applied while driving kids to daycare, eating a meal together, choosing an adventure, and during bedtime routines.

Though the classes will look different, as the needs of children in the specified agerange are varied, both classes are dedicated to building resiliency in families by helping parents understand their child’s strengths and how they can effectively encourage growth in those areas.

Parenting with Strengths in Mind will be held on May 9, from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at the Community Center. Parenting Positively is on May 16, from 5:30-6:45 p.m. in the lower level classroom of the Sawtooth Mountain Clinic. Both classes are free. For more information on either class or to sign up, call Hartley at (218) 387-2330 or email hartley@sawtoothmountainclinic.org.

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Canoe Fishing in Small Lakes By Gord Ellis

If you like to fish small lakes, whether it be for bass, walleye, trout or pike, it’s pretty tough to beat fishing from a canoe.

I know kayaks are fun too, and they have become all the rage. But I really haven’t had a lot of experience fishing from them.

One of these days...

In the meantime, there is the canoe.

They really are a great craft for fishing.

Plus you can do away with about 90 percent of the stuff boat anglers have to worry about. There is generally no trailer, and if you have a motor, it’s small. The layout of a canoe is such that you can’t overload it with gear. You won’t find 10 fishing rods and five tackle boxes laying in the bottom of a canoe. You scale down the gear and do just fine. Canoes are also highly portable.

Even the heaviest, gnarliest old aluminum scow is half the weight of a 14-foot boat. A person of pretty average strength can generally carry a canoe a little ways. If you are in reasonable shape, you can likely carry it a long ways. This portability allows you to get a canoe into some pretty amazing places, and find fish that other people miss.

I’ve had so many great experiences fishing from a canoe that it’s hard to pick out just one. I recall, a couple of decades ago, exploring a little jewel of a spec lake that was within sight of the bush road, but lacked trail access. Getting into the lake required more dragging than carrying, and it was not super fun. However, when I finally got to the lake I could just tell it was going to be good. The water was cold, clear and teaming with life. Bugs were hatching, frogs were croaking and big schools of minnows were swimming about. And did I mention the trout that were swirling?

Brookies were up in the Labrador tea, feeding heavily and being very noisy about it.

My partner and I quietly got into the canoe and paddled to within casting range of the fish. The first trout came on a small spoon and weighed about 4-pounds. The second one, which nailed a large panther martin spinner, topped 8-pounds. Those two fish were it for the morning. But you haven’t really lived until you’ve seen an 8-pound brookie laying in the bottom of a canoe.

One of the great things about canoe fishing is that you can angle with a partner very successfully. With one person casting at the bow and another at the stern, there is little worry about crossing lines or hooking each other. It is possible, of course, but a little mindfulness in the canoe goes a long way. You can, of course, choose to

Canoes allow people to access some of the north’s most beautiful lakes. | GORD ELLIS managed to grab it from behind and lift it up. It was 44 inches long and is still the biggest fish I’ve ever landed from a canoe.

Be warned though, a fish of that size can cause some serious mayhem in a canoe if it decides to go bonkers.

A nice spring brookie caught by Richard Brochu. | GORD ELLIS take turns, with one person paddling and the other casting. This technique can be very rewarding, as it give ones person the chance to focus on fishing, while the other person keeps the canoe in prime areas. You take turns after a certain period of time, or after each fish, whichever comes first.

There are also times when fishing from a canoe can be a real challenge. This comes into play when big fish are on the menu.

When I think about landing large fish in a canoe, my mind always turns back to a canoe trip with my father on the Albany River. I hooked into a mammoth pike and remember it swimming under the canoe.

The snout could be seen on one side of the craft, the tail on the other. At the time, it was the largest pike I’d ever seen, never mind hooked. Both my father and I had serious trepidation about putting the huge fish in the square stern. Yet I somehow

That big fish story makes a good segue into talking about safety when fishing in a canoe. It’s my belief that the simplest way to keep a disaster from happening on the water is to wear a Personal Flotation Device (PFD). Although tipping a canoe is relatively rare, the odds are high it will happen at some point in your fishing career.

Sometimes, you tip for the weirdest reasons. Having a life jacket on helps to avoid drowning. Just wear it. You should also be very wary of standing in a canoe. Most of the time, standing is a really bad idea.

I’ll never forget being on a fly-in trip with an angler who kept insisting on standing up in the canoe every time he hooked a fish or got a snag. I told him he was going to flip us. Somehow, we avoided that fate, although he did end up falling right out of the canoe and into the lake. Luckily, he was wearing a PFD. Fishing from a canoe is largely a silent undertaking. This allows you to blend in with the surroundings. You can generally sneak up on feeding moose or loons, and get quite close before they become wary.

Silence is also your friend when fishing, of course. There is no better way to get close to feeding fish.

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Standing behind Lost Creek Falls. | ERIC CHANDLER

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Siskiwit Falls below the road. | ERIC CHANDLER When we first moved to Duluth, I bought a book called True North: Alternate and Off-Beat Destinations in and Around Duluth Superior and Shores of Lake Superior by Tony Dierckins. We paged through the book and built little family adventures in our new neighborhood. The North Shore was filled with star attractions, so we took a lot of trips northeast of Duluth. After a few years, we came up with our own ideas. The book disappeared on a shelf.

One sunny weekend, I scrambled through the house looking for that book. I was out of ideas and the beautiful day was slipping away. Weren’t there some waterfalls on the South Shore? Little low-key ones not too far away? I was so desperate for adventure I was thinking about going over the bridge into Wisconsin. Madness, I know. I found the book and we salvaged the day. Wisconsin waterfalls to the rescue.

Sometimes, you just want to jump in your car with sneakers on and go for an easy walk. Not a giant expedition. Just a one-hour drive to the east from Duluth, there are three easily accessible waterfalls. This triad exists in a 15-mile stretch of road between Port Wing and Cornucopia, Wisconsin.

First, we stopped in Port Wing at Twin Falls Park. More correctly, I drove right by the entrance and had to backtrack. We parked and walked up the short path to the falls. When we were there, the Larson Creek flow was just a trickle. We got a look from the platform above the falls.

We ended up walking behind the falls and observing the curves and potholes in the rock carved by higher waters.

Our dog, Leo, dunked himself in the creek. We need to visit again when the water is rushing.

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Above Twin Falls (observation platform to the right). | ERIC CHANDLER After this brief stop, we drove farther east on Highway 13. Once again, I blew past the Klemik Road that we needed to follow south for one mile. (I think lots of U-turns are a symptom of a healthy road trip.) We found the yellow gate to the ATV trail we planned to hike to the east. It was a two-mile walk into Lost Creek Falls. We crossed Lost Creek #2 and Lost Creek #1. Then we found a path to the right that led down through towering pines to a really magical spot. We thought we were close when the kids saw several little cairns along the creek. We were the only ones there.

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The Lost Creek Falls themselves were quite scenic. The added bonus was that the kids could walk behind the 15foot sheet of falling water. It took some effort, but I kept myself from jumping through the falls like Daniel Day Lewis in The Last of the Mohicans. It was such a pretty spot that we hung out for quite a while. My son built a small cairn while my daughter found a little frog. We found our way back to the car and headed off in search of waterfall number three.

Once again, we were the only car and parked next to the bridge. We found a barely visible path on the east side of the bridge and walked downstream. There was a long and wide riffle of water that was surprisingly loud, yet gentle.

We bushwhacked back to the road. We went upstream and found a much smaller, more heavily visited set of falls.

Clearly, most people visit the smaller upstream falls since they’re visible from the bridge. Don’t miss the bigger falls downstream.

By now, we just wanted snacks and some gas from the local filling station. We drove into the setting sun back toward Duluth. I thought about the three waterfalls we saw. Only one of them even had a sign. Each was unique.

It was a small adventure, but a fun one just the same.

Part of the excitement for me is comparing the guidebook description to real life. The books and websites talk about more Wisconsin waterfalls. I wonder what they look like?

Siskiwit Falls was completely different than the first two narrow cascades. We found Siskiwit Falls Road. The only bridge on this short road crosses the Siskiwit River.

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Dead Man’s Rapids

Off the Grid in the Mostly Magnetic North

By Sarah Stonich

University of Minnesota Press, $16.95

As a newly-single mom, author Sarah Stonich seeks a sense of permanence, a legacy for her son, and a connection to her heritage. Along the way, she recalls family lore, meets incredible people, considers another go at love, and builds a cabin. But when her home is threatened, she discovers that family is more important than a piece of land. Set in northern Minnesota, Stonich’s memoir is part romance, humor and adventure.

—Breana Roy

Swedes in Canada

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By Elinor Barr

By William Durbin & Barbara Durbin

University of Minnesota Press, $16.95

Starting where Blackwater Ben left off, Dead Man’s Rapids returns to the north woods of Minnesota, following 13-year-old Ben Ward and his adventures while working on a log drive in 1899. Ben, alongside his friend Nevers, decide to work in a logging camp; but peeling potatoes and setting tables wasn’t the adventure they had in mind. Then they meet Pete Sardman, an irritable character with a greasy apron, an eye patch, one deaf ear and plenty to say.

There’s also the rest of the crew—a colorful, outrageous group of men. Together, Ben and Nevers endure freezing weather, dangerous rapids, logjams, storms, floods and gripping tall-tales, all while learning about logging on the river and even more about life. Using warmth, humor and attention to historical detail, Dead Man’s Rapids engages readers both young and old.—Breana Roy

University of Toronto Press, $35.95

After eight years of extensive research, historian-author Elinor Barr from Thunder Bay has written a definitive history of the Swedish immigrant experience in Canada, with a section on American Swedes. The book opens with the statement, “Since 1776, more than 100,000 Swedish-speaking immigrants have arrived in Canada from Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Ukraine and the United States.” And they have left their mark on Canada, from introducing cross-country skiing to Canada to building Toronto’s CN tower.

Of particular interest is Elinor’s focus on the life experiences of women immigrants starting over in a new land. The chapter, “The Woman’s Place” tells of a young woman immigrant who “cried in 1895 when she saw the small, lonely cabin in Scandinavia, Manitoba, that would be her new home.

Swedes in Canada is available at various Thunder Bay locations.—Elle Andra-Warner

STEWART LAKE WHY GO: It’s a local favorite for bluegills and northern pike during the open water season, as well as during the winter.

VITALS: This 237-acre lake sits entirely in Lake County and to the east of Superior National Forest. It has 4.85 miles of shoreline and several islands, including a couple of larger ones on the east side of the lake. The maximum depth is 20 feet, with a mean depth of 6.4 feet, and a water clarity measured at 8.0 feet in 2014.

Stewart is a mesotrophic lake, according to Dan Wilfond, the Duluth-based fisheries specialist who last surveyed the lake in 2014. Such lakes have a medium-level of productivity, and are typically clear with beds of submerged vegetation and a medium level of nutrients.

ACCESS: There’s a concrete ramp located on the south side of the lake, at the end of C.R. 131. It’s about a 14-mile drive mostly north out of Two Harbors.

FISH SPECIES: Bluegill, northern pike, black crappie, hybrid sunfish, pumpkinseed, walleye, white sucker and yellow perch.

BLUEGILLS: This lake has the ability to produce bluegills approaching 10 inches, which is rare for lakes in northeast Minnesota.

That 2014 survey showed a cluster of fish

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in the 6- to 7-inch range, in fact the majority of the bluegills fell in that size. Next were fish up to 5 inches that accounted for the second-most in the survey. And last, there were more than a handful of bluegills between 8- and 9-inches.

It’s generally best to practice selective harvest of those bigger bluegills to ensure the lake continues to provide such a fishery.

Because the lake is one of the few close to Two Harbors, it does receive a fair amount of pressure at different times of the year.

While Wilfond personally has done most of his fishing at Stewart in the winter, spring is a popular time for panfish anglers there.

“There are lots of big sand flats where people do pretty well in the spring time, when they are on their beds,” he said.

NORTHERNS: As mentioned, Stewart is known for producing some nice northern pike, and the lake’s abundance of white suckers and yellow perch certainly helps.

That last survey revealed four pike that measured more than 35 inches, the largest at 37.6 inches. And Wilfond recalled back in 2008 capturing a 44-incher in survey gear.

“It was one of the biggest pike I have ever seen,” he said. “That same year we also caught another that was 38 inches. It does have a history of putting out some big pike.”

A large swath of vegetation helps support the pike population, giving ambush cover to pike, and a hiding place to the forage base.

Once the state employs its new pike zone regs, which looks like it will be 2018 at the soonest, the lake should be helped, by protecting some of the larger fish, Wilfond said.

OTHER SPECIES: The lake does occasionally give up some decent crappies, Wilfond said.

“They have historically been scarce,” he said. “But like most crappie populations, you get a good year class every now and then.”

The lake also has a low abundance of naturally reproducing walleyes. The lake had been stocked previously but is no longer, the plug being pulled in 2002. Fall electrofishing assessments have shown that there are some young-of-the-year walleyes surviving in the lake.

As mentioned, the perch population helps support the northern pike population, and also the walleye population. They are abundant and mostly small, but there are some keepers in the lake. In 2014, most surveyed were between 8- and 9-inches.

There were a handful between 10- and 11-inches, and even a pair that were at least 12 inches.

“No true jumbos,” Wilfond said. “But there are definitely some filletable fish out there.”

—Javier Serna

Michelle Donio-King Loves Fishing

By Kim Casey Michelle Donio-King’s most defining feature is her laugh. It accents her playful charm and is the key to understanding her adventurous and giving spirit.

Born in Toronto, around age two Donio-King and her family moved to Northwestern Ontario, just outside of Jellicoe.

She was the youngest of three children.

Her mother Ann was the executive director of the Thunderbird Friendship Centre for many years, and was the first Aboriginal woman in the province of Ontario to become a Justice of the Peace.

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Raised in a remote area, Donio-King spent a lot of time studying her surroundings. She learned what cloud formations meant a storm was coming, what kind of plant helped her grandmother’s arthritis, and what berries were safe to eat. Donio-King loved to pick wild flowers for her mother. Ann was allergic to them, but not wanting to discourage her daughter’s curiosity for the natural world, she’d keep them in the house. Many of Donio-King’s childhood companions were her male cousins. They nicknamed her “boxer,” because she could hold her own in physical matches with them. Donio-King shared, it was all about proving herself. Something she learned from her hardworking mother.

Donio-King jokingly spoke about the time her mother taught her how to shoot a pellet gun. Around nine years old, she’d sighted a partridge and just pulled the trigger, when Ann accidentally ran in front of the gun. Hit in the arm, the lead pellet had to be surgically removed because it was close to her bone. For many years after, Ann kept it in her purse as a souvenir.

