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Faces of the Wilds

Don Mount
Maple Syrup Sugaring
By Shawn Perich.


One of the first sure signs of spring in the Northern Wilds is when the sap starts to run in the sugar maples. Don Mount of Two Harbors has made maple syrup for 30 years. He says it varies somewhat with weather conditions, but the middle of March through the first two weeks of April is when the sap flows in the sugar bush. Usually, the run doesn’t begin until snow has melted away from the base of the trees.
Fletcher Canoes
Atikokan Woman Builds Wood Canoes
On the map, Atikokan is a small town in Northwestern Ontario, just east of the wilderness paddling paradise of Quetico Provincial Park. But Atikokan also has a special "northern wilds" status – it’s the Canoe Capital of Canada. It is also home to one of the few women canoe builders in North America, Thelma Cameron.
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Mel Winter
Cancer Diagnosis Doesn’t Deter Once-in-a-Lifetime Hunt
In recent months, Mel Winter, 76, of Minneota has had quite the ride. Diagnosed with lung cancer in July, he was given one month to live and started chemotherapy treatments. Then he received the notice that he’d been drawn for his once-in-a-lifetime Minnesota moose hunting permit.
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Flying with Sky Dan-Link
Flying with Sky Dan
Grand Marais pilot Dan Anderson offers scenic tours of the Gunflint country where he guarantees you will see a moose. On a recent flight, he made good on that guarantee within minutes of getting into the air.
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Points North
Ban lead bullets? Gimme a break!
Lead fragments turn up in tests of venison donated to food shelves and immediately we are cautioned not to feed venison to children and pregnant women. Wildlife officials say centerfire bullets are prone to “fragmentation,” apparently exploding into toxic lead shrapnel when they enter a deer. Wow. It’s a wonder hunters and their progeny weren’t lead poisoned into extinction long ago. more...
Mel Winter
Cancer Diagnosis Doesn’t Deter Once-in-a-Lifetime Hunt
In recent months, Mel Winter, 76, of Minneota has had quite the ride. Diagnosed with lung cancer in July, he was given one month to live and started chemotherapy treatments. Then he received the notice that he’d been drawn for his once-in-a-lifetime Minnesota moose hunting permit.
Flying with Sky Dan-Link
Flying with Sky Dan
Grand Marais pilot Dan Anderson offers scenic tours of the Gunflint country where he guarantees you will see a moose. On a recent flight, he made good on that guarantee within minutes of getting into the air.