Tag: Lake Superior
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Cleon is No Match for the Local Hardware Store
As Cleon rages on, with snow accumulations in Duluth and along the North Shore of Lake Superior ranging from 18 inches to over three feet, and the local schools canceling classes for the third day in a row (cripes, these kids will be going to school until July now), the trusty local hardware store carries…
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of Mother Nature
The beauty of Mother Nature’s water spans the seasons. Summer . . . Winter . . . Even during a spring storm . . . Lake Superior during a storm is often more of a spectator event than something to fear (if observed responsibly, of course!). It is horrific to imagine those waves climbing to…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Horizon
The original fifty shades of gray . . . Sometime the horizon is the thinnest of lines, a subtle demarcation separating the heavy sky from the frozen winter lake. Ciao! ~ Kat This post was in response to the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge. ”Horizon” was this week’s theme. Everyone is welcome to join in the…
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Spooktacular! (Travel Theme: Spooky)
Originally posted on Travel. Garden. Eat.: Beautiful Glensheen mansion in Duluth, Minnesota hosted its second annual “Jack O’Lantern Spooktacular” last weekend. The evenings were classic bone-chilling, northern Minnesota fall weather, but they were clear with an almost-full moon for some of the nights of the event, which added to the spooky fun ambience! As you enter the grounds,…
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Never Too Old for the Zoo
It had been years since my last trip to the Lake Superior Zoo — we used to visit regularly when our boys were younger, but the teen years bring a whole new round of interests and activities. With news of a recent birth, and a pleasant summer afternoon, I decided it was time to return…
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