Another significant rolemodel in Donio-King’s life was her grandfather.

“Baba was a quiet man, so when he did talk, I listened,” she said.

He told her she should never hunt or fish for something she didn’t intend to eat. She learned from her uncles, that whenever a wild animal is harvested, it is to be shared with the rest of the family.

These childhood lessons have stayed with her, and as a member of the Robinson-Superior Treaty, she has the option of netting fish. But not wanting to take more than what she needs for herself and her family, Donio-King prefers fishing with a rod and reel.

“There’s no sport to netting,” she said.

Donio-King presently resides in Thunder Bay. She is a victim witness liaison worker for an agency that assists Aboriginal victims and witnesses in the criminal courts. She loves helping people and has found that the best way to destress from the demanding work is by fishing. Every weekend, during the warmer months, she and her family return to the Jellicoe area.

Donio-King won’t name the lakes where they go fishing—what she will freely disclose is that “fishing is good for the soul.”

Too humble to boast about her skill level as an angler, it is through Donio-King’s engaging stories that it quickly becomes obvious she has acquired a lot of knowl-

Crooked Spoon Grandma Ray’s Angry Trout Donio-King and her niece Tanesha Donio in the background. Michelle is holding a pickerel she caught in Sioux Lookout. | MICHELLE DONIO-KING edge about catching fish. Several years ago, a friend taught her how to make spinners. It takes Donio-King an hour to make a dozen of them. Each one involves two complicated knots, 10-pound test line, a spinner, clevis, assorted plastic beads and a hook. She also knows which color spinner work best in sunny or overcast conditions.

Donio-King explained that the reason spinners are so attractive to the fish, is because of the noise they make as they travel through the water.

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The story Donio-King loves to share the most is when she took her granddaughter camping. Three years old at the time, Crystal caught her first fish with one of Donio-King’s customized spinners. It was a deeply connective moment, to be able to share her love of the outdoors with the next generation.

Donio-King blissfully confided, “We are truly blessed to live where we are.”

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Donio-King prefers pickerel (walleye) and will only catch pike in the cooler months, provided they don’t have spots on their stomachs. She’d been taught this meant they weren’t well. And the only way Donio-King will eat pike is if it’s been prepared into patties, a recipe her grandmother created and perfected.

The biggest pickerel that Donio-King caught was in the Atikokan area. It was so large that the only way it would fit in the cooler was by folding it in half. Then there was the time she was sitting in the boat, just offshore, waiting for her fiancé to come back. Every time she cast her line in the shallow water, she’d reel in a fish. By the time José returned, she’d landed five.

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This month, Saturn moves toward center stage, as a much speedier Earth gains on the ringed planet.

In mid-May, Saturn starts rising before midnight. It first appears low in the southeast, to the left of the red star Antares in Scorpius; by dawn Saturn and Antares have moved to the south or southwest.

The lovely Teapot of Sagittarius follows Saturn into the sky and is best seen in the morning hours when it appears below and slightly east of the planet. In June, Earth overtakes Saturn in the orbital race, and it will be up all night.

Jupiter comes out in the east at nightfall, outshining the stars. The king of planets’ nearest bright neighbor is Spica, the lone standout in Virgo, the maiden. On the night of the 7th-8th, a waxing moon accompanies Jupiter and Spica on their journey across the night sky. Above them shines Arcturus, the brightest star in Bootes, the herdsman.

Facing south after the sky has darkened, you can see spring constellations like Virgo and Leo (immediately west of

Virgo) front and center, and summer constellations like Bootes; Corona Borealis, the northern crown; and Hercules moving in from the east. If you like a challenge, get a star chart and try to trace the sinuous line of stars in Hydra, the sea serpent, slithering below Leo and Virgo.

Venus is now a morning star, shining low above the eastern horizon just before dawn. Our brilliant sister planet climbs throughout the month, pursued by the surging spring sun. The later the date, the earlier you’ll have to go out to catch it before the sky gets too light. Try not to miss Venus on the 22nd, when an old crescent moon pays a visit.

May’s full “flower moon” rises the evening of the 10th. Its other names include the full corn planting moon and the milk moon.

The University of Minnesota offers public viewings of the night sky at its Duluth campus. For more information and viewing schedules, see the Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium at: d.umn.edu/planet.

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I’ll be the first to admit that I used to think plants from around my region weren’t very exciting—maybe even a little boring or aptly commonplace. I asked myself, why would I plant spindly stalks of yarrow or clusters of goldenrod in my yard when they can be found so easily along ditches and roadsides? I wanted to adorn my garden with varieties that appeared to be special and unique.

The truth is, the world of native plants around Lake Superior was largely unknown to me at the time. And as I flip through field guides and identify more species, I’m discovering just how big and beautiful that world really is.

Take wild bergamot for example. Monarda fistulosa’s showy purple petals look like shaggy fireworks that grow up to three inches across. Bees love bergamot and other like flowers, which are classified by gardeners as “bee balms.” So if you’re looking to bring pollinators into your green space, Monardas are a must-have.

That’s the great thing about native plants: they attract hummingbirds, bees, butterflies, beetles and other insects—species that are vital to maintaining the habitats and ecosystems that many animals rely on for food and shelter. Humans also rely on pollinators to propagate the majority of foods we eat that come from flowering plants; these include certain fruits, nuts, legumes and vegetables.

Supporters of pollinators argue that invasive or non-native species can disrupt the structure and function of these ecosystems. According to the David Suzuki Foundation, pollinators are more attracted to native plants than to other horticultural varieties or cultivars.

“One study showed that native plants were at least four times more likely to attract native bees. Why? Many ornamental varieties have reduced rewards for flower visitors (pollen and nectar), often as a result of breeding for larger or showier flowers,” reads the foundation’s website.

Native pollinators in a particular watershed or region have co-evolved with the plants native to that area, making them best-suited to successfully pollinate these flowering plants and retrieve pollen or nectar.

Another reason to use native plants in your garden is that they’re already adapted to local growing conditions. These types

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of grasses, wildflowers and other perennials also establish deep root systems, which break up the soil and carry water deep into the ground, often for several feet.

purple coneflower, is a garden favourite for bees, herbalists and horticulturalists.

Its root in particular is used to strengthen the immune system and prevent the common cold and flu. Other helpful medicinals include St. John’s Wort, boneset, butterfly weed (pleurisy root) and blue vervain.

On the other hand, many non-native varieties, including rhododendrons and certain roses, require rigorous upkeep like fertilizing and keeping covered during winter.

Others, without their usual competitors to keep them in check, innocently begin as garden ornamentals but eventually escape into neighbouring properties and wild spaces. Showy plants like dame’s rocket, Japanese knotweed and Himalayan balsam can aggressively out-compete native plants for sunlight and nutrients, spreading by seed or by their root systems. The majority have proven to be nearly impossible to eradicate without the use of chemicals or costly excavation.

Back to native plants, there’s an impressive list of species that are also edible and medicinal. Plants that grow in our area also help us to heal. Echinacea purpurea, or

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While native plants are still an uncommon find at most nurseries and greenhouses, they are gaining in popularity. Each year, EcoSuperior in Thunder Bay has a one-day native wildflower and perennial sale to promote the planting of native species in local gardens, and it’s always jampacked with customers. This year’s event runs from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on May 27.

If you’d like to see more varieties of native shrubs, grasses, wildflowers and other perennials at your local nursery, the best thing to do is ask for them. As consumer demand grows, these businesses should respond by adding more native species to their inventory. Help support pollinators, one plant at a time.

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Strange Tales Speaking Canadian, eh?

By Elle AndraWarner

Recently, an article “Look North for Real Canadian English” appeared in the National Post (one of Canada’s two national newspapers) quoting Toronto linguist Sali Tagliamonte as saying, “Northern Ontario shelters a brand of English not seen in Toronto since 1970s. It’s like linguistic time traveling.” Tagliamonte was referring to changes in language, giving the example of “I’ve got a cold” vs “I have a cold.” Apparently, the first one falls into the Northern Ontario time travel category, the second is today’s urban Toronto talk. Which words you use might tell a linguist where you are from.

So, what other words tell the world we are from the Northern Wilds of Northwestern Ontario (NWO) and/or Canada?

Let’s start with the word, “camp.” In NWO, especially Thunder Bay, the weekend country getaways are starting and people are asking, “Have you been to camp yet?” Never the cabin, cottage, the lake, chalet, summer house or shack. Linguist professor Charles Boberg of McGill University asked Canadians in a survey what word they used to describe “A small house in the countryside, often by a lake, where people go on summer weekends.” In NWO, a whopping 78 percent said camp, but in the rest of Canada, under 10 percent did. (Apparently in Minnesota, it is a cabin.)

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(Globe and Mail, 2012), Katherine Barber, editor of Canadian Oxford English Dictionary said of the hinterland retreats, “The whole phenomenon is such a central part of the Canadian experience. And yet I can’t think of any other item that has this much variation in terminology.”

Then there’s the word “shag.” When in Thunder Bay, you might get asked to buy a shag ticket for around $5 or see advertising to hold a shag at a facility. While shag may mean many things in other parts of the world, here in Thunder Bay the word shag means only one thing—it is a fundraising party, a celebration, to raise money for a couple about to be married. The word takes the first two letters of “shower” (bridal shower) and last two letters of “stag” (bachelor party) and combines them for shag.

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Another term used uniquely in Thunder Bay is “packsack,” a combination of knapsack and backpack. Urban Dictionary has packsack as “only used and understood in Thunder Bay,” but we’ve seen the term beginning to be used elsewhere. Nonetheless, Thunder Bay lays claim to originating packsack.

And who doesn’t have a pair of the famous “Nipigon Nylons?” The thick, grey, wool work socks with a red stripe at the cuff are named after the town of Nipigon, located 74 miles/119 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay. Dubbed affectionately the “lingerie of the north,” according to local lore, the ‘nylons’ got their name over a hundred years ago when the town’s women would put the men’s heavy work socks right over their shoes to keep warm. In 2008, a business women’s group in Nipigon, New Beginnings Circle, trademarked Nipigon Nylons and sell Nipigon Nylon packages as a fundraiser. Truly a Canadian outfit when topped with a tuque, a knitted winter hat.

As for food words, some unique Thunder Bay food words have gone, like the Stan’n’Si (half hot-turkey sandwich).

While Persians (oval cinnamon-swirled

baked item topped with secret-recipe icing available only in Thunder Bay) are still big sellers, hardly anyone orders a toasted Persian anymore. There’s still a couple of places that serve the delicious Finnish-style salt fish sandwich, suolakala.

Speaking of food, in Canada they sell chocolate bars, never called candy bars like in the U.S. There are more than 10 different chocolate bars that are made and sold only in Canada, including Coffee Crisp (alternating layers of vanilla wafers and coffee-flavored candy, covered in a milk chocolate outer layer), Eat-More, Jersey Milk, Malted Milk and Smarties (M&M’s in the U.S.). Other unique-named Canadian food treats include Nanaimo Bars; potato chips with ketchup or all-dressed flavors; donairs; poutine; the butter tart (classic Canadian traditional dessert); double-double (ordering coffee with double cream, double sugar); and timbits (doughnut-holes at Tim Horton’s).

Two of the silliest “only in Canada” words have got to be “loonie” and “toonie,” the names of Canada’s $1-coin and $2-coin respectively. Thirty years ago, when the government switched from paper to coin for the $1 currency and featured a loon on one side, it became the loonie. Eight years later, the $2-coin was launched with a polar bear image and became the toonie.

One word that distinguishes Canadians around the world is “eh.” Tagliamonte said “Eh is the quintessential thing that we think of as being so Canadian.” It is such a part of Canadian culture; saying it comes so naturally that most are unaware they have just said it. It is an interjection, added to the end of a sentence, like “Great hockey game, eh,” “I know, eh,” or “That was really something, eh.”

There’s even a name for uniquely Canadian words: Canadianism. Awesome, eh?

Hiking the Inca Trail

By Micaella Penning We had just crested Dead Woman’s Pass, Warmi Wañusqa, at nearly 14,000 feet. Blasts of icy air swirled around us, entombing the landscape in thick, gray clouds. Groups of neon-clad porters perched on boulders, eating sandwiches.

A 6,000-foot descent would follow, to the Sun Gate above the verdant, terraced slopes of Machu Picchu, and I couldn’t bend my left knee.

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“Sometimes people must hire horses or porters to carry them out of the Inca Trail,” our guide Jonathon had said at our orientation. “So bring extra soles (peruvian currency), just in case.” I had shuddered to think of it then, and now a chilling wave of panic enveloped me as we started to descend, knives of pain searing through my knee.

My husband Matt had told me about his travels in Peru on one of our first dates.

He’d gone on a service-learning trip in medical school, spending three weeks at a mission in the northern desert before heading south to Cusco to hike the Inca Trail. I’d been dazzled. And now we were here together.

Just one day previous, we had begun the hike full of energy, joined by a social worker from Germany, two Parisian engineers, our guide Jonathon, and seven porters. The Urubamba River had thudded softly beneath us, as we crossed a footbridge by the trailhead. The last section of road had been bone jarring, narrow and gravelly, our bus weaving left and right on tight corners over skimpy-looking bridges with steel rebars splayed out sporadically from their sides.

Little farms dotted the roadside; a naked plastic doll peered out from a tilted hovel’s window, held up by piles of junk.

Cactus plants lining the trail grew ovoid fruit on the tips of their prickly pads, covered in little green nobs, with skin ranging from red to orange. I thought I had seen the fruit in Cusco’s San Pedro Market.

“Ah ha!” Jonathon said, when I asked about them.

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The Inca Trail winds through various environments. | MICAELLA PENNING sweating and panting. “This is a parasite.

See? Cochineal. Watch though.” He started to grind the white lumps in his hand.

Within seconds, it looked as though his palm was covered in blood. The white was gone, only liquid the color of cherries remained. “This is used to dye wool,” Jonathon said. “But it’s also used in lipstick.

You know, like Pamela Anderson?”

We stopped at a trailside shack with a roof made of straw, where a woman had piles of tuna fruit (I later learned their English name: prickly pear). “Does anyone have a sole?” Jonathon asked. I dug into the coins in my pocket, and handed him one. He gave it to the woman who proceeded to deftly peel and chop two of the prickly pears, after carefully selecting the

reddest ones from her basket. She handed us a lid from a plastic bucket with the fruit chunks resting on it. It was seed-filled, but deliciously cool and sweet. “These are very good to help you survive in the desert,” Jonathon said. “They have a lot of water and sugar in them, which you need.” As we walked away, I saw Jonathon slip the woman another coin, and leave with juice dripping down his chin.

