Interpretive panels at Hat Point near completion Hat Point marina is a bustling place in the summer, as visitors from around the United States and beyond catch the Voyageur II and Sea Hunter III ferries to Isle Royale National Park, known as Minong by the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Anishinaabe). Soon, the marina’s new ferry building, which is owned and operated by the Grand Portage Band, will also be a place to learn about the deep cultural connection bet

Our scientists are gathering data, engaging the public Photo credit: Katie Slanga Moose—Mooz in the Ojibwe language—are a living emblem of the northwoods, with deep significance to the people and ecology of the Lake Superior region. After a deep decline over the past two decades, moose populations have stabilized, but remain fragile. The Northern Moose Alliance is an innovative state-tribal-nonprofit partnership initiative to help Minnesota’s struggling moose population—and i

There's a saying around here: from big water comes big ideas. For twenty years, the National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation (NPLSF) has been proving it true — funding the projects, mobilizing the volunteers, and telling the stories that keep our five national parks thriving along the greatest of the Great Lakes. Founding board member Carol Brady was there when it all came together, and she hasn't slowed down since. "We had a couple of years of little meetings here and ther