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Local Builders Lend a Helping Hand

A 20-year Navy veteran, Lyle Berg didn’t have the means to make much-needed repairs to his West Duluth home, putting the 74-year-old’s homeowner’s insurance – and peace of mind – at risk.

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Hurricane Sandy and Lake Superior: Wind and Rain Coming

Lake Superior is hundreds of miles from the Atlantic, but our region will still feel the effects of Hurricane Sandy this week. Expect rain and 45-mph winds on the Lake's eastern end.

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Around the Circle This Week: Tens of Millions

The rebuilding continues in Wawa, Ontario, after last week's devastating flooding; Hurricane Sandy stirred up the Great Lakes; a University of Minnesota Duluth professor debuts a play in Washington,...

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Pictured Rocks Accepting Comments on Personal Watercraft Until Nov. 9

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore will accept comments on the use of personal watercraft (PWC) at the park until Nov. 9, part of a public scoping process as officials develop a new environmental...

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Around the Circle This Week: A 50-Year Span

The International Bridge turns 50; Hannah Stonehouse Hudson, the photographer behind the viral image of John Unger and his dog, Schoep, debuts a photo exhibit; Northlanders help the East Coast recover;...

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Around the Circle This Week: Bad River, Good Deeds

Editor Konnie LeMay presents our Achievement Award; Canal Park Brewing Company prepares to open; fishermen chase "Lake Superior gold"; Duluth's Trampled by Turtles to play at Big Top next summer; and a...

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Around the Circle This Week: Giving Thanks

The U.S. celebrates Thanksgiving (and this writer cooks his first turkey); winter finally arrives; Lake Superior Magazine's Outlet Store preps for Small Business Saturday; a local honey company raises...

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Around the Circle This Week: Fire Sale

A deal keeps an Upper Peninsula power plant open, and modernizes it too; Duluth's Park Point fire hall goes up for auction; a 4,500-acre lakefront parcel near Terrace Bay hits the market; and lots...

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Around the Circle This Week: Local-motion

The "third wave" rolls into Duluth; Ishpeming High's football team receives a grant for the school and travels to New York City; regional chefs win awards; Paul Sundberg's photo of the week; and a look...

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Around the Circle This Week: Drumroll, Please

The winners of the Duluth Holiday Lighting Contest are announced; the Minnesota DNR launches an educational page about white-nose syndrome; a man surfs and snowboards in the same day; and a look at the...

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Around the Circle This Week: Busy Beavers

Beaver news from Grand Marais, Minnesota; Bentleyville to stay in Duluth through 2015; a winter storm wallops the south shore of the Lake; a new app shows off the shoreline of the Upper Peninsula; and...

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Around the Circle This Week: Red-Letter Day for Black Bay

Provincial officials propose a plan to restore fish populations in Black Bay, recovery efforts continue in areas of the BWCAW burned during the Pagami Creek Fire, Paul Sundberg shares his top photos of...

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St. Lawrence Seaway Finishes Season on a High Note

A late-season surge pushed the tonnage on the St. Lawrence Seaway to 38.9 million during the 2012 season, up 4 percent from last year. Shipping through the Great Lakes has rebounded since 2009, when...

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Beargrease Postponed Until March 10

Citing the lack of snow and the hazardous trail conditions, organizers of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon have postponed the race until March 10.

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Around the Circle This Week: That's a Wrap

The shipping season comes to a close; poor trail conditions force the postponement of the Beargrease; a new climate report predicts major changes in the Midwest; a divisively titled movie prepares to...

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Around the Circle This Week: Deep Freeze

Thawing out from the sub-zero cold snap; an Upper Peninsula bridge is added to the National Register of Historic Places; Split Rock Lighthouse to host a special photography event; and the History...

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Passing the Torch

In its 40 years, Duluth's Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center has had just two directors: Patrick Labadie, who retired in 2000; and Thom Holden, who will retire from the post at the end of January...

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Keepers of History

As the Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center celebrates its 40th anniversary, it’s one of the most-visited attractions in the Lake Superior basin and an anchor of a hopping Canal Park. Annual...

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Around the Circle This Week: Lime Island Summer

The Michigan DNR puts out a call for Lime Island summer campground hosts; the Bayfield County Board denies a contentious mining resolution; Maritime Visitor Center Director Thom Holden retires; and a...

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Moose Population Dwindling, Minnesota Cancels Hunt

The Minnesota DNR has suspended moose hunting in the state after an aerial survey showed the continued, dramatic decline of the species in northeastern Minnesota. Unless the population recovers, the...

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