But I was glad not to be my husband, who took so much Imodium that all attempts over the next four days were unsuccessful, even after I taught him the modified telemark stance, in which one knee is bent further than the other, easing strain on one leg. I had learned it many years before, from reading my brother’s copy of Allen and Mike’s Really Cool Backpackin Book, complete with illustrations.

Streams of porters passed us, most wearing sandals or smooth-bottomed tennis shoes. Each trekking company had their own uniform, usually in bright neon hues: green, purple, yellow. Winding ahead of us would be strings of vibrant rectangles with matching legs poking out below. Every time a group came up behind us, Jonathon shouted “Porters!” and we all learned to instinctively move to the edge of the trail, next to the rising slope. Five hundred people are allowed on the Inca Trail at one time, 300 of which are porters. Some carried blocky boomboxes in their arms, twanging and thumping out pop music with a chorus of pan flutes.

We passed Incan ruins silhouetted against the gray sky, and orchids whose petals looked like the ruffled skirts of flamenco dancers. Yet there were also similarities to home—tall stalks of tarwi (an Andean species of purple lupine), ferns sprouting through rock, and carpets of wild strawberries.

Toilets were windowless structures, pitch black even during the day, with porcelain holes over which to squat. I was never the first to miss the opening entirely.

With a hole only four inches in diameter, aim was critical, and I found it remarkably difficult. My legs, already tired, started to shake with the strain of squatting.

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At first I pretended I was fine, and didn’t tell anyone of the pain. But that didn’t last long. “Is your knee injured?” Jonathon asked, a few minutes later. I nodded. Matt stopped and gave me his walking stick.

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Frogs erupted simultaneously into song as darkness came, croaking and creaking all night long. Rain thundered against our tent. By morning, what had been empty grayness the night before was now a deep, expansive valley leading to snowy peaks, illuminated against a glowering sky.

Soft light remained through the morning, as we passed more orchids, begonias, tumbling waterfalls and trees covered in neutral shades of moss. Though I felt guilty, we hired a porter to carry my pack that day, and I was grateful to ease the strain on my knee. At times the trail was barely a foot wide, its outer edge a precipitous drop into the valley below. As the sun rose, the mountains became blue in the distance, a blue nearly as rich as the ocean’s.

Snow and clouds melded on their summits, like cresting foam on a choppy sea.

We woke in wintry cold and darkness on the last day of our hike, so we could leave at half past three, to reach the Sun Gate by sunrise. I soon tired, the pain in my knee more than adrenaline could keep at bay. Still, I hobbled as fast as I could, not wanting to be left behind. At each crest it seemed that surely we had made it.

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By the time the sunlight oozed across the terraces and stone structures, the sun was so high in the sky that the light was jarringly bright.

Buses disgorged tourists and soon Machu Picchu was no longer the soft neutral shades of greens and grays, now covered with a prism-like scatter of t-shirts, umbrellas and backpacks. The air buzzed with a Babel-like assembly of languages and chattering excitement. I found a shaded spot to sit down, and felt an overwhelming sense of relief. I had arrived, on my own two feet.

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SUPERIOR SENSE OF PLACE! Meander the tree lined driveway along Lutsen’s Rollins Creek Road, stumble upon the connecting ponds with Fountain and Sculpture celebrating the Sounds of Springtime!

Over 8 acres of rolling terrain, experience the manicured path to the ponds, or stroll down the rock steps to the Tumultuous Shoreline, the Waves Pounding the over 600 ft of Rock with plenty of Splash! Inside the Fabulous home your guests will enjoy the Cascade of the Creek to the Big Lake just outside their bedroom window.

The master bedroom Welcomes the Sunrises via huge windows overlooking the drooling shoreline… 0r Says Goodnight to the Sun while watching the flickering of the fireplace from bed. All the other parts of the home are Magnificent, from the gazebo with hot tub, to the large library, to the gourmet kitchen with function and charm.

See it to Believe it is the Best! MLS# 6019683 $1,197,000

NEW! OVER 300 FT OF COOL SHORELINE TO CRAWL OVER! Super Lake Superior Home with a huge Prow of Windows showing off Excellent Lake Superior views! The home has a fantastic layout for year round living or for your getaway home! Main level master suite, gourmet kitchen and a Great Room to Wow your friends and family!

MLS#TBD $699,900 SUPER VALUE!

NEW! WATERFALLS ON LAKE SUPERIOR, WALK TO GRAND MARAIS! Stunning home in a Wilderness Setting with Incredible Lakeshore, a combination of

Ledgerock and pebble beach! Awake in the morning to the sounds of the Waterfall cascading in to Lake Superior just outside your bedroom window! This striking home is move in ready, main level living with a sweet master bedroom and bath. Lower level walk out area for your friends and family to enjoy! Two plus car garage, with an awesome Man Cave with views of Lake Superior! Gorgeous Landscape, Gorgeous Lake Superior Home. A Must See, including the Little House! MLS#6026723 $799,900

LAKE SUPERIOR AT CUT FACE CREEK! This home is waiting for

YOU to personalize this home and make it your OWN! Mint condition, well maintained, it’s just waiting for you to mold the master bedroom of your dreams in to this lovely setting and home.

Plenty of Lake Superior shoreline to afford you lots of privacy! And the location just can’t be beat!

Walk to the Cut Face Creek wayside park to look for agates, and come home to Comfort! Minutes to Grand Marais OR Lutsen! A Must See home!

MLS#6023379 $549,000

DREAMY LAKE SUPERIOR CABIN, ACCESSIBLE SHORELINE! Sparkling Little Cabin

tucked among the Mature Spruce trees, it’s the perfect getaway cabin or year round living in a convenient location. Walk to the CoHo Café at BlueFun Bay for a bite to eat, or bike to the Temperance River State Park from your front door! Super garages can store all your toys for North Shore Fun. Great potential for Vacation Rental, a Must see to Understand the charm of this home!

MLS#2270954 $375,000

NEW! FINE LIVING ON LAKE SUPERIOR! Welcoming main level living space

has awesome views from every room. Kitchen is large and functional, great for entertaining! Dining area features birch flooring, and overlooks the Great room and beautiful Lake Superior! Sweet master suite! One car attached! Nice low maintenance living on the Big Lake! MLS#6027026

$374,900

SIMPLE LIVING ON LAKE SUPERIOR!

A Step up from Thoreau’s Cabin, Enjoy the peace and quiet this lovely little cabin offers on over 300 ft of Lake Superior Shoreline! Electric, and Nice gas Stove makes this a comfy and welcoming Cabin! MLS#6026595 $240,000

NEW! WELCOME TO THE LAKE SUPERIOR DREAM! Just a lovely home

with updated kitchen and very functional living spaces!

Sprawling Lake Superior shoreline meant to Meander!

Stroll on the paths leading to the walking bridge over the creek, and enjoy the Sunset over Superior! This home has it all, great for year round living with three car garage for the toys and an attached garage too! MLS#6027633

$599,900

WOWSER LAKE SUPERIOR PROPERTY! Jonvick Creek AND Lake Superior frontage! Lovely LUTSEN home, tons of potential for updating and making this home YOURS! Vaulted ceilings, welcoming warm feel to this Cabin, a Must See! MLS#6026038 $530,000

AUTHENTIC 1940’S LAKE SUPERIOR CABIN! Step back

SALE G N I D PEN MLS#6026064

in time to the early days!

Little cabin tucked in to an Amazing piece of Lake Superior on Cascade Beach Rd! Gorgeous accessible shoreline!

$324,900

LAKE SUPERIOR GETAWAY, MINUTES TO LUTSEN! The cabin has all you

need plus incredible Lake Superior Views from Nearly every room! Oversized deck to soak in the Spring Sunshine! Meander down to the fishhouse and absorb the history of the Big Lake. A Must See home.

MLS# 6023113 $550,000

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NEW! LOG CABIN ON CARIBOU LAKE! Located

a designated Mountain Bike Trail system, enjoy year round access, electric at street and a TOTAL SENSE OF SECLUSION! Canoe on Christine, Fly Fish in the Poplar or just go for a hike in the Superior National Forest! MLS#2308836

on the quiet side of Caribou, this Gem of a home is just what the Doctor ordered for rest and relaxation!

Excellent location to launch your kayak on to Caribou! MLS#

$145,000 REDUCED!

CUTE, FAMILY CABIN ON POPLAR LAKE.

AT THE WATERS EDGE! Rustic cabin on

Gust Lake, a Real Charmer!

MLS#6022642 $110,000

TBD $425,000

200’ of level GORGEOUS frontage, secluded, cedars, swimming, walleyes, relaxation. Super Cabin if we didn’t already say it. MLS#6025737

FINE LIVING ON CARIBOU LAKE IN LUTSEN! Enjoy hosting holiday

gatherings! Sprawling kitchen, granite counters, island w/ breakfast bar. Opens to the family room overlooking Caribou Lake, Spectacular views! Amazing Owner’s Suite! Pics don’t do this home justice, it’s a Must See! Minutes to Lutsen Mountains Ski & Summer Resort! MLS#2313246

$219,000

SALEONG SWEET CABIN N DILAKE PEOFNPIKE TONS

NEW! LITTLE CABIN ON LOON LAKE! Peaceful living

overlooking Loon Lake and the Wilderness! New stairway to the lake meanders through the woods…a great setting for this really nice and comfortable cabin with loft bedroom and Views that will Knock your socks off! It’s the perfect Tiny Home for your Gunflint Trail adventures! MLS#TBD $211,000

SHORELINE! End of the road, year round living in this Grand Cabin bordering the Superior National Forest!

MLS#6022181 $349,000 GUST LAKE CABIN IN LUTSEN! Tons of

NEW GREENWOOD LAKE CABIN, MAKE IT YOUR TINY HOME! End

E on a spectacular SAL Ivalue piece Gof shoreline!

N D Super fishing cabin on a peninsula PEN

of the bay bordering USFS lands and some Super Shoreline! Call today for details!

point overlooking peaceful Gust Lake and the Boundary Waters a hop skip and jump away.

$449,500 REDUCED!

NEW! CARIBOU LAKE SUNRISE SERENITY! Meander down the long driveway to explore this beautiful piece of land with 200 ft of Caribou Lake, including an earthen dock, and mature White Pine, Spruce and Maples! Super welcoming and comfortable home, updated baths, Super kitchen with open dining, the perfect family cabin on the lake! Attached two car and detached garage for all the toys! Excellent location on Peninsula Point Trail, Lutsen!

E SAL ING D PEN

MLS# 6027279 $224,900

MLS#6020330 $219,000 REDUCED!

MLS#TBD $449,900

LUTSEN SKI MOUNTAIN RESORT AREA AND LAKE SUPERIOR VACATION TOWNHOMES! SUMMERTIME FUN ON THE MOUNTAINS!

LUTSEN LAKE SUPERIOR VACATION TOWNHOME AT LUTSEN RESORT! Enjoy all that the

historic Lutsen Lodge offers…a sandy beach, a cool River, Swimming pool, spa, FABULOUS dining… but enjoy it in STYLE at the Cliffhouse overlooking the historic lodge. Newer construction, Big views, Contemporary Design. Total Comfort. Nice rental income to offset expenses. MLS#6021422

$399,000 REDUCED!

E SAL ING NDWOODS! Cross E CONDO IN THE P Country Skiers Dream! Centered in the midst of miles of Cross Country Ski Trails, there is a small resort condo on Lake GeGoKa in the Superior National Forest lands off Highway 1 between Lake Superior and Ely! Tons of shared amenities, nice lake views and surrounded by mature pines, this truly is a Winter Wonderland! MLS#6026214

$119,000

A perk to Lutsen Mountains Ski Resort is staying at a Primo Resort like Caribou Highlands! Ski In Ski Out, Overlooking Moose Mountain and Poplar RIver! View pics of each unit by searching MLS# on TimberWolffRealty.com!

114 BRIDGE RUN MLS#6028015 $89,900 128 BRIDGE RUN MLS#2120739 $121,900 526 MOOSE MOUNTAIN MLS#2217205 $128,500 518 MOOSE MOUNTAIN MLS#6023287 $159,900

AS CLOSE TO THE WATER AS IT GETS! A lovely one bedrm Condo, Updated Bath and Kitchen!

Romantic Setting on Lake Superior, Excellent location at Blue Fin Bay! CONDO

#30 MLS#6026238 $245,100 REDUCED!

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NORTHWOODS HOMES AND CABINS, IN TOWN OR IN THE WOODS! SWEEPING HOME ON MAPLE HILLSIDE, DISTANT LAKE VIEWS AND RAVINE! All you

can ask for, acreage, Maples!, and a huge garage with plenty of firewood storage for winter warmth!

Newer construction, huge walk around deck and wide open living, Awesome Owner’s Suite, Tons of potential in walk out level! Must See!

STYLISH NORTHWOODS HOME, SUPER LOCATION!

Minutes to BlueFin Bay on Lake Superior, this home has it all! Gorgeous interior, featuring dream kitchen with tons of cabinetry and spectacular granite counters with built in breakfast bar. A great home for hosting family gatherings, let the kids play on the lower level and enjoy main level living with wrap around deck and upstairs loft bedroom/office space.

MLS#2313265 $289,900 HUGE VALUE!!!

HEY HANDYMAN! Come take a Look at this Tofte home with acreage! Lots to offer, the home is solid and has a nice flow. The kitchen has been upgraded! Large windows allow for lots of light, and accessory buildings are perfect for a workshop and garage!

Curious? Give us a call to see this gem!

CUTE LITTLE LOG CABIN IN TOFTE, A MINUTE FROM BLUE FIN BAY! Year round access, nice

MLS#6022904 $177,500 NEW ROOF! REDUCED!

land, and a very habitable cabin! Enjoy as year round living or a getaway cabin!

MLS#6026035 $84,000 REDUCED!

MLS#6020313 $319,000

BUNGALOW HOME OVERLOOKING LAKE SUPERIOR, WITH ATTACHED GARAGE AND ACREAGE! Perfect location between Grand Marais and Lutsen, the

best of both worlds! Two bedrooms, open kitchen and family room, with a large deck overlooking the lake! Great for year round living or a perfect low maintenance getaway home! MLS#6025328 $195,000

RUSTIC LIVING A HOP SKIP & A JUMP FROM GRAND MARIAS! Charming rustic cabin on 10 acres of south facing forest with distant views of Lake Superior. Bordering public lands, great for hunting or hiking!

MLS#6020031 $85,500 REDUCED!

