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FOOD: A BUSHEL FULL of APPLE IDEAS

FOOD: A BUSHEL FULL of APPLE IDEAS

Wondering what you’ll do with all those apples you and the family picked? What follows is a brief look at one of America’s all time favorite fruits and some recipes sure to become your most requested.

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THE LAST SLICE: Pets teach us life lessons and shed on the couch

THE LAST SLICE: Pets teach us life lessons and shed on the couch

The trials and tribulations of pet ownership - is it smart to have a pet?

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Choosing a pet – finding a friend that fits your lifestyle

Choosing a pet – finding a friend that fits your lifestyle

Pet ownership is a big step. It is exciting and fun. It can also be a lot of work. Before you make the leap and bring that adorable, wide-eyed, fluffy little kitten home, take some time to assess your personal situation and how it might impact your choice of pet.

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TRAVEL: THE LOST 40: Daytrippin’ from Duluth

TRAVEL: THE LOST 40:  Daytrippin’ from Duluth

The Lost 40, 144 acres of protected land, escaped the logger’s ax back in the late 1800s and the decades ahead because of a mistake by land surveyors.

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BOOKLIGHT: “THE INDIFFERENT STARS ABOVE”: an enthrallling saga of emigration and tragedy

BOOKLIGHT: “THE INDIFFERENT STARS ABOVE”:  an enthrallling saga of emigration and tragedy

Through meticulous research – including walking much of the actual physical path that the emigrants walked more than 160 years ago – and through his extraordinary empathy and prose, Brown has created a work of narrative non-fiction that gives true and new insights into the events that transpired that awful winter of 1846-47 – and keeps the reader enthralled and rushing to turn pages along the way.

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Ready to boost your triple bottom line?

Community members given an opportunity to get practical knowledge on how they can be better stewards of the environment.

LIVING HEALTHY: 5 WAYS to BANISH STRESS

LIVING HEALTHY: 5 WAYS  to BANISH STRESS

While stress may seem like something with which everyone must cope, it's actually a very real medical condition and one that should be taken seriously. Stress can be linked to many major causes of death — heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver and suicide.

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Paws for Joy

Paws for Joy

Reiki encourages relaxation and aids in stress reduction for your pet

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Change for the Good

Change for the Good

There’s a sea change welling at the Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth. It officially started last spring, when the City of Duluth turned over control of the zoo to the Lake Superior Zoological Society. In actuality, however, the change started at least a couple years before that, when the zoo lost its Association of Zoos and Aquariums accreditation in 2006.

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LN Life: JUMP! A dog-gone good time had by all!

LN Life: JUMP! A dog-gone good time had by all!

At Dockdog games, just as in life, everybody roots for the underdog – and in this arena, they have just as good a chance as anyone to come home a winner.

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NEWSMAKER: Nose to the Grindstone

NEWSMAKER: Nose to the Grindstone

“Every time I work with her it amazes me,” VanKekerix said. “She gets on a scent and she stays with it even if she is deterred by other scents or distractions.”

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THE LAST SLICE: Going to deer camp - or not

THE LAST SLICE:  Going to deer camp - or not

“Wouldn’t it be great if you could come with us to deer camp?” he asks. My husband and our three sons are enlightened and possess a knowing and all-encompassing appreciation for deer camp. They love life in the woods. Trouble is, orange isn’t my color and I’ve grown accustomed to indoor plumbing. Plus, when I say I like eating out, I do not mean out in the woods.

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FOOD: Simple Gifts

FOOD: Simple Gifts

Woodsman and conservationist Dave Rogotzke produces sweet liquid gold in the maple forests of Duluth with a back-to-nature approach

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FOOD: secrets shared by the TROUT WHISPERER

"During one of my senior moments I was taking a nap, I had a fishing dream…fishing some water I knew had never been fished. Pristine,untouched by human hands… Maybe catching a fish no one had ever seen before. Frying it up at a shore lunch and thinking to myself, wait until the folks back home see the photos." the TROUT WHISPERER

FOOD: Bayfield Apples - take your pick

Bayfield is famous for Applefest, held the first weekend in October, but you don’t have to wait until then to participate in the ultimate apple experience.

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