Wisconsin
JON OKERSTROM
The Story of Lake Superior’s Golden Treasure
In 2020, the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore marked its golden anniversary. It's story continues … Read more
May 20, 2020
Landmark Conservancy
Developer Takes the High Road
When the Town of Bayfield's planning commission declined his subdivision plans for a property high on Fire Tower Road, Bob Davidson ended up working to make it a public recreation space. Read more
Jan 30, 2020
ALAN JOHNSON PHOTOGRAPHY
Rural Idyllic: Some of the Best Marriages May Be Born in a Barn
Jill and Kirk Clemmer are a dangerous match. She has exquisite taste and big ideas. He has a hammer and nails and knows how to use them. Read more
Mar 21, 2019
JILL JONES
For These Local Treasures … Stop the Car! Put Benoit Cheese Haus & Tetzner’s Dairy on Your Wisconsin Itinerary
Driving in the Ashland/Washburn area, plan two stops for a true taste of Wisconsin with regional cheese at Benoit Cheese Haus and couldn’t-be-fresher ice cream and milk at Tetzner’s Dairy and its self-serve store Read more
Nov 12, 2018
BOB BERG / LAKE SUPERIOR MAGAZINE
A Feel for Water, Interpretive Center Immerses Us into an Estuary
Hands-on in Superior: An interactive exhibit at the Lake Superior Estuarium on Barker’s Island encourages you to reach into cups hiding objects from nature. Read more
Oct 15, 2018
PETRONELLA YTSMA
Creativity on the South Shore, Two Artists in Studio Tour Talk About the Lake’s Influence
Meet the Artists: At Sara Mustonen’s studio in Herbster, you’ll see handwoven wool rugs, cotton towels and scarves made of Tencel (a fiber made from wood pulp), bamboo and silk. Read more
Oct 15, 2018
DON J OLSON
Meet You Across the Bay A Race That’s More of a Social
Constance Meek knows what makes a good ski race. A competitive cross-country skier for 40 years, she’s tackled courses throughout the United States and Europe and even moved from Madison to Hayward to be where the American Birkebeiner is raced, “so I Read more
Jan 31, 2018
Holiday Traditions
The holidays wouldn’t be the same without favorite traditions for the little ones, and for the children of Bayfield, one date that can’t come soon enough is the arrival by ferry of Santa and Mrs. Claus. Read more
Dec 22, 2017
An Oldie But a Goodie
Friends of the Superior Carnegie Library announce a new buyer for the historic building. Read more
Dec 15, 2017
Gary Cholwek / Gitchee Gumme Photography
Boards on the Bay: Honoring a Hometown Surfing (That’s Right) Legend
It’s easy to imagine the late surfing pioneer Tom Blake hanging out on Chequamegon Bay to inspire and cheer for the paddleboarders racing their hearts out during Washburn Board Across the Bay in July. Read more
Oct 18, 2017
Bob Berg / Lake Superior Magazine
Madeline Island Getaway, 3 Days of Natural Beauty, Fine Arts & a Laid-back Pace
There's so much to enjoy on Madeline Island. Here's a 3-day itinerary to get you started. Read more
Oct 17, 2017
Jodi Roshon / Superior Business Improvement District
Creepy Stuff on Parade, Don’t Be Afraid, It’s Just Good Halloween Fun
Come Halloween season on the Wisconsin shore, residents really know how to party. Join the crowds dressing up in weird and wonderful costumes to go out trick-or-treating. Or catch the Halloween parade full of ghosts, witches and zombies. Read more
Oct 11, 2017
Bob Jauch
Apostle Islands Lighthouse Celebration: To Devils Island Lighthouse, Cruising to the Edge of the Apostles
The annual Apostle Islands Lighthouse Celebration cruises float by history with rare stops as some of the Apostles most remote lights. Put it on the Bucket List. Read more
Oct 11, 2017
Paul L. Hayden / Lake Superior Magazine
Inside Les Voigt State Fish Hatchery, Which Produces More Than 300,000 Fish Each Year
To stock Lake Superior, Les Voigt State Fish Hatchery outside Bayfield, Wisconsin, produces about 150,000 brown trout, 90,000 splake and 90,000 lake trout each year. It also attracts a lot of visitors – 5,000 to 7,000 annually. Read more
Aug 1, 2016
Bob Berg / Lake Superior Magazine
There Will Be Dragons
For spectators, the dragon boat races next to Barker’s Island in Superior might look like a mass of arms and paddles, swirling and splashing. But it soon gets easier to tell the teams apart as some boats pull ahead. Read more
Aug 19, 2015
Worthy Causes
Impressive archives relating to the maritime industry and activity is now housed at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
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Video: 2013-14's Lake Superior Ice in 60 Seconds
This week the U.S. Coast Guard concluded five months of ice-breaking operations on the Great Lakes. In this time-lapse video, watch the Lake Superior ice develop and, ever so slowly, break up in the spring. Read more
Konnie LeMay
James R. Barker on a Foggy Duluth Morning
The James R. Barker, one of the largest vessels on the Great Lakes, gliding out of the fog and into the Duluth Ship Canal on a July morning. Read more
Paul L. Hayden
High Falls on the Pigeon River
The High Falls on the Pigeon River, on the border between the United States and Canada in northern Minnesota, experienced almost double its normal flow after heavy rains during the week of May 20, 2013. Read more
Phil Bencomo / Lake Superior Magazine
Video: Spring at Gooseberry Falls
Spring is a fantastic time to visit Gooseberry Falls, just up the shore from Two Harbors, Minnesota. Read more
Paul L. Hayden / Lake Superior Magazine
Stormy Lake: Big Waves on Lake Superior, April 11, 2013
Ahead of an April snowstorm, wind gusts in Duluth topped 60 mph, creating huge waves on the Lake. Lake Superior Magazine's intrepid Paul Hayden braved the elements to capture this footage from Minnesota's near North Shore and Duluth. Read more
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