travel beyond the obvious
Lake Superior once had a large number of independent fisherman working its icy waters. Those small-scale fisherman are largely gone now, their sturdy shacks slowly melting into the lake’s rocky beaches. But for now, these Read More …
It hasn’t been a particularly snowy winter on Minnesota’s North Shore, but the fish shacks by Stony Point still look pretty cold above the icy blue water of Lake Superior. And the lake looks really Read More …
I saw a number of interesting things while up along Lake Superior’s North Shore for a photo class last June, but I wasn’t able to stop and photograph many of them. These missed opportunities included Read More …
Discovering new locations to photograph was one reason I signed up for a photo class along Lake Superior’s North Shore last June. The class didn’t disappoint and I discovered several spots worth further exploration. The Read More …
There’s a new stop that visitors should make as they wander up Lake Superior’s North Shore: Minnesota’s Black Beach. My first visit to Silver Bay’s Black Beach Although long known to local residents and a Read More …
The sky was already beginning to brighten when we slipped between the narrow strip of trees and brush that separates the Artists Point parking lot in Grand Marais from East Bay. Still, it would be Read More …
The Stony Point Road intersects Scenic Highway 61 (the old road, not the new bypass) about 10 miles north of Duluth. It’s a quiet road that lacks big tourist attractions. What it offers instead is Read More …
After seeing the little lupines that grow profusely in Texas Hill Country this spring, I was excited to find real lupines (tall, multi-colored spikes) growing along the roadsides of Lake Superior’s North Shore in June. Read More …
Years ago friends brought us to one of their secret spots along Lake Superior’s North Shore, a picturesque cove with a mix of sandy beach, smooth cobbles, and large boulders. Sugarloaf Cove isn’t a secret Read More …
Grand Portage (the Great Carrying Place) is an 8.5 mile trail that links the Pigeon River (and the Canadian northwest) to the shore of Lake Superior. The trail bypasses a series of waterfalls, including the Read More …
We are fortunate to have friends who invite us up to Bayfield, Wisconsin, to sail on their boat. Usually we spend that time sailing within the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, visiting the islands or hanging Read More …
I’ve always found the movement of water mesmerizing. Throw a few rocks into that water, and I could be entertained for hours. Rocky Island, part of Lake Superior’s Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, has a lovely Read More …
Our August trip to Lake Superior’s Apostle Islands in northern Wisconsin featured a mix of perfect winds and dead calm. I love the feel of being under sail. Windy days are more fun, but it’s Read More …
When we were in the Apostle Islands for a few days of sailing at the end of August, we spent a night tied up at the dock on Rocky Island. The next morning we awoke Read More …
Spending the night in a marina is like staying in a big, floating campground. It’s a different experience every night as the weather and other occupants change. Some nights will feel like a party, while Read More …
I usually drive past Split Rock Lighthouse on Lake Superior’s North Shore without stopping; after all, I’ve been there before. Of course, that was more than 20 years ago and on this particular July day Read More …
Every sunset is lovely if you can view it from a boat. At least, that’s how I see it! For example: A summer sunset over Sand Bay in Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. This is Read More …
Canal Park and the Lakewalk in Duluth are familiar to all visitors to the city as they provide an opportunity to get up-close and personal with Lake Superior just steps from some of the city’s Read More …
Lupines don’t grow wild where I live, so it is always a treat to find myself in their presence when they are in full bloom. I was lucky in northern Wisconsin this year: My visit Read More …
I had the great pleasure of celebrating the 4th of July on a sailboat on Lake Superior.A calm morning led to a light wind and pleasant sailing into the harbor at La Pointe, Wisconsin. We Read More …
While it is a perfect day for lazing on deck or along the beach, we are convinced that there must be wind somewhere and cast off in search of it. It is utterly still as Read More …
We spent the night anchored in Sand Bay on the Wisconsin mainland. The radio monotonously broadcasts the near shore marine forecasts over and over again as we finish a late breakfast. As we sit on Read More …
An afternoon under sail brings us to the small town of La Pointe. Each year La Pointe is the focus of the island’s Fourth of July celebration, which begins with a parade in the morning Read More …
Fishing has been part of life in Lake Superior’s Apostle Islands since far into the distant past. The life of those who have fished in the islands has changed over time, but one slice of Read More …