Isle Reality

The calendar just turned to September and on social media a certain type of person is clamoring for all things pre-winter adjacent. Pumpkin spiced everything and hearty soups.

For those pre-disposed to wishing the last few weeks of summer away and yearning for colder weather, this essay on wintering over on Isle Royale in the 1930s in the northern reaches of Lake Superior will hit just right. Part Wes Anderson and part cleaned up Anthony Bourdain, this will either have you looking for flannel or putting the winter vibes back on the shelf.

Read at Lake Superior Magazine

Painting by Howard Sivertson, Sivertson Gallery