NEW LUTSEN MOUTAIN VIEW HOME! Spacious, tasteful home in Lutsen w/ 11

acres and views: Big Lake and the Inland Mountains including the ski slopes! This home has it all: comforts and class of high end finishing, combined w/ country living! You’ll LOVE watching the skiers from your back deck! Big garage, sauna house!

MLS#6027250 $445,000

BIG VIEWS OF THE BIG LAKE! Tiny Home

on a Gorgeous Chunk of land in the Hovland area! Functional, MUST SEE!

MLS#6025583 $108,900

E L A S IFAMILY G N NEW LUTSEN D N HOME! E P Fabulous starter home with large back yard. Heart of Lutsen, walk to Clearview! Attached garage. Lower level potential duplex use! Owner is Licensed Salesperson.

MLS# 6027475 $224,000

COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES, LUTSEN AND GRAND MARAIS! SUPER OPPORTUNITY TO OWN MOST OF DOWNTOWN LUTSEN!

COBBLESTONE BUILDING AT THE HARBOR! Fantastic

Approx. 9 ac bordered by Lutsen creek, this hotspot hosts 5 commercial businesses and a lot of apartments with good long term renters! 13 lot trailer park has been established since the 70’s, w/ each trailer owner paying lot rent.

GORGEOUS LAND, mature pines, nice setting for future expansion with zero lot line setbacks. New compliant commercial septic system. Rental housing is in high demand in the Lutsen area, all rentals are full with long term history. Potential add’l income from retail space and garage/warehouse space currently used by seller. Seller Financing optional.

opportunity to own a successful Grand Marais commercial building with solid rental revenues and room for expansion of a second level for vacation or year round rentals! Roof tops offer excellent views of the harbor, tons of potential with plenty of parking space, highly desirable space in downtown Grand Marais.

Recent remodels include updates of most electrical and plumbing, and was designed to be handicap

MLS#2279185 $1,575,000

$349,900

accessible! MLS#TBD

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CAMPN’, HUNTN’, FUN GETAWAY LAND, INVEST IN YOUR FUTURE! SILVER BAY TO FINLAND

SCHROEDER AND TOFTE AREAS

LUTSEN AREA

GRAND MARAIS AREA

Hwy 1 area Hunting Cabin on 10 ac

10 Ac Parcels of Maples! Rolling Terrain of Mature Maples to a Sweet Building site Perched Over a Mixed Boreal Forest. Year Round Access and Electric at Road!

Mature Spruce and BIG Lake Views! Walk to Blue Fin Bay, drilled well in place! MLS#2272174 $49,900

NEW! Hammer Road East of town! Expansive Lake Superior Views! Great Build Site at $49,900

MLS#2309318 $64,900

NEW! Whitetail Ridge Overlooking Lake Superior! Just off Highway 1, Enjoy Sprawling Lake and Ridgeline views and Rugged Terrain! Yr Round Access, Electric. MLS# 6024856 $110,000 30 acres Wilderness, Borders lands next to Little Manitou River! MLS#2309327 $129,000 Rocky Wall Overlooking Lake Superior just outside Silver Bay. MLS#2244646 $99,000 Rock Road in Silver Bay area! Great build site with creek frontage! MLS#2308638 $45,000 Lakeshore on Ninemile Lake at the Village, common water and septic, build ready, borders common land! MLS#2309096 $39,000

REDUCED!

MLS#2024250 $49,900 REDUCED!

DRAMATIC Mountain Top Views, Rolling Hills, Maple Forests fading in to Spruce and Pine and year round access. FROM $70,000 MLS#2090628 Sugarloaf Retreats on High Ridge Drive, Located a hop, skip and jump from Sugarloaf Cove on Lake Superior! Large parcel, with access to the Superior Hiking Trail! Yr Round access and electric to street!

MLS#1598640 $36,200

LeVeaux Mountain, Super Views and Wildlife Ponds!

MLS#2220050 $69,000

Just Up the Sawbill Trail Grab your little piece of the Northwoods, rolling terrain and small community feel with year round access, great build sites!

MLS#2070510 Prices from $24,900!!

Tofte vaag on the Sawbill, Nice Lake Views! Walk to the Coho, great location! FROM $49,900

MLS#1615956

Wowser Lake Superior views on Overlook Tr!

MLS#2296509 $79,900

NEW! Nice parcel bordering USFS land, driveway roughed in, access to Tait Lk! MLS#6023412 $35,000 High Ground End of Cul de Sac borders Superior National Forest! MLS#6021436 $49,900 Woodland Foothills Build Ready lots, Shared Water & Community Septic from $19,000 MLS#2309328+ Heartland of Lutsen, 80 ac at the Foothills of Ski Hill ridge, near downtown Lutsen! MLS#2312987 $119,000 Over 15 ac of Wilderness on Turnagain Trail in Lutsen!

MLS#6023586

Cty Rd 7 Murphy Mountain Lake View lands!

Bargain Buys in young Poplar Forest, easy clearing for Sweet Lake Superior Views for as little as $39,900! Or Enjoy Hilltop Build Site with driveway in place. MLS#1599157 $79,900

REDUCED!

Lovely parcel just Up the Gunflint Trail, ready to build, mature pines great location!

MLS#6022429 $49,900

MLS#2216560 $69,500

Prime Build Site(s) just off theCaribou at Jonvick Creek!

MLS#2240533 $49,000

Gorgeous 5 acre parcels in the Heart of Lutsen paved Caribou Trail locale bordering USFS lands!

MLS#2174799 From $54,900 - $77,500 Creek Build Site just off the Caribou Trail at Jonvick Creek!

Rare and Unique Build site! MLS#2289515 $57,500 30 acres of Prime Wilderness Land with year round access and electric at street with Views of Lutsen’s famed Clara Lake! MLS#2080599 $137,500 80 Ac with Poplar River Frontage on the Honeymoon Tr!

MLS#2307399 $95,000

Gorgeous Views of Williams & Wills Lake in Lutsen!

Year Round Access, electric, Mountain Top site bordering USFS land. A Wonderful place to build your home!

MLS#2107927 $70,000

NEW! Maple Leaf Trail at Jonvick, Maples Galore!

Nice elevated build site. Yr Round access, electric.

MLS#6024972 $49,000

“Sunset North” perched along the coveted Onion River Road this sweet 5 acre build site has a roughed in driveway and a nice mixture of trees. Super location for recreating!

MLS#6027996 $57,500

LAKE SUPERIOR AND INLAND LAKESHORE BUILD SITES! JAW DROPPING LAKE SUPERIOR

Ready to build with long winding driveway to build site, surveyed. Defined build site with Huge Views!! Rare opportunity close to Grand Marais and within walking distance from the Croftville Road, very nice for walks.

MLS#6022564 $325,000

DREAMY LAKE SUPERIOR. land and

lakeshore! Several acres of privacy and way more than 200 ft of Level Access Lake Superior shoreline in Schroeder, near Sugarloaf Cove Naturalist Area!

MLS#2090420 $275,000 MAJESTIC WHITE PINES ON TAIT LAKE SHORELINE! Lutsen’s favorite spot for quiet

recreation, this deep lot has 200 ft of shoreline and 3++ acres! Yr round access, electric, only 20 minutes to Lutsen’s Ski Resort!

Five minutes to BWCA! Untouched virgin forest, a beauty of a lot! Includes the lakeshore lot and the back lot for TONS of value!

MLS#6025368 $209,900

PLENTY OF ELBOW ROOM ON LAKE SUPERIOR! Nearly 800 ft of shoreline and 11 ac. of

rolling terrain, with signs of the past logging roads and Spruce planted forests providing a sweet buffer from all of those pesky worries of the Real World! Driveway installed in to the mid-section of the land to allow you to explore which building site best fits your desires!

MLS#2309271 $799,000 LUTSEN LAKE SUPERIOR CASCADE BEACH RD LAND! Very accessible, build site close

to the water, listen to the waves of Lake Superior lapping the rocky shoreline! Gorgeous morning sunrises over the

Big Lake, a must see! MLS#2308906 $299,000

SWEET CLARA LAKE SHORELINE! Level Access from Build Site to Rocky Shores.Superior National Forest Lands! Electric, yr round access, Old Cabin in place to use now and build later!

MLS#1600179 $199,000

LAKESHORE 10+ ACRES BORDERING SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST! in Lutsen,

year round access with over 10 acres and 200 feet of shoreline! Hilltop building site with cleared path thru cedar forest to Christine Lake, a super wilderness lake great for paddling your days away! MLS#6023288 $99,900

PIKE LAKE SHORELINE, southern exposure!

Nice big lake lot: 5+ acres, 225’ of frontage! Maples, cedars, fir, ash: a diverse mix of thriving Northwoods. The fall color is dreamy, try collecting maple sap in the spring! Shallow lake access, but it’s there, along with yr round access! MLS#2313068 $167,700

HEY HEY TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SUPER NICE CARIBOU LAKE BUILD SITE! The

SWEET PARCEL ON SWALLOW LAKE in isabella area! 220 ft of shoreline, 2.5 ac!

MLS#2300576 $64,900

MLS#2309132 $150,000 PENDING!

END OF THE ROAD SPECTACULAR 280 ft of cliff shoreline with unobstructed Views across Lake Superior! Little Marais area, Build ready, driveway already

original cabin was recently removed, allowing for a nice “established feel” to this lot. Driveway in place, clearing done and electricity available!

400 FT OF STUNNING LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE minute’s to the Cross River in Schroeder!

Rolling terrain, nice Evergreen stand giving nice buffer from ANY highway noise. Worth the walk through the wilderness to see the AMAZING 400 ft of sprawling ledge rock shoreline!!

MLS#2313305 REDUCED! $450,000

in place! MLS#2313255 $265,000

NEW! LOVELY DEERYARD LAKE PARCEL! Lutsen’s Secret Treasure, Deeryard

is a peaceful respite from the busy life outside the Northwoods. Maple hillside cascades in to the clear waters!

MLS#6027527 $189,900

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Terry R. Backlund Broker/Owner

Lori A. Backlund Real Estate Agent

Phone: 218-387-1501 Cell: 218-370-8977 Terry@BacklundRealty.com

406 E 1ST AVE GRAND MARAIS

5X CTY RD 7 GRAND MARAIS

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18 PENDANT LAKE TRAIL

GRAND MARAIS

12TH 1ST AVE. W. GRAND MARAIS

Must See!!!

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Location-Location-Location 3 Bedroom, 3 Bath, Spacious, Stainless Appliances MLS# 6028074 Price: $263,9000

Great 5 Acre lot. Desirable location.

Priced to sell.

MLS# TBD Price: $40,000

3 Bedroom 1 Bath with loft on beautiful 5.25 acres.

Open floorplan. Fireplace.

Large 30 x 40 garage.

MLS# 6026546 Price: $254,900

96 BRANDON LANE GRAND MARAIS

305 1ST AVE W GRAND MARAIS

79 CTY RD 44 GRAND MARAIS

120 W. 8TH AVE. GRAND MARAIS

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2 Bedroom 1 Bath 2 Car Garage MLS 6027031 Price $147,500

3 Bedroom 2 Bath 2 Car Garage MLS# 6027249 Price: $222,000

10 acres with 24 x 24 garage with studio apt.

MLS# 6026422 Price: $110,000

2500 Sq. Ft. Commercial. Solid Renters. Great Location.

MLS# TBD Price: $319,900

5 Bedroom, 3 Bath, Office + more.

Fabulous kitchen, bath and gardens.

Income potential lower level.

MLS# 6025967 Price: $319,900

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Timber Frame Beauty 201’ Lake Superior Shore w/stair access- perfect for kayaks 4 Bed, 4 Bath, Silver Bay $699,500 MLS#6021593

600+ of Lake Superior Shoreline Windows Galore - Hovland

COMING SOON LISTINGS- Call for Info

$699,999 MLS# 6016038

GRAND SUPERIOR LODGE - Castle Danger 4 Bedroom/Baths, Cash Flow Positive, Amazing Rental History Beautiful view and easy access to Lake Superior

House on Minnehaha Creek - St. Louis Park, 5 bed, 3 bath, Completely Re modeled, Non MLS- must see!

Lake Superior- Croftville Rd!

Hobby Farm in Inveer Grove Heights 5 acres, 2 houses, Pole Barn Call for details

Grand Marais- Driveway, Electric $349,999 MLS# 6017106

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Surfside Townhome- Tofte 3 Bed 3 Ba Great Rental Income History $179,999 MLS# 6025061

NEW LISTING- Beacon Pointe, Duluth, NON MLS 2 Bed, 2 Bath, 2 decks overlooking Lake Superior Sweeping Views- Call for details

NEW- Superior Views Lot Illgen Bluff Rd $74,900- Shared Septic/Well MLS #6027084

More LISTINGS on my websites, photo tours, & info.

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On Lake Superior

Lake Superior Lots

57XX East Hwy 61 - $89,500 4.10A Lake Superior lot; 280’ shore.

Driveway, septic mound, and underground electric already in place. Easy-towalk shingle/small cobble beach.

MLS 2297434

2884 W Hwy 61 - $327,500

1.30A, very attractive piece of vacant lakeshore located just past Terrace Point.

371’ of stunning ledgerock shoreline, with incredible views of the Grand Marais Harbor and the Sawtooth Mountain Ridge Line. MLS 6027340

4512 Cascade Beach Rd

1000’ of beautifully rugged and secluded shore. 6 lots, house structure; you finish the interior, plus more than 30A of land to ensure ample exclusivity and privacy.

Amazing cabin with cobblestone fireplace, all wood floors & tons of windows, nestled in by the water’s edge. 400’ of meandering ledgerock shoreline on 2.97A.

MLS 6026201 $995,000

MLS 6027295 $599,900

68 Trailsyde

1708 E Hwy 61

4BR, 4BA home previously used as a B & B. Walk out lower level with a family room, large bathroom and laundry room.

236’ of Lake Superior shoreline.

MLS 6023253 $224,900 PENDING

Com m e r c ia l

2888 W Hwy 61 - $269,500

Fabulous views of both Artist Point and the Sawtooth Mountains! Stunning Lake Superior lot with 1.24A, 200’ ledgerock shoreline embedded with Thomsonite Stones. MLS 6027323

9140 W Hwy 61

Spacious 3BR, 2BA home. Every BR has stunning views of the lake. Large deck, darling timber frame bunkhouse; 300’ shore, 30 x 40 pole barn, 2 car garage and woodshed.

MLS 6027781 $499,900 NEW

8 N. Broadway

7036 W Hwy 61

Prime commercial property with immediate income. Generate a cash flow with living, rentals, and owner run business space below. Great location for tourism near ample parking.

