Superior’s largest event of the year, the Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival, is about giving back to the community. But that doesn’t mean the dozens of teams in the dragon-headed wooden boats hold back their competitive streak.

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Leon Lewis will be honored with a marker and an exhibit opening Wednesday, Aug. 20, at the Iron County Historical Museum in Hurley. Lewis' grandson Tom Read and Kristin Kolesar of the Iron County Historical Society and Museum spoke with WPR’s Robin Washington on “Morning Edition” about the legacy of the spymaster from Hurley.

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Blue Heron Captain Rual Lee invited WPR’s Robin Washington on the mission to report on the scientists’ work for “Morning Edition.”

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Kevin Beardsley spoke about the adversity and opportunities facing the Port of Duluth-Superior with WPR’s Robin Washington on “Morning Edition.” 

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The danger of tick-borne diseases in the Northwoods was driven home with the death last month of a Bayfield man, one of three people contracting the Powassan virus in Wisconsin this year as of last month. 

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In one of her last public conversations, Young spoke with WPR’s Robin Washington on “Morning Edition” from hospice care in April, touching just briefly on her very full life.

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The Festival of Sail was held in Duluth Harbor last weekend, and many of the tall ships will be visible from the Wisconsin side of Lake Superior as they make their way to their next ports of call — including some stops on the South Shore.

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Big Top Chautauqua in Bayfield is hosting its 39th season as the region’s premier concert series. Held since 1986, its big blue tent has attracted dozens of national acts, as well as local performers — and some who fit both categories.

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The town of Barronett probably doesn’t have the most noticeable LGBTQ+ population, but it might be punching above its weight in giving voice to that community thanks to podcast producer Jim Pounds and his work, including "The Gaily Show."

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