Sep/Oct 2004

Features

Indomitable Lake Country Women
Just a sampling of the hearty spirits who make the north woods sing.
By Vivian Clark and Beth Hautala

No Free Lunch
Small Business Development Corporation—hard work, but worth it.
By Sheila Peterson Helmberger

The Not-so-Secret Life of Bees
Bees and basswoods—it’s all in the family.
By Tim King

A Circle That Takes You In
This home is worth a second look . . . or third . . . or fourth.
By Vivian Clark

Departments

Next-Door Neighbor
Roger Erickson
Reflections
Good-bye, Candy
Out-of-Doors
The Bear Facts
Through the Garden Gate
Apple-Picking Time
Our Towns
Pine River
Health
Wild Ginger
Northern Niche
Babe’s Brothers
Essay
The Greatest Gift
Nature
Red Oaks
Northern Niche
The Running of the Pigs
Fishing with In-Fish
Livebait Rigging for Walleyes
Seasonings
Autumn Inspiration
Nature
Taking a Gander
Health
An Apple Puzzle a Day
Essay
Tales out of School
Essay
A Rumple in the Rug
Nature Notes
Prickly Ash

Poem

Autumn
Searching for a Map

reviews

Restaurant
Big Mike’s BBQ Pit Stop
Book
Waiting for White Horses