3BR, 3BA efficiently designed home with magnificent open great room. Wood burning fireplace, main level master BR that opens to huge wrap around deck. 218’ shore.

MLS 6020708 $425,000

MLS 6026334 $479,500

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3BR, 3BA, end units with great views of Lake Superior.

Excellent vacation rental history!

10 1st Ave West

Premiere downtown Grand Marais location! Commercial building consists of 1650 square feet with 35’ of street frontage. Flexible layout of building allows for multiple options.

MLS 6024812 $224,900

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MLS 6024280 $149,900

Poplar Lake

Convenient mid-trail location with deeded lakeshore access. Building site cleared, driveway in, utilities available.

MLS 2158160 $52,500

1BR,1BA units with stunning views

Two Island

UNIT 22 MLS 6027849 $299,000 NEW

5+ A of wooded land with 500+’ of shorelinea nd state land on two sides! Year round access; great recreational area.

16 Terrace Ridge

3BR, 4BA unit with private loft overlooking the lake. Sauna is located on the patio level.

MLS 6027603 $399,900 NEW

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MLS 6023533 $74,900

Tom Lake

245’ of shore on 1.2A. Shoreline has its own natural boat slip!!

MLS 6024080 $45,000 Facebook.com/ cbnorthshore61 Coldwell Banker North Shore

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Great commercial location with access off Gunflint Trail and Co. Rd. 7. Additional property available, or purchase with less frontage if you only want the shop building & area.

MLS 2308814 $79,900

Unit 27 MLS 6022267 $275,000

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108-2 Gunflint Trail

2.13A with lovely old white pine trees! Mid trail location, 221’ shore, abuts USFS.

Bluefin Bay has stunning Lake views and accessaward winning amenities and restaurants!

Excellent rental potential.

2BR, 2BA units with stunning views

MLS 2161688 $199,900

Squint Lake

Bluefin Bay Tofte

Unit 17 MLS 6022417 $287,000 Unit 2 MLS 2298984 $319,000

4BR, 2BA home right on the Gunflint Trail. This lot is commercially zoned with great visible location at the beginning of the Gunflint Trail. 2.5 car garage could be converted to retail space.

Inland Lake Lots

MLS 6023870 Unit 11A $210,000

1BR, 2-level with spectacular views of the Lake Superior throughout the unit.

108 Gunflint Trail

Kemo Lake

One of only 4 lots on south shore. Private 2.34A with 200’ frontage on excellent trout lake! MLS 6021433 $139,900

Year round access with 171’ shore. Nicely wooded, driveway in place and a cleared building site. Lot is surveyed and septic sites have been identified.

Leo Lake

MLS 6027392 $59,900

MLS 6023878 $124,900

Birch Lake

Chester Lake

MLS 2183859 $99,900

MLS 6022402 $149,900

Heavily wooded 1.54A, 150’ of frontage on great trout lake. Direct, year round access off the Gunflint Trail.

169’ shore, on 3.70A, mid trail location, with public access to other lakes nearby.

The only private parcel on Chester Lake.

One of a kind opportunity! 40A, 300’ frontage! Rough cabin sold “as is”.

Onagon Lake

Very nice 5A lot with lots of shoreline on both Cupid & Onagon Lake. Abuts Federal land for added privacy.

MLS 6022456 $119,900

Very peaceful lot with 222’of shore & shoreline on Cupid Lake. Located in the heart of the BWCA.

MLS 6022455 $49,900

McFarland Lake

Very private 2.5A with 150’ shore overlooking the lake. Directly abuts the BWCA on the north side.

MLS 6027374 $109,900 New

Homes & Cabins

319 E 2nd Ave

Purchase three rental units for the price of a single home, or the lower units can be combined leaving a nice little family home with a studio apartment overhead. Or restore home into a two story single family home.

MLS 6027869 $168,000

176 Camp 15 Loop

1044 2nd Ave W

2499 E Hwy 61

2928 County Rd 7

160A with 180+ degree views of the surrounding foothills. Very diverse forest... spruce bogs, cedar swamps, healthy birch groves, spruce, fir and healthy white pine. Owner/agent.

4BR, 3BA lovingly cared for home on 2 full acres of park like beauty. Private but within the city limits.

Huge detached 1200 square foot garage for all the toys.

Quality built 3BR, 2BA home on 9.5A with amazing views of Lake Superior.

Combination kitchen and DR, open floor plan. Abuts Federal land to the north Huge additional garage and 1BR apartment!

Newly remodeled 3BR, 2BA on 6+A with walkout basement. Iin-floor heat and on demand water heater. 40’ x 40’ with in floor heat perfect for storing you toys or parking your cars. Private guest cabin.

MLS 2313220 $149,900

MLS 6025039 $289,000 PENDING

MLS 6027263 $349,900

MLS 6027373 $269,900

1636 Camp 20 Rd

381 Moose Valley Rd

3 Nelson Trail

481 Co Rd 60

3BR, 4BA on 20A with amazing views of Lake Superior. Only minutes from town, abuts state land on the north. Energy efficient, in floor heat, gourmet kitchen and huge detached garage!

Remote, turn-key rustic getaway on 53A. Heavily wooded rolling topography with an abundance of wildlife; moose, grouse, deer, and more.

Sunny 3-4BR, 2BA home with full basement. Many updates, zoned commercial, could be VRBO. Huge 4 car garage, privacy fence, creek frontage and mature trees

MLS 6025718 $469,000

MLS 6027942 $57,900 New

Easily accessible, nicely wooded, year round 5+A. Abuts Federal land to the west. 24’x24’ garage with two doors providing space to store your toys and tools while deciding what to build.

MLS 6027773 $229,900 New

MLS 6022762 $55,000

120 Brule Valley Tr

1911 Camp 20 Rd

332 South Shore Dr

3-4BR home on 7.66A. Lake Superior views, landscaped yard, raised garden beds, huge deck. Full basement with plenty of space for a workshop and family room just 5 minutes from town.

Remote and rustic 22.80A with custom built cedar timber frame cabin. Majestic white pines abut the cabin. Deeded access to Lost Lake and a private landing on the Brule River.

Fully furnished, private, one room getaway on 40A. Wooded land with a wildlife pond and an abundance of recreational trails. Abuts federal land to the north.

2BR, one level home near Devil Track on 21+A with state land to the south.

Stainless steel appliances, in floor heat and garage with man cave and heated workshop. Bunkhouse overlooking pond.

MLS 6026190 $259,900 PENDING

MLS 6027964 $59,900

MLS 6021725 $69,900

MLS 6026813 $269,900

260 County Rd 48

L a ke S u p e r i o r V i e w

1207 W 5th St

61 Mort Meadow Rd

4BR, 2BA impeccably maintained home with versatile media room. Extra-large private lot, huge sauna, beautifully landscaped with seasonal views of Lake Superior.

4BR, 2BA home on 40A with private pond. Gourmet kitchen, LR with plush carpets and double-sided gas fireplace.

Master BR suite has fireplace, whirlpool tub, quartz vanity and large walk-in closet.

MLS 6026765 $239,900

MLS 6027304 $498,500

181 Birch Drive

3BR, 3BA home with magnificent view of Lake Superior. Living room with wood burning fireplace, great room, kitchen with granite countertops and island as well as central vacuum system!

MLS TBD $379,900 NEW

Land W Hwy 61

78 Squint Lake Rd 5A surrounded on

MLS 2170380 $149,900

Railroad Drive

Great location and development opportunities right off Hwy 61! 7.1A, zoned commercial and R-1. Additional R-1 acreage available.

County Rd 14 20A nicely wooded year

round lot. Electricity and phone, abuts Federal land providing access to incredible amount of land. MLS

2308865 $59,900 PENDING

North Rd

20A, very private, year round access.

Power, phone and broadband available at the road!!

2 sides by government land. Convenient mid-trail location. MLS 6020283 $62,900

1.7A in the heart of Lutsen.

Gently rolling topography, mature trees. Convenient location. MLS 6023743 $49,900

Gunflint Trail Cross country skiers, hikers; this property is connected to the Pincushion Cross Country Ski Trail system with the Little Devil Track River flowing through it

MLS 6024552 $39,900

MLS 2313364 $69,000

Coyote Ridge Three 5A, private, beautifully

Broadway Ave Wonderful location, oversize

MLS 6021224 $45,000 - $65,000

Co Rd 67 2.24A, year round access, directly

wooded parcels close to town. Babbling, gurgling creek for your boundary.

Rosebush Hill Lane Nicely wooded

5.40A with shared driveway only minutes from town.

Identified septic sites and fully surveyed! Approx. 430’ of creek frontage. OWNER will consider a Contract for Deed! MLS 6024624 $49,900

lot is open to many opportunities for development and use. MLS 6025787 $48,000

abuts State Land to the east. Fully surveyed and wellbuilt private driveway. MLS 6024406 $39,900

Casper Hill Rd 19.6A just a few miles from town. Simple lean-to cabin to give you a head start on your get away. MLS 6023494 $45,000

Stonegate Rd

2A on public portion of desirable Stone Gate Road with lots of potential uses.

Power, phone, and broadband are a stone’s throw away. MLS 6022528 $19,900

Co Rd 67 $72,000 - $82,000

Check out the views from these properties! 2 .7 - 3.48A with all utilities readily available - electric, broadband & telephone. DNR owned Lake Superior shoreline across the road so you can have the enjoyment of the lake without the cost.

MLS 6024403

Gunflint Trail - $97,500

Year round 6.46A on county maintained road with plenty of privacy. The cleared path up the property will help you visualize your future home on the North Shore!

Also in close proximity to hiking, biking & skiing trails!

MLS 6026498

County Rd 7 Oversize lot on Co Rd 7 but inside the city. The obvious benefits of broadband and other services. MLS 6024916 $65,000

Co Rd 7 - $69,900

Silver Fox Rd Two peaceful and quiet 5A pieces close to town with easements onto Federal land. MLS 6025690 $39,900 - $69,900

MLS 6026821

9th Ave W.

Lovely .28A, corner, buildable lot in the heart of town. Heavily wooded with a gentle south facing slope.

Beautifully wooded 7.7A, wonderful views of Lake Superior, just minutes from town on a county maintained road. Septic sites id’d, building site has been identified.

Raven Feather Rd - $119,900

6.65A of nicely wooded land just west of Grand Marais. End of road location with federal land to the west with incredible views of Lake Superior.

MLS 6027354

MLS 6026196 $67,900 PENDING

Camp 20 Rd 28A located off of the Camp 20 Rd. Surveyed, septic sites have been identified and there is even a wetlands delineation!

MLS 6027375 $27,900 NEW

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Inland

Lake

Homes

Tom Lake

Poplar Lake

Year-round, custom built, 4BR home on 4+A. 275’ of shore with dock in a secluded bay. Vaulted ceilings, log beams, lots of woodwork. Screen porch on full, walk-out lower level.

Remote lake cabin located close to town! Fully furnished super cute cabin built to accommodate year round usage. 16A, 500’of shore of great trout fishing.

Kemo Lake

2BR fully furnished cabin, off grid with propane lights, heat and fridge. 220’ of shore with boat house. Nicely wooded lot, easy access to the lake and excellent water clarity.

MLS 6019286 $599,900

MLS 6022457 $219,900

MLS 6027387 $114,900

Devil Track Lake

3BR, 2BA home on 1A, overlooking 150’ of shore. Whirlpool, walk-in shower, large sunroom with southern exposure. There is a fully furnished summer cabin also!

MLS 6027819 $179,900 NEW

Birch Lake

MLS 6019270 $229,900

Brule River

Devil Track Lake

6BR, 5BA screened in porch and multiple decks. 1.52A with 222’ shore; great swimming in aquieter bay on the main lake.

2BR, 2BA year round log home with 190’ shore. Stainless steel appliances, quartz counters, open floor plan, peaked wood ceiling, log beams and screened in porch.

Poplar Lake

1BR plus loft, on 20+ A. Cathedral wood ceilings, woodstove, kitchen with hickory cabinets & plenty of storage. 1500’ shore on the Brule River, abuts Federal land on 2 sides.

MLS 6023210 $349,900

MLS 6027222 $129,900

MLS 6023530 $569,900

Devil Track Lake

Poplar Lake

Charming 2BR cabin tucked away in the trees with cozy northwoods feel. 1.5A, 156' of shore, nice-sized deck and great views of the lake, with BWCAW access.

Solid rental history.

Gunflint Lake

Greenwood Lake

Seagull Lake

44A, 800+’ of shore, multiple rustic cabins, with propane lights, stove and fridge.

Bordered 2 sides by Superior National Forest. All existing furniture, boats included.

Fully furnished 3BR, 2BA home that may be used as a primary residence or vacation rental. Open concept, In-floor heat, gas fireplace, main level laundry. Landscaped yard, paver tiled patios, heated 2 car garage!

Lovely year round 3BR, 2BA home.

Large family room with propane fireplace and a nice sitting area.

Also includes an older fixer upper cabin located at the water’s edge

Cabin on 4.59A, 366’ shore, private bay, very accessible shoreline, dock, sandy swimming area, and year round access.

Cabin has full bunk beds, indoor dining and propane stove/fridge.

3BR, loft, massive rock fireplace, kitchen with birch cabinets and island, walk out lower level with a family room and fireplace. BWCA lake with 400’ shore on 6+A, abuts Federal land.

MLS 6022641 $489,900

MLS 6027457 $249,900

MLS 6027469 $219,900 PENDING

MLS 6027997 $219,900

MLS 6022707 $549,900

Lar ge Acr eage 170A+ Camp 20 Rd - $149,900

110A W Highway 61 - $649,900

43A County Road 7 - $299,900

MLS 6022459

MLS 2164180

MLS 2170711

Heavily forested land that has been replanted with many beautiful pine trees. Rolling topography with many building sites and hiking trails. Features a gravel pit on the northwest corner and a small wildlife pond to the south. State land to the south.

Nicely wooded land with varied elevations on the Highway 61 corridor. Year round access via Highway 61 and County Road 7. Many development options with multiple zoning: Far-3, R-1 and commercial.

120A Reason Rd - $109,900

80A Moose Valley Trail - $69,900

MLS 6025476

MLS 6021717 SOLD

Wooded hideaway that is abundant with trails, wildlife and abuts State land on 2 sides.

Located about 1.5 miles from Tom Lake Boat Access. Property is gently rolling and has a nice mix of healthy trees.

Private wilderness with a partial view of Lake Superior. Variety of terrain; high peaks, rolling hills, and a wildlife pond. Year-round living on a county maintained road. FAR-1 and FAR-2 providing ample opportunity to for subdivision.

