September 2022

Fall is officially upon us, and it is fall bird migration season. In the past few weeks record numbers of birds migrated through our region, picked up on local radars and by bird watchers alike. Each year birds move south from mid August through November and even a few unexpected stragglers have been recorded into December in our northern region. Last year I had the pleasure of following a local bird enthusiast’s encounter with a Rufous Hummingbird that was at her feeder until the early days of December. If you don’t know of Laura Erickson’s For the Birds radio program, her Birding Blog, or her books including 101 Ways to Help Birds, I highly recommend them. She is a wealth of knowledge in the birding community.

This is Doreen Carroll. I met her this afternoon while I was bicycling on the Lakewalk in Duluth.

Oakley is the newest member of Jennifer Fischer’s household, and at 12 weeks old is just about the most adorable mini-Australian Sheperd. In addition to supervising Fischer as she works as the Deputy Publisher of several CherryRoad papers in Minnesota (including the Lake County Press), Oakley loves to sleep, chew on everything, and play soccer!

Time after time The funny thing about time is it’s always something I wish I had more of but the moment I have some actual free time on my hands, I have no idea what to do with it. I mean, where do I start? I could use my time to learn a new language.

It was another hot race for the North Shore Storm, the cross country team that includes Two Harbors, Silver Bay, and Cook County schools. By early afternoon on Tuesday, September 20, the temperatures were in the 80s.

This year’s Lake Superior 20/20 Studio & Art Tour, September 23, 24 & 25, extends from McQuade Road to the south, up highway 61 to Silver Cliff with 14 hosts sites east and west of the corridor. There will be 45 artists including 4 pop-up artists. Four of the host sites are sustainable farms. Go to www.lakesuperior2020.com for full list of artists and host site map.