January/February 2012

Features

photo contest winners

24Winning photos from LCJM’s 15th Annual Photo Contest

recreation

30Derby Girl
By Heidi Holtan
The life and times of an Iron Range Maiden.

outdoors

36Lady Musher of the Wolf Moon
By Matt Straw
Charlotte Wolf started mushing in college and now runs her own dogs at Wolf Moon Kennels.

fishing

40The Ice-Fishing Giant of Minnesota
By Chuck Beasley
Plan your getaway to Lake of the Woods, the sixth-largest lake in the United States.

essay

44The Great Hippie Cross-Country Ski Trip of ’74
By Peter Smith
In the days before Thinsulate, outdoor fashion meant everyone resembled the Michelin man.

Departments

Behind the scenes

4Editor's Journal

6Contributors

8Lake Country Letters

echoes off the lake

10Front Porch

14Neighbor
Teresa Faust
WebExtra

16Nature
Birding the Sax-Zim Bog
WebExtra

18Out-of-Doors
Photographing Snow Scenes

20Our Towns
Garrison
WebExtra

46Seasonings
Hot Drinks for Cold Days

48Family Matters
The Slippery Slope

50Outdoor Journal
Wolves of Lake Country
WebExtra

52Health
Traumatic Brain Injury

56Outdoor Food
Family Friendly Chili

Poems

49Poem
Recipe for Soup

57Poem
Chopping Wood

Information Central

58Promotions

60Calendar

62Advertiser Directory