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Nicely wooded with excellent development potential. Close to hospital and all the amenities of Grand Marais.. Multiple zoning (R1 & Far 3), survey and wetlands delineation completed in 2007. Electric at road.

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Lake Superior Veiw Homes

Lutsen In-land lakes

90 Hoaglund Drive Tofte

Lutsen Real Estate Group Using a fundamental business approach for all your real estate needs Office 218-663-7971

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Mike Larson 218-370-1536

Bruce Kerfoot 218-388-2294

3 bedroom 3 bath 3 level Lindal Cedar Home. Finish detail, flooring and kitchen not yet complete/ perfect for new owner to complete to their own taste. Outstanding Lake Superior Views

MLS 6024998 $395,000

Cabins and Land 391 Gunflint Narrows

A comfortable one bedroom authentic log cabin hand crafted by the owners with a nice view of Gunflint Lake. It’s located on a nice quiet bay in the northwest corner of Gunflint Lake with very clear water and a rocky shoreline. This property is 3 miles in from the main Gunflint Trail with an easement along the private Gunflint Narrows side road. MLS 6022476 $229,000

Historic Lutsen Lockport sites

Great Lutsen location tucked up behind the Lutsen general business district, yet private with 5+ acre lots. This is a very nice opportunity. Buy and build today, or hold for the future.

Lot 1 Steam Engine Road Lot 2 Steam Engine Road Lot 4 Steam Engine Road Lot 5 Steam Engine Road Lot 6 Steam Engine Road

5.03 acres MLS 6028102 $39,000 6.54 acres MLS 6028107 $45,000 5.01 acres MLS 6028110 $39,000 5.31 acres MLS 6028108 $39,000 5.16 acres MLS 6028111 $39,000

Caribou Lake.

Caribou Lake.

Gorgeous 3 bdrm 3 bath on Sawmill Bay. Large oversized heated garage with second level rec area. Immaculate grounds. Simply beautiful. Additional shoreline and acreage available.

MLS 6024837 $597,750

3 bedroom cabin on private and quiet part of Caribou Lake. Newer septic, roof, windows and more. Part of CVR’s vacation rental program, licensed and compliant. Purchase for private use, year-round home or vacation rentals. Many options and ready to go.

MLS 2020244 $319,900

Superior National Golf Course Homesites Lot 8 Block 5.

Private lot tucked among Cedars along River 7 Fairway. Water, sewer, power curbside. Great value. (Owner/Agent) MLS 602078 $59,000

Lot 6 Block 5.

This was one of the very first lots purchased because of its outstanding location.

Nestled adjacent to the River 7 Green - it offers so much. Great build site with outstanding orientation. Access to all HOA utilities. MLS TBD $92,500

Lutsen Area Townhomes

Tofte Land Listings

Springdale Road and Tofte Airport. This is a nice parcel just under 5 acres bordering both the Springdale Road and Aero Drive. Multiple build sites.

MLS 6028119 $39,000

Steve Surbaugh 218-663-7971

Cathy Hahn 218-370-0139

371 S Shore Drive Devil Track

This may be the nicest remaining lot on the south shore of Devils Track Lake. The owner has put in the driveway and cleared for a home-site. There is power and WiFi on site. In addition, there is a recently built 2 car garage, a 1 bedroom guest house , 3,800 sq. ft cement pad for either a large motor home or foundation for a home, a well, new septic system suitable for up to 3 bedroom home, new gazebo and a dock on the waterfront. The improvements are basically in a new condition. MLS 6025012 $495,000

Tait Lake.

Lot 16 - 2.8 acres.

Deeded access to Lake with very nice build sites. (owner/agent)

MLS 6024063 $45,000

51 Moose Ridge Road

A nicely forested lot with a shovel ready home location, frontage on Poplar Lake, plus a new garage. Power to the back of the lot and a septic site has been identified.

MLS 6020491 $187,500

Heritage Townhome.

Nicely appointed 3 bdrm townhome overlooking Superior National Golf Course with outstanding Lake Superior Views. Part of the Cascade Vacation Rentals program – fully furnished and turn-key.

MLS 2308961 $319,000

525 Poplar River Condominium. Another

unit part of the Lutsen Resort family.

Beautiful high producing rental unit due to lock-out rental options. Perched Lakeside with the Poplar River winding down the culderons just west of the property. MLS 6023499 $409,000

Lutsen Resort Cliff House Townhome. Part of the Lutsen Resort

family, this beautiful 3 bedroom townhome is perched Cliffside overlooking Lake Superior with access to all resort amenities. Fully furnished with excellent rental history.

MLS 6023697 $399,000

When you visit our website www.lutsenrealestategroup.com you will find additional information on all properties in the area accompanied by multiple photographs for a more comprehensive overview of properties you may be interested in.

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INLAND WATER PROPERTIES

LAKE SUPERIOR PROPERTIES EXPANSIVE LAKE SUPERIOR RETREAT. Lake Superior

charm and seclusion awaits on this park-like private retreat property with almost 90 acres, 1793 feet of shore, and 3 classic Aldrich log cabins with outstanding lake views. A rare, unique opportunity! MLS# 6024299 $2,250,000

EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY, STUNNING SHORELINE.

Elegant and comfortable 3 bdrm, 2 bath contemporary home. Beautifully wooded & private, with dramatic rocks & panoramic lake views on 223’ of easily accessed Lake Superior shore. The great room is shared with the gourmet kitchen, formal dining, & living area centered around the Finnish fireplace. The master suite is a lovely open space with a private office. The master bath suite is exceptional. Upgrades throughout, beautiful maple flooring. MLS# 2308811 $699,900

SUPERIOR A-FRAME.

This 3,300 sq ft Lake Superior home with original A-Frame was expanded in 2006, adding 2,000 sq ft w/quality finishes. Stunning kitchen with large island, hickory cabinets, granite & lake views. 3 bdr, 3 bath, large gathering spaces and deck. Master bdrm with attached whirlpool/glass shower.

MLS# 2313080 $524,900 CONTEMPORARY LOG HOME.

Every room has a Lake Superior view! This beautiful home on 6.5 acres features an open living/dining room with cozy wood burning stove and wraparound deck. The shoreline is accessible with a fire pit and beach platform. The kitchen has a huge granite island and custom hickory cabinets with lots of storage. Extra large garage with room for 4 vehicles. MLS# 6021770 $539,000 SPECTACULAR LAKE SUPERIOR LOT. Framed by palisades, the nicely wooded property has two or more perfect sites on which to build your special lake home. Views are classic old North Shore looking over Chicago Bay. Shared septic system is in place. MLS# 2308784 $365,000

LUTSEN LAKE SHORE.

Exceptional Lake Superior property in highly regarded Lutsen area. 150 feet of accessible ledge rock and gravel beach shoreline. Large, level building site surrounded by mature cedar, spruce and fir trees. MLS# 6024548 $299,500

NEW! LAKE SUPERIOR HOME SITE. Great Lake Superior lot

with an excellent site for walkout. Surveyed and level open location for your new home.

This 1.07 acre parcel has a very neat, private cove and a 447' of meandering ledge rock shoreline. MLS# 6027506 $299,000 LAKE SUPERIOR, BIG BAY, BIG VIEWS. Dense spruce

forest, moss covered boulders and privacy make this a classic Lake Superior lot. 200 feet of shore with partial driveway in place, shared road maintenance, power and Broadband ready to go. MLS# 6022357 $212,500

CHRISTINE LAKE HOME.

PREMIER LAKE SUPERIOR PROPERTY. Beautiful, very private 1.84 acre residential lot with 240 ft of Lake Superior shoreline in the Chimney Rock Platted Development. Premier quality with stunning elevated and panoramic views of the lake. MLS# 2313197 $199,900

PRICE REDUCED! A UNIQUE & SPECTACULAR BUILDING SITE. This site is build-ready

for your dream home plus garage lot. Spectacular views and privacy. All hookups are ready – septic, water, electric, phone & propane. House plans are available. Only 8 owners share this park-like former resort property. MLS 6023745 $92,900

INLAND WATER PROPERTIES WILDERNESS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY.

2000+ acres of Cook County land with 6 lakes. Over 10,000' of shoreline.

Various parcels spread across the Superior National Forest, most accessible via forest service roads. The Mark Lake parcel is 159 acres with 200’ shoreline for sale separately: $219,000. MLS#6025545 $3,100,000

GUNFLINT LAKE HOME – SAND BEACH. This charming

2 bdrm home sits on 4.62 acres, just 40 ft from the dramatic shore on a point.

Many custom features and built-ins, 3-car detached garage with a fantastic upper level apartment, lrg storage sheds, plus a very unique and rare sand beach!

MLS# 6026327 $529,000

NEW! BEAUTIFUL GUNFLINT LAKE HOME. This turn key 3 bdrm,

NEW! DEEP CEDAR FOREST – GUNFLINT LAKE. Large cabin

features 2 bdrms plus loft bdrm, 2 baths, native stone fireplace, and huge windows.

Beautiful, easily accessible 200' lakeshore overlooking Canadian hills. Great bunkhouse with bath and laundry. Feels like the primeval forest! MLS# 6028242 $375,000

2 bath home is situated on a quiet bay with 116’ shoreline. Impeccably maintained with new windows, open living/dining area, wrap-around deck, and professionally landscaped yard. MLS# 6028251 $359,900

CHARMING CABIN ON SEAGULL LAKE. Lovely 2 bdrm, 1 bath

cabin with 233’ of gentle shoreline with breathtaking views of the lake and islands. Wrap around decking sets only 35 feet from the water’s edge.

Sold furnished. Many crafted built-ins and storage space. MLS# 6023785 $355,500

NEW! SEA GULL LAKE LOT – BWCAW VIEWS. This 10-acre lot has

great views and 489 ft of accessible shoreline with a sand swimming beach. Rock outcroppings, blueberries, & pines. Driveway and power are in place with a fantastic building site for your dream lake cabin. Seller willing to divide. MLS# 6027952 $339,900

Immaculate 3 bdrm home on beautiful & quiet Christine Lake. Over 200’ shoreline with private boardwalk to floating dock and 6 acres for privacy. Knotty pine and tastefully painted interior. Deck, balcony and open design allow abundant light. MLS# 6024054

$319,500 NEW! SEA GULL LAKE HOME. Nearly new, custom built

2 bdrm cottage with quality features.

Nice views and easy access to the water. Big southwest facing windows, open floor plan, and large deck just feet from the lake. Full basement, floating dock. MLS# 6027537

$297,500

LOG CABIN GETAWAY ON ASPEN LAKE. Once "Aspen Annie's" north

woods road house, now your cabin on beautiful and serene Aspen Lake. Includes storage and wood sheds. Easy year round access in an old white pine forest, borders public land. Level 155’ shoreline. MLS# 6027021 $259,000

NEW! CLASSIC CABIN ON CLEARWATER LAKE. Comfort-

able, well maintained 2 bdrm, 1 bath cabin cared for by the same family for over 60 years.

205 feet of shoreline on much sought after Clearwater lake with direct access to the BWCA. MLS# 6027760 $259,000

LARGE LOT PRIVACY – POPLAR LAKE. Dense mixed forest, great views, & classic wilderness shoreline make these two lots perfect for a Mid-Trail lake home. Choose 2 acres with 165’ shoreline, 3 acres with 200’ shoreline, or both! MLS# 6026287 $134,900, MLS#

6026286 $142,900, both for $245,000.

MARK LAKE - 159 ACRES. The only private land on Mark

Lake! Good northern fishing. 200ft. Shoreline, forestry road or snowmoblie access. Motivated Seller! MLS# 6026299 $245,000

PRIVACY ON PIKE LAKE. Cozy north woods cabin

secluded on almost 6 acres of dense cedar forest with adjoining forestry lands. One bdrm plus loft with plenty of space. Generator power, electric at road. Easy access to 300’ lakeshore and great views! MLS# 6026819 $239,900

RARE GUNFLINT LAKE PARCEL. Exceptional lot with 344' of

waterfront features unreal views and privacy.

Use the slope of this lot to your advantage when considering what style to build. Power and broadband available. Borders public land!

MLS# 6027298 $225,000 EAST BEARSKIN LAKE HOME. Charming 2

bdrm cabin on 180 ft of E. Bearskin Lake. Federal lease property. Awesome views of the lake, level walk to the dock and shore. Includes utility shed, woodshed, aluminum canoe & boat. MLS# 6023139 $225,000

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INLAND WATER PROPERTIES WILDERNESS SETTING - TUCKER LAKE.

A perfect place for your cabin or home with unspoiled views and lots of Gunflint Trail privacy. 3.68 acres and 554’ shoreline. Tucker Lake is a protected lake with added setbacks to protect the lake and views.

Direct BWCAW access. MLS# 2309237 $224,900

SECLUDED AND PEACEFUL - MCFARLAND LAKE. Quality

built cabin tucked in a mature cedar forest with great views of the palisade. One bdrm plus lrg loft, nice kitchen, dining & cozy living area with wood stove. A lrg work/storage shed with beautiful cedar sauna & deck included. MLS# 6027273 $199,900 LEVEL LOTS, NICE WOODS, EASY SHORE. These three Devil Track Lake lots have easy access from a county road, with power, phone, broadband and great building sites. South shore, 200 ft. frontage, great views. Build your home on the lake here. MLS# 6027317-6027319 $198,900 each

NEW! LIKE NEW LAKE ESCAPE – TOM LAKE.

Newer lake home, 2 bdrms, 1 bath, full kitchen, great screen porch. Grid power and Broadband available. Newer septic and well. Furnishings included + boat, motor, dock and boat lift. Protected 233 feet of shore. MLS# 6027514 $197,500 PRIME PIKE LAKE. Wilderness, woods and lakeshore. Pristine views of Superior Nat'l across the lake, towering white pine overhead.

Virgin pine and cedar are unique here! The 252' frontage and 3 acres have gentle shore, crystal clear water and great privacy. Driveway and drilled well. Power and Broadband available. Fishing, wildlife and easy access to Lutsen or Grand Marais. MLS# 6028197 $192,500

A-FRAME ON POPLAR LAKE. Classic 2 bdrm, 2 bath

A-Frame cabin in a beautiful setting overlooking Poplar Lake. End of the road privacy with year-round access.

Very nice, gentle path to the 156’ of lake shore. Nice mix of trees. MLS#

6024438 $187,500 THREE PRIME PIKE LAKE LOTS. Three lake lots with wil-

derness, woods, and lakeshore are waiting for your dream lake home or cabin.

