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Progress update: 'One Watershed, One Plan,' 2 years in

Nov 07, 2019 06:12AM ● By Editor

Representatives from Lake, Cook counties share accomplishments. By Teri Cadeau of the Lake County News chronicle - November 4, 2019

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Shoppers get in the holiday spirit at 13th annual Hovland First Christmas Sale

Nov 04, 2019 12:48PM ● By Editor

The annual holiday arts and crafts sale returned Saturday at the Hovland Town Hall. From Boreal Community Media - November 30, 2019

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Finland farmer connects soil, food, climate change

Nov 04, 2019 05:45AM ● By Editor

David Abazs: 'Some people farm for the food; I farm the soil'. By Teri Cadeau of The Lake County News Chronicle - November 2, 2019

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Schedule of events for the Lake Superior Storm Festival

Nov 02, 2019 09:41AM ● By Editor

This event honors the power and wild beauty of the Big Lake - November 8 through 10. From Visit Cook County - November 2, 2019

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Ekstrom brothers golf to raise funds for veterans

Nov 01, 2019 08:45AM ● By Editor

Drew golfed 117 holes by around 6 PM and then started out on his 4+ hour drive home. Heath continued, for a total of 144 holes. From Superior National Golf Course - October 31, 2019

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Life in Grand Marais as a summer J-1 Visa worker - Meet Daniel Beilic

Oct 27, 2019 09:00PM ● By Editor

Boreal Community Media sat down to visit with one of the summer international workers to hear about his thoughts on what it was like to live and work in Cook County. Exclusive to Boreal Community Media - October 28, 2019

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Walleye chowder: discovering it’s a thing along the Gunflint

Oct 23, 2019 09:22AM ● By Editor

During what’s become an annual trip with my husband to the North Woods that includes time along the Gunflint Trail (just under three hours past Duluth), we’ve discovered walleye chowder is a thing. By Nancy Ngo from the St. Paul Pioneer Press - October 23, 2019

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Legendary Stories of Gangsters and Organized Crime on the North Shore

Oct 20, 2019 06:19AM ● By Editor

The North Shore of Lake Superior and areas up the Gunflint Trail served as a "secret hideaway" for many notorious Chicago-area gangsters of the 1920s and 30s. The area was also home to one of the most prolific bank robbers in US history. By Contributing Editor Jaye White - Boreal Community Media - October 21, 2019

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Just in time for Halloween: Visit these Ghost Towns of the North Shore

Oct 15, 2019 04:52AM ● By Editor

There are several dozen communities from Duluth to the Canadian border that were once thriving and now lost completely to time. By Contributing Editor Jaye White - Boreal Community Media - October 15, 2019

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World Atlas wonders about Devil's Kettle

Oct 14, 2019 06:39AM ● By Editor

The most peculiar thing that has baffled experts for so long is that a pothole seems to drain around 50% of the Brule River’s water. By Ferdinand Bada of World Atlas - October 14, 2019

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