TOFTE, Minn. — It had snowed a few inches overnight, maybe the first snow that would stay for winter, and on a frigid morning earlier this month, Thomas Spence was excited. Spence, who lives just ...

Nature photographer Craig Blacklock's latest book, "Minnesota's North Shore," is a tribute to the beauty of the North Shore that he hopes will be preserved for future generations. Blacklock, 53, of ...

Author Arnold Alanen's new book, "The Scenic Route: Building Minnesota's North Shore," takes readers on a journey along Highway 61.

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. I was 10 years old the first time I swam in Lake Superior. It was August in 1988, ...