Pristine views, towering white pine, +/- 200' accessible shoreline each with crystal clear water and great privacy. Good driveway in place, ideal location, power and broadband available. Four total lots can be purchased together at a discount. MLS# 6028199, 6028230-31 $179,900 ea.

NORTH FOWL LAKE CABIN. Only a lucky few get

to own cabins here. Remote water access from the US side, or drive in to the landing on Ontario side. Stunning views, easy access to the BWCA. The 2 bdrm cabin is one of the nicest remote cabins you'll find. Includes a great sauna. MLS# 6023214 $168,500

POPLAR LAKE-BWCAW ACCESS. Nice 2.11 acre lot with beauti-

ful west views of the lake and 244’ of shore tucked in a quiet bay. A small, updated 1 bdrm cabin sits right at the water’s edge.

Plenty of room for a main home and garage.

MLS# 6021031 $169,900 AFFORDABLE CABIN ON CLEARWATER LAKE. Cute 2 bdrm cabin on very

special Clearwater Lake with 180’ frontage. Very affordable for up north cabin life. MLS# 6023119

$169,000 SOLITUDE ON LOON LAKE. These 1-2 acre lots are located on

the south side of Loon Lake and offer great lake views, 152-218’ beautiful shoreline and many nice trees. The main road is in place and power is on the lot line. MLS#

2093855, 2159458, 2309227, 2309228 $159,000 and up

CLASSIC POPLAR LAKE CABIN. Sweet, older

2 bdrm cabin on a bay of Poplar Lake with 100’ frontage. Great location! Charm in every room.

Potentially a great vacation rental.

MLS# 6023157 $154,500 NEW! CHARMING LOG CABIN RETREAT. This cozy little

log cabin sits in the woods on beautiful McFarland Lake. The sleeping loft and screen porch make it feel bigger than it is. The lot has 150 feet of frontage and there's plenty of room for a future main cabin. MLS# 6028241 $152,900

SUPREME LAND, SUPREME WATER. Over

20 acres of amazing forest teamed with 300’ of awe-inspiring shoreline that rests at the southeast end of Tom Lake. MLS# 6023688

A GEM IN THE WOODS.

There is quality and detail at every turn in this magnificent 2 bdrm, 2 bath home hidden on 30 acres in the Grand Portage State Forest. Marble stairs and floors, loft, master bath with hot tub & sauna, soaring cathedral ceilings, and 2000 sq ft attached garage. Not your typical home in the woods, this is a rare gem waiting for someone who loves the outdoors, but wants the class of an elegant home at the end of the day. MLS# 6022895 $575,000 PRICE REDUCED!

NEW! MOUNTAIN TOP VIEWS - LOG HOME. The

ultimate wilderness retreat - 160 acres surrounded by gov't lands. No one will find you here! The log home is masterfully built and lovingly cared for. Solar power, well and septic. Super nice sauna building. Solitude awaits from this mountain-top retreat.

MLS#: 6027934 $524,900

$130,000 CARIBOU LAKE - HOME SITE. New price is well below

with calming Lake Superior views. Many recent upgrades, 2 wood-burning fireplaces, and a 2+ car heated garage. Private setting and design, perfect for entertaining or escaping.

tax assessed value. Magnificent old-growth cedar and maple trees. Great, high build site on Sawmill Bay. 5.34 acres and 185’ lake frontage.

MLS# 2203572 $95,000 LOTS ON NINEMILE LAKE. Two beautiful, large lots on Nin-

emile Lake in Finland. Lots adjoin Superior National Forest and Cabin Creek Unit Roadless Area with excellent shoreline and views. Power and year round access!

MLS #6019489 $89,300 & MLS #6021813 $69,000 SNOWSHOE RUN LOTS. Set along a high ridge overlooking Hare Lake

in a mature northern hardwood forest. Year-round plowed and maintained county roads, power at each property and a clear water trout lake. MLS# 6019490-

6019496, 6019498 Lake lot prices start at $48,800 END OF THE ROAD PRIVACY ON TOM LAKE. E AL

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This beautiful wooded lot has its own bay/cove. There is a long curved driveway to a nice cleared build site. MLS# 6021553 $47,500

BEAUTIFUL LEVEAUX RIDGE HOME. “Mountain top” 3 bdrm home

MLS# 6025932 $349,000 CLASSIC FARM HOUSE AND 20 ACRES. Simply charming

country home with outbuildings and some pasture for your horse! The 3 bdrm, 2 bath home has a country kitchen/dining room, huge living room, & 3 season porch. A cute log cabin sits near the home, and the land is special with a lrg wildlife pond & planted pines. More land is available. MLS# 2309191 $279,900

BEAUTIFUL HOME IN THE WOODS. Fantastic 3 bdrm, 2

CONDOMINIUMS

bath cabin with sauna and bunkhouse. The 3.78 acres is surrounded by forest with Ninemile Lake across the road. Large kitchen/ dining space, incredible master suite, upper level sunroom. Lots of room for guests!

WELCOME TO LAKE SUPERIOR. Warm & beautiful light-filled end

unit Aspenwood Townhome. The 2-story walkout style leaves you with plenty of options to get outside and close to the Big Lake.

This 2 bdrm, 3 bath home includes 98% of all furnishings & personal property. It is also part of a successful vacation rental pool. MLS# 6022175 $290,000

SUPERIOR LIVING ON THE LAKE. Gorgeous 2 bdrm,

2 bath condo with unobstructed Lake Superior views! This unit has had everything redone and replaced.

Convenient location with access to many recreational opportunities.

Charming custom built 2 bdrm, 2 bath cabin tucked in the woods overlooking a beaver pond. A screened porch for summer dining.

The living room is open and includes the kitchen and dining. A cozy Franklin stove warms the whole building. The full basement is a complete guest space . Generator power and over 100 acres to explore. MLS# 6022886 $269,000

EXTRAORDINARY DUPLEX HOME IN LUTSEN.

Beautifully maintained 4 bdrm, 2 bath home tucked into its own wooded wonderland.

Welcoming, open and updated. Perennial gardens, apple trees, fire pit, and dog kennel/run in place. Trails on the 3 acre property connect to state trails for skiing and

MLS# 6026577 $147,000 NORTHWOODS VACATION GET-AWAY. This recently remodeled and

updated ski-in/ski-out condo has 1 bdrm, 2 baths, fireplace, and great views of the ski hills, plus distant views of the Poplar River. Walk to the pool, playground, restaurants – everything you need!

MLS# 6027382 $118,000 STUNNING LAKE SUPERIOR CONDO. Quality finishes, granite tile

counters, wood fireplace and spa-like bathroom. Open concept plan with floating island for flexible dining and food prep. Walk out to a private patio and enjoy morning sunrises over the big lake. MLS# 6025851 $82,000

MLS# 6026570 $279,900

REMOTE HIDE-A-WAY.

snowmobiling. MLS# 6024809 $259,900 PRICE REDUCED!

NEW! ADORABLE AFRAME. Genuine north woods

feel! 3 bdrm, 2 bath house with 3 levels only a few minutes from Grand Marais.

Large sunny kitchen includes an antique wood burning stove. Manicured lawn with pond and 9 acres, huge garage.

MLS# 6028053 $259,000

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HOMES & CABINS

COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES

HOBBY FARM OR LOTS OF IDEAS. This large property fea-

tures open meadows, gardens, orchards, and a beautiful river. The living quarters with 4 bdrms, 2 baths and open living space is located above a 6-stall horse barn. A large pole barn, huge gathering hall, garage and various storage sheds provide lots of sheltered space. Two wells and septic systems. Easy county road access.

What's your idea? MLS# 6018972 $253,900

MANY OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN CASCADE STATE PARK. Enjoy being surrounded by and

within the boundaries of Cascade State Park while taking in the amazing views of Lake Superior. This 3 bdrm, 2 bath home has been used as a successful vacation rental, a long-term rental and

a primary residence. MLS# 2309172 $229,900 PRICE REDUCED!

FANTASTIC GRAND MARAIS HOME. This solidly built

one-level home has 3 bdrms, 2 baths, and attached 2-car garage. Open layout, updated mechanicals, geo-thermal system, new septic, and private wooded back yard with creek. Adjacent lot (MLS# 6022810) also for sale. MLS# 6022803 $199,000

NEW! PEACEFUL SECLUSION NEAR BWCAW. Newly

constructed 1 bdrm home nestled in 20 acres of rolling bedrock and young pines. Quality features including granite countertops, slate and cork flooring, and huge windows looking into the land near the end of the Gunflint Trail.

MLS# 6027564 $198,500

TIMBER FRAMED LOG HOME OVERLOOKING TOM LAKE. Charming log cabin on

78 acres with seasonal views of Tom Lake.

Large loft bedroom and covered porch with swing. Stone fireplace, hardwood floors, and metal roof. Year-round access.

Furnishings and generator included.

MLS# 6027412 $177,000

NEW! EDGE OF BWCAW – MID-TRAIL ESCAPE. Secluded,

upgraded cabin & guest cottage on 19 acres with direct access to many trails. Just a short walk to Nighthawk Lake & the BWCAW. Poplar Creek flows through the property with forestry lands on 2 sides. MLS#

6027902 $164,900 HOVLAND HIDEAWAY. Charming 1 bdrm home with knotty

SALIENG PE N D

pine walls, wood floor, & newer appliances. Designed with smart storage spaces. Large shed with wood fired sauna. All furniture included, only 200 yards from Lake Superior! MLS# 6026367 $89,000 NEW! NORTH SHORE RETREAT. A little one room cabin waiting for you to make it into something. 3.8 acres on the Lake Superior side of Hwy 61 with decent lake views; you'll feel the lake effect. The cabin is kind of rough, but maybe this is the project you've been looking for. MLS#

6027897 $38,000

RENTAL COTTAGES - GREAT LAKE. Devil Track Cabins is a long standing

seasonal resort on the beautiful north shore of Devil Track Lake. The 5 charming, cozy cabins and owner's cabin each have a private setting and lake view. A wonderful family retreat!

MLS# 6026684, 6026686 $387,900 MARKET, DELI, LIQUOR STORE – HOVLAND. A bustling

business in a beautiful rural community on the North Shore. Bakery, deli, pizza, convenience store, and liquor store under one roof. Large seating area & outdoor patio.

Expansion/home site possible! MLS#

6023742 $349,900

BIG OPPORTUNITY, MANY POSSIBILITIES.

Prime commercial location in Hovland, 1000 feet of Highway 61 frontage. Large commercial space with a small 2 bedroom home and 1 functioning rental cottage.

Many new improvements and upgrades.

Two more small cabins could be rented, and there's room for many more...or other possibilities. Large 2-car garage plus two sheds. MLS# 6026089 $284,900 COMMERCIAL LOTS IN LUTSEN. Great visibility, nice forest, lake view, and creek. Hwy 61 frontage. Third lot to north is zoned Residential. Bring your business idea! Rare commercial site in downtown Lutsen. Old blacksmith building collapsed on Lot 1.

MLS# 6027064 $179,000 COMMERCIAL LOT IN GRAND MARAIS. Good oppor-

tunity for a commercial building with a nice second story view of the harbor. Level 40 x 50 lot. A two story vacation rental could be built with a harbor view. What is your dream? MLS# 6024992 $53,500

RIVER/CREEK FRONTAGE LARGE TRACT WITH CREEK. This 319 acre parcel has ponds & creek frontage on the Flute Reed River. Has been in DNR management program. Great for hunting or homesteading. Access is by unimproved easement from the Camp 20 Road, near county maintenance. The land may be split - take your pick of "40's"! MLS# 6027384 $258,000 SUGARBUSH, BEAVER, TROUT. Remote 80 acres ,10 miles from Grand Marais with easy access. Surrounded by public land.

700’ of Durfee Creek frontage.

MLS# 6024638 $149,000 WOODS, WATER & SECLUSION.Three 40 acre lots with

600 to 1000 ft frontage on Mons Creek. Also includes deeded access to Lost Lake. Private and secluded. MLS# 6021356 $59,900 or MLS#

6021357 $69,900 or MLS# 6021358 $74,900.

LAND ON THE FLUTE REED RIVER. Enjoy privacy

and seclusion in a deep 13 acre parcel with over 300 feet of trout stream in Hovland. Easy access with power, phone and broadband. Nice build sites.

MLS# 2313215 $49,900 500’ ON MOHNS CREEK. Mixed topography of beautiful rolling land with many great build sites on 25 acres. Old growth cedar, spruce, pine and birch. Abuts state land. MLS# 6021088 $39,900

LAND/BUILDING SITES 100+ ACRES NEAR GRAND MARAIS. Great location for a home or recreational property just minutes from Grand Marais. Rolling land with creek, borders thousands of acres of federal and state lands.

Great investment and subdivision project. Power at road. Seller willing to subdivide. MLS# 6027269 $282,900 LOCATION, VIEWS, PRIVACY - 80 ACRES. This former homesteaders property has it all: rolling topography, ravines, grassy meadows, mature timber, flowing creek and expansive Lake Superior views! Minutes from Grand Marais, adjoins USFS land. MLS# 6027073 $279,000 HOME SITE OR BUSINESS DREAM. This 13.4 acre property could be a great home site or resort-type business location. Adjoins Pincushion Mtn. hiking/ skiing/biking trails. Lake Superior view with more land available. Zoned Resort/Commercial. MLS# 6026068 $214,900

LARGE WILDERNESS ACREAGE - LAKE ACCESS. This 80+ acre parcel includes 400 feet of shoreline on McFarland Lake. Building sites are located across the road on the hillside with potential lake views. Rugged property with high topography and old growth cedar and pine. Easy access to the BWCAW and Border Route Hiking Trail. MLS# 6024602 $203,000 OUTSTANDING LAKE SUPERIOR VIEWS Gorgeous 14.69

acre parcel located within the boundaries of Cascade State park. Rolling hills, a variety of trees, and only 10 minutes from either Grand Marais or Lutsen. Many opportunities, potential for subdivision. MLS# 6023971 $175,000

MOUNTAIN TOP - WILDERNESS VIEWS. Fantastic vistas into the BWCA and surrounding rugged topography near McFarland Lake. Located at the end of the Arrowhead Trail with easy year-round access. The 122 acres has a high ridge and a “mountain top” for you to name. MLS# 6024599 $167,000 INCREASINGLY RARE, LARGE RECREATIONAL PARCEL. 190 arces fully surveyed. The perfect retreat. Has a rich variety of trees, ponds, high and low lands, some meadow land and wetlands. MLS# 6023211 $150,000 BEAUTIFUL ACREAGE WITH LAKE VIEWS. Four 80 acre parcels located just south of Schroeder and a stone’s throw from Lake Superior! Each parcel features shared access off State Highway 61. The land features a gradual elevation, tiered building sites, beautiful lake views, and the Caribou River is within walking distance. MLS #6020335, #6021914, #6021916, and #6021918 $149,900 each.

LARGE ACREAGE WITH WATER FEATURES. The headwaters of Irish Creek! Quality 160+ acres, 5 parcels sold grouped or separately. Many great features incl. old growth white pine, ponds, camping and building areas.

MLS# 6023457 $149,500 NEW! BIG LAND NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. Four 80 acre parcels located south of Schroeder off Highway 61 with shared access and approved septic sites. Mix of trees, gradual elevation, nice build sites and lake view.

MLS# 6027841, 6027843, 6027844, 6027845 $139,900 each INTRIGUING PROSPECT. High-quality items already in place include an insulated/heated slab for house/porch, insulated garage slab, electricity, driveway, the well, a time-dosed/heated septic system. Over 18 acres of privacy. MLS# 6021384 $114,900 LARGE ACREAGE NEAR TOM LAKE. 128 acres with good road

access and an easy walk to the Tom Lake boat landing. Year-round road, power is possible here. The 3 forties may be split - take your pick. MLS# 6027383 $111,000 UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY. Stunning Little Devil Track River frontage and Pincushion Mtn. trail access make this 6.3 acre property perfect for skiers, hikers and mtn bikers. Zoned Resort/Commercial. MLS# 6026067 $103,900 HUGE POND-HUGE PRIVACY. Large 45+ acre wooded parcel located across from Tom Lake. Huge pond/lake in the very center of the acreage. MLS#

6022858 $99,000 NEW! GREAT LOCATION FOR YOUR HOME. Convenient 7.5 acres located just 5 miles from Grand Marais on a Co Rd 7 blacktop, with some lake views, good building sites, driveway and a tiny cabin set up for your camp outs until you build. MLS# 6027933 $84,900

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Lynne Luban

Call: 218-591-0985 Email: stphn.carlson@gmail.com or Realliving.com/steve.carlson.

Steve Carlson

OVER 4,000 FT FRONTAGE ALONG THE BAPTISIM RIVER One of a kind property on the sought after Baptism River.

This 140 acres has over 4,000 feet of frontage on the Baptism just off Mattson Rd near Finland Mn. Privacy is what this is all about.

For more information call 218-591-0985, email to stphn. carlson@gmail.com or Realliving.com/steve.carlson.

Over 10 years selling downtown MPLS Condo living.

Currently representing this developers 9th project PORTLAND TOWER. I am available to meet with you in Grand Marais or Minneapolis to go over prices & floor plans.

Cell: 612-599-6986 Email: lynneluban@mac.com

THere’s a NEW CONDO BUILDING in DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS 112 units with 70 SOLD! • 7 units available for immediate occupancy • 42 still available to customize.

MLS# 6007921 $250,000

PINE RIDGE OVER LAKE SUPERIOR

Lot 9 with 3.8 acres and view of Lake Superior, 3 miles north of Two Harbors on Hwy 61.

Price includes lot, shell of house, well and septic. (no inside finishing)

A New Luxury Condo Development 740 Portland Avenue • Downtown Minneapolis

MLS# $299,900

2806 HWY 61 440 ft of Lake superior frontage and 8 acres with small creek beautiful views and lot of privacy.

MLS# $440,000

• 17 story New Contsruction • Pet-friendly building • High end standard features • Community and Fully equipped exercise room, and outdoor roof top green space • Climate controlled parking • Just a few blocks from US Bank Stadium • Additional garage stalls available for purchase • Walk the Skyway for all your needs

• Within a few blocks of Lightrail • Close to the Nicollet Mall • Choose from many restaurants close by!

• Walk two blocks to the new 9 arce Commons Park that extends from the US Bank Stadium to Portland Avenue.

• Choose from many available options to customize your unit.

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LAND/BUILDING SITES UNIQUE 20 ACRES IN SCHROEDER. Beautiful property with driveway and building pad in place. Interesting mix of trees & topography. Stunning views of ridge lines and valleys. Quite a place to explore and see something new every time! MLS# 6027299 $69,000 RUSTICATE, RECREATE, RELAX. Reclusive Hovland hideaway – 43 acres with new driveway to “base camp” with a nice camper trailer and shed.

Trails have been cut throughout the property which adjoins State land. MLS# 2313223 $64,900 PINES & LAKE SUPERIORLVIEW. E GLarge 13+ acre pine filled lot on SANature the hillside above Sugarloaf Cove N in Schroeder. Great lake views!

DICenter Power, phone and broadband PEatNthe lot. MLS# 2313242 $64,900 GREAT LOCATION, QUALITY FOREST, BUILD HERE. These 10-acre parcels have a mature and mixed forest, southerly exposure, easy county road frontage and just minutes from Grand Marais. MLS# 6023274 $64,900, MLS# 6023275 $62,900, MLS# 6023276 $64,900 MAPLE HILL - HOME SITE. Heavily wooded 6.45 acre parcel with great privacy, county rd frontage, power and phone. MLS# 6023465 $64,500 RIDGES, PINES & VIEWS - ARROWHEAD TRAIL. Nice 20 acre parcel with high building sites and huge pines. The surrounding federal land leads directly into the BWCAW. MLS# 6024600 $63,000 RUSTIC WOODED WONDERLAND. Beautiful 40 acres of maple

forest with small rustic cabin bordering Judge Magney State Park. Enjoy the peaceful solitude of Aide Lake, rimmed by an open cedar grove just a short hike from the cabin into the park. MLS# 6025235 $59,900

NEW! NICE HOME SITE NEAR GRAND MARAIS. Nice elevation and views from this 6.75 acre lot off of County Rd 6 just minutes from town. Frontage on Little Devil Track River, with lowland and highlands. Nice forest and privacy for your home or cabin in the woods. MLS# 6027581 $59,900 WOODED HOME SITE This 5+ acre parcel is only 1.5 miles from Grand

Marais and ready for your country home. Mixed forest, with forest service land in the back for exploring or hunting. A driveway and culvert are already in place. MLS#

6026053 $59,000

NICE LOT NEAR GRAND MARAIS. Beautiful gardens currently inhabit this lovely lot. Though it rests on Hwy 61 there are nice private niches to rest your home on. Walk to downtown Grand Marais! MLS# 6022810 $55,000 DENSE EVERGREEN FOREST NEAR GRAND MARAIS. Beautiful 5.8 acre property ready for your home plans, with survey and septic sites located, and many good building sites. Heavy trees and open areas. Easy county road frontage with power and Broadband close by. MLS# 6025992 $52,900

PERFECT 5 ACRE HOME SITE. This private and secluded build site is just waiting for your custom plans! Only five miles from town with five acres of great woods bordering public land on two sides. MLS# 6021986 $51,500 30 ACRES - PANORAMIC VIEWS. Rare mountain top property with a 180 degree view of distant Lake Superior and the ridge to the north. Many trails in place with food plots for wildlife. MLS# 6020274 $49,500 NEW! LAND FOR FUN OR HOMESTEADING. Heavily wooded 39 acres with a large variety of trees and easy road access on Camp 20 Rd. Southern exposure great for solar set up. The Superior Hiking Trail is steps away. Close to county maintained road. MLS# 6027896 $48,900 WOODED 10 ACRES IN HOVLAND. North woods seclusion plus electricity and broadband! Great forested parcel. The driveway is in leading to a secluded build site with nice trees. Cute shower house and outhouse. MLS# 6024396 $47,900 BUILDING SITE OVERLOOKING MCFARLAND LAKE. This pine studded 7 acre property has easy walking access to the county beach on McFarland Lake. Nice elevated build site with easy county road access.

MLS# 6024601 $47,000 WOODED ACREAGE – GM. Two private 20 acre lots with hiking and ski trails, and abundant wildlife. A high building site offers seasonal views of Lake Superior. MLS# 2313172 $46,000 & MLS# 2313173 $35,000 5 ACRES NEAR DEVIL TRACK LAKE. Must look! 5 acres in a diverse forest on the paved South Shore Drive. Private yet easily accessible. Lot borders forest service land. Driveway is in, septic sites identified. Ready for your plans! MLS# 6025167 $45,000

POWERS LAKE ROAD PARCEL. This is the beautiful ‘40’ that you have been waiting for. Easy access off Powers Lake Road with electricity and broadband. This is a fine opportunity for the person seeking a remote retreat with some modern amenities. MLS# 6027426 $44,900 LAND NEAR LITTLE MARAIS. E Nice, large parcel consisting of 13.5

acres with 1,100 feet frontage S on A LakeL County Hwy G6. Electricity, broadband, and phone DIN available at the road. Views ofELake from the northeast MLS#6025325 NSuperior

P $40,000 THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS. Nice 6 acre parcel of mixed forest land only 6 miles from Grand Marais! Shared driveway is in, transformer on the property. MLS# 6024077 $39,900 QUIET AND PRIVATE. Choice 2.31 acre lot at the end of the road in Lutsen, ready to build. Priced to sell! MLS# 2309202 $39,500 5 ACRES NEAR CARIBOU LAKE. Gorgeous corner lot with colorful maples and majestic cedars. Plenty of privacy. Close to hiking trails and the Caribou Lake boat landing. Year round access with power! MLS# 2279179 $35,000 LAND FOR ESCAPE AND RECREATION. Remote yet accessible 20 acres near Judge Magney State Park. Good mix of trees, high building site, some distant Lake Superior views. MLS# 6025397 $34,900

FIVE SECLUDED ACRES. One of eight secluded wooded 5-acre parcels bordering Govt. land. MLS# 2308827 $28,000 WILDWOOD ACRES IN TOFTE. Consider these affordable lots when you want to build economically in Cook County! Nice wooded +/- acre lots. MLS# 6025292-6025294 $17,500 – $20,000 PRIVATE HOME SITE CLOSE TO SUPERIOR. Very nice parcel with driveway, power and cleared building site. Privacy on dead end road near Silver Bay. MLS# 6023748 $19,900

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Deb Niemisto 218-370-8434

lockport@boreal.org

www.coldwellbankernorthwoods.com

NORTHWOODS REALTY

Lutsen Premier All Seasons Resort

E R E H P L AY

Lutsen Resort Condo 551-553 Poplar River Rd

SALE G IN PEND

• Vacation Home Living • Maintenance Free • Rental Program • Earn Money While Away • Remodeled 2016 • Sleeps 4 • Fireplace • Fitness Center • Pool • Sauna • Restaurant

124B Caribou Highlands Resort MLS 6025581 $119,000

7072 Two Moose Trail Wilson Lake - Finland

Lutsen Clara Lake Lot 15 Island Circle

Experience Solitude on one of the most beautiful lakes around. Acreage with many amenities ready for use & enjoyment. MLS TBA $246,900

Build your dream lake cabin on SW facing 200’ lot in the Superior Nat’l Forest. Hiking & biking trails nearby, minutes from Lutsen & Grand Marais. MLS TBA $149,000

N E W!

Nan Bradley 218-370-8433

Commercial - 126 Airport Rd Grand Marais Airport

Luxury 3 BDRM unit at Lutsen’s premier Lake Superior resort. 3 separate rental units, many resort amenities and much more.

MLS 6023424 $399,000

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Enjoy your days on Lake Superior in Lutsen with this 2 BR, 1 BA four season low maintenance Townhome.

MLS 2184109 $229,000

S O L D!

Cute cabin with loft, fireplace, lots of storage, nice kitchen galley, near Surgarloaf Cove, low maintenance. Move-in ready!

MLS 6023566 $144,900

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58 Sunrise Dr Cabin Lake Superior Views

invest in life on the shore!

Commercial hanger, heated, electric, insulated, rental income.

MLS 2116969 $249,900

1 Norwood Shores - Lutsen Lake Superior Townhome

great opportunities 218-370-8433

Lockport@boreal.org

Sellers - spring is a great time to discuss selling - call us!

CATCHLIGHT

Painted turtle When my wife and I take a boat ride around our lake, we often see painted turtles sunning themselves on exposed logs. This one seems to be enjoying itself basking in the sun. It appears to be balanced on the end of this wooden perch.—Earl Orf NORTHERN WILDS

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Explore

the Gunflint Trail

Loons, lodges, shimmering water, pristine Minnesota forest. That’s what

Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center Activities

you’ll find along the Gunflint Trail. Watch morning mist caress a glacier-carved lake. Fish by boat or canoe for walleye, smallmouth and lake trout. Take your first Boundary Waters canoe trip with the help of a friendly outfitter. The Gunflint Trail is a gateway to the BWCAW, which has been named one of the world’s “50 Places of a Lifetime” by National Geographic.

MAY 27 - Opening Day TUESDAYS, JUNE 27-AUG 22 - Free Kids Day. Chik-Wauk staff will offer a variety of hands-on

The Gunflint Trail has…

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57 miles of paved scenic byway 23 unique lodges 227 miles of hiking trails 62 miles of biking trails 8 campgrounds 237,737 acres of BWCAW 35 entrance points to the BWCAW 547 wilderness campsites (not part of a campground and located within the BWCAW)

(Hours 11am-4pm; check website for presentation times)

activities, as well as stories, hikes, journal making and craft projects.

TUESDAYS, JUNE 20–AUG 22 - US Forest Service naturalists present on a different Northwoodsthemed topic.

JUNE 4 - Treasures from the Dungeon by Steve Veit. Take a virtual tour of Grand Portage National Monument’s Museum Collections.

JUNE 25 - Loons by Phyllis Sherman.

JULY 23 - Gunflint & Lake Superior Railroad by Dave Battistel. The story of a Wisconsin logging company whose headquarters was located in Port Arthur, Ontario.

AUGUST 27 - Geology of our area by Don Wendel. A presentation on the Saganaga Batholith for which Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center now stand.

Other Gunflint Trail Special Activities and Events (check website for times and details)

MAY 13 - Minnesota Fishing Opener JUNE 17-18 - BWCA Expo – Seagull Lake public landing. Speakers, activities, hands-on demos, shrimp boil and bake sale, and more!

JUNE 19-JULY 14 - Wet your Paddle program, various locations. Want to try out the latest craft models on a Gunflint Trail BWCAW lake? Never ventured out in a canoe? Here’s your chance to try it for FREE with experienced, friendly outfitters with the Wet Your Paddle program. Paddling instructions and lake travel knowledge provided by resident Gunflint Trail Canoe Outfitters. One hour of FREE hand-ons, paddles in the water!”

JULY 19 - Gunflint Trail Canoe Races - Gunflint